YARS Game Day at YSU 2017: Football, food, and friends

Photo By Senior Master Sgt. Bob Barko | YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY, Ohio – Air Force Reserve 910th Airlift Wing Director of Psychological Health Terri Ann Naughton, shows off her skills as Staff Sgt. Nicholas Bacisin, a military personnel technician assigned to the 910th Force Support Squadron, reacts during a cornhole match at a 910th Airlift Wing tailgate picnic here, Sept. 30, 2017. Approximately 50 football fans representing the wing’s Citizen Airmen, along with their coworkers, families and friends enjoyed a tailgate picnic on a cool but sunny fall afternoon. After tailgating festivities, the 910th group, based at nearby Youngstown Air Reserve Station (YARS), Ohio, made their way to YSU's Stambaugh Stadium and witnessed the 1-AA YSU Penguins win their Missouri Valley Football Conference opener against opponents, the South Dakota State Jack Rabbits, 19 - 7. The event, a fall tradition in recent years for YARS personnel, was presented by the Youngstown Air Reserve Base Community. The 910th Force Support Squadron Outdoor Recreation Office and Community Activity Center staff also supported the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.)  

YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY, OH, UNITED STATES

10.06.2017

Story by Master Sgt. Bob Barko 

910th Airlift Wing

YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY, Ohio – Approximately 50 football fans representing the Citizen Airmen of the Air Force Reserve's 910th Airlift Wing, based at nearby Youngstown Air Reserve Station (YARS), Ohio, along with their coworkers, families and friends kicked off the annual YARS Game Day at YSU event held here on a cool but sunny fall afternoon, Sept. 30, 2017.
The fans enjoyed a tailgate picnic meal of burgers, chips, beverages and cake donated by the Youngstown Air Reserve Base-Community Council.
The 910th Force Support Squadron Outdoor Recreation Office supported the event, a fall tradition for YARS personnel in recent years, by providing the towable propane grill and coolers while the Community Activity Center staff assisted by ordering food, plates and more.
After tailgating festivities, the 910th group made their way to YSU's Stambaugh Stadium and witnessed the 1-AA YSU Penguins win their Missouri Valley Football Conference opener against opponents, the South Dakota State Jack Rabbits, 19 - 7.
The 910th Airlift Wing Public Affairs Office worked in cooperation with the YSU Athletics Office to sell 206 one dollar game tickets, valued at $20 each, to 910th personnel as well as YARS Department of Defense Civilian employees for this community relations outreach event.

• Date Taken: 10.06.2017
• Date Posted: 10.06.2017 15:43
• Story ID: 250852
• Location: YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY, OH, US