Airmen assigned to the Minnesota Air National Guard 133rd Airlift Wing concluded a historic deployment to Africa, as airmen assigned to the Air Force Reserve 815th Airlift Squadron, known as the Flying Jennies, are carrying the torch for the next rotation.
The lawsuit claims qualifying Guard and Reserve members are unlawfully denied TAMP benefits when their orders are not coded with specific language.
Nearly 250 Air Force reservists have been selected to transfer to the Space Force this summer, becoming the service’s first part-time guardians.
The historic mission, known as Operation Windlord, marked the first-ever military airlift of a microreactor and demonstrated the Department of War’s ability to rapidly deploy next-generation power systems by air.
Current law requires Guardsmen and Reservists to pay federal income taxes on compensation for drills as well as additional readiness activities.