Youngstown Air Reserve Station is a great place to be for a lot
of reasons and the activities of our communities are part of those
reasons!
PHYSICAL FITNESS:
Physically fit Airmen are important to the
Air Force and our Fitness Center has gone above and beyond in outfitting itself
with superior aerobic and weights equipment. Most of the aerobic
equipment feature a video screen for private viewing as well for a further
incentive to keep on working.
For a more community oriented work-out, the
Fitness Center Staff headed by Mr Kevin Hyman, provides spirited training and
leadership for training develop proficiency for the FitTest whether through
group trainings or through more team oriented sports and intramural leagues for
sports such as softball, football, basketball, raquetball, and
volleyball.
The base has a Commander's Cup Competition in which units
compete in Services athletic events. The Cup is awarded at the
December UTA Commander's Call. Come help your unit win!
There
are showers at the Fitness Center and the standard rules about work out times
apply, so a lunch-time workout goes well with the duty day.
SOCIAL
OPPORTUNITIES:
The base is small enough that walking to and from any location
is easy to do. Several small groups walk together at lunchtime or
before or after work for fitness or for social time.
In
addition, there most buildings have been designed and constructed in a way that
makes for a central area for gathering for a lunch meal. If you have
forgotten your meal or want to get out of the general area of your office, the
Consolidated Club is also available during the days and on training
weekends. Lunch can be purchased for $3.50 to $8.00.
Special
event social opportunities include:
1) the annual Family Day, held during
the July UTA, in which the Family of the Year is recognized and a full day of
getting to know each other, kids games, and entertainment abound.
2) the
annual Mahoning Valley Chamber Social. The base takes part in this social,
sharing what we do. Periodically, it is hosted at the base.
3)
annual recognitions of diversity in a variety of ways, usually through special
events and meals
4) the Christmas Commander's Call in which special
recognitions are made, including the Commander's Cup presentation, and special
guests are available
5) the annual Volunteer Recognition Luncheon held every
National Volunteer Recognition week in April. We treat the volunteers
of Youngstown ARS to lunch and celebrate their accomplishments with stories,
thanks, and presents.
PUBLIC SERVICE EVENTS:
Every Holiday Season the
Marines on station run the local area Toys for Tots campaign. Every
year it gets bigger and bigger. They collect toys and donations from
the Youngstown Air Reserve Station Community by dressing up as reindeer and the
like at the Main Gate at the December training weekend, but also in the local
community.
The Cleveland USO provides gift bags to every member who
deploys. The gift bags include a doc kit, disposable camera, phone
card, toiletries, snacks, sunscreen, and throat lozenges as well as a note on
how to get gift boxes from the USO. The USO is always willing to have
members of the Youngstown ARS community volunteer to help with these bags or
putting together gift boxes for mailing.
The Cleveland USO also provides
toys for all children under the age of 18 in the Youngstown ARS
community. This is a fun event for volunteers to get to know the kids
and share some Christmas fun through the generosity of the USO.
The
Family Support Office has a variety of opportunities for base personnel and
their families to volunteer either in the Family Support Office, on the base, or
contact information on how to volunteer in the local
community. Volunteering is a great way to provide service, get to
know a new community, build resume skills while looking for a job or going to
school, to try a job on, or to keep busy while a loved one is
deployed. Try it!
RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES:
The base chapel is
active only on the A UTA weekend and has limited services
then. Please contact the Chapel at (330) 609-1393/DSN 346-1393 about
your specific needs and requests so that they can be
accomodated.
ORGANIZATIONS:
The Chiefs Group is composed of the Chief
Senior Master Sergeants on the base and encourages the development of the
enlisted personnel as well as the overall commraderie of the
base. The Chiefs Group has sponsored some fun events that have helped
them provide significant funds for things like Family Day and Quarterly/Annual
Award recognition. Chiefs interested in learning more about the
Chief's Group, should contact the Chief Enlisted Advisor, CMSgt Glus at (330)
609-1150/DSN 346-1150.
Reserve Officers Association (ROA) is a civic
minded group devoted to the service of the base community. They
support the development of Airmen by providing program support for recognition
and education/development programs for members of the community. Officer's who
wish to join the ROA should contact Maj Peter Milkovich at (330)609-1568/DSN
346-1568
The First Sergeants Council has an official function because of
the position of the members, but the First Sergeants also work together to
support the needs of the members of our community and to address them
proactively through support, advocacy, and social
events.
Friends of Family Readiness is a 501(c)3 nonprofit
organization in support of the Family Support Office. The Friends
Constitution holds that they exist to provide emergency financial assistance to
anyone in the Youngstown ARS community (Airman, Marine, Sailor, Soldier,
Civilian, Family Member) and to support Family Support Office program
needs. All emergency assistance requests are reviewed as anonymous
applications by the board. Anyone experiencing financial difficulty
is encouraged to call or come in to the Family Support Office to obtain
instructions and an application for Friends of Family Readiness
assistance. All assistance given is a grant.