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  • Congressional staffers visit Colorado Air Force Reserve units

    Eleven Congerssional staff members participated in visits Aug. 24-26 to Air Force Reserve units in Colorado including the 302nd Airlift Wing, the 310th Space Wing and Air Reserve Personnel Center. The staff delegation visit was sponsored by the Directorate of Policy Integration, U.S. Air Force

  • Rescue Wing Airmen depart for Afghanistan

    Approximately a dozen Rescue Wing Reservists from the Air Force Reserve's 920th Rescue Wing here departed for duty in Afghanistan September 1 where they will perform life-saving missions."I'm proud of them and their ability to perform at the level they do," said Lt. Col. Kurt Matthews, commander of

  • Air Force Reserve announces senior leader changes

    Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner, Jr., chief of the Air Force Reserve, announced the following senior leader actions Aug. 31:Maj. Gen. Frank J. Padilla, commander, 10th Air Force, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, is reassigned as deputy Inspector General of the Air Force, Office of

  • Financial services return to local centers

    The processing of military pay transactions will move from the Air Force Financial Service Center at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., to base-level financial services offices beginning in August.The return of military pay transactions to local level is a part of the Secretary of Defense Leon

  • Constructing the total force, one brick at a time

    In a perfect demonstration of total force integration, U.S. Navy Seabees, active duty and reserve U.S. Air Force members, and Vietnamese military members are working together throughout August to complete multiple humanitarian assistance projects in support of Pacific Unity 2011 in this Vietnamese

  • Dallas is host for multi-service Yellow Ribbon event

    More than 950 Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen and Coast Guard members and their families made history when they attended the country's first multi-service Yellow Ribbon Reintegration event at a Dallas-area hotel August 26 to 28.The Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program was initiated by Congress in

  • Duke Reservist represents USA in beach volleyball

    A 919th Special Operations Wing reservist recently took his love of beach volleyball serves and spikes to the pinnacle of an international military sports competition.Tech. Sgt. David Dean, an Air Force Reservist at Duke Field's 919th Maintenance Squadron, recently competed in the volleyball

  • YARS provides shelter from the storm for east coast 130s

    Five North Carolina-based C-130s and their aircrews seeking refuge from Hurricane Irene turned up on the flightline here, August 26, 2011. Four C-130Hs from Air Force Reserve Command's 440th Airlift Wing, based at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina and one C-130J from Elizabeth City Coast Guard

  • Security Forces Airman takes top shot in rifle match

    Three security forces airmen took top honors at the first Excellence in Competition Basic Rifle Marksmanship Match hosted by the 610th Security Forces Squadron here August 24.Senior Master Sgt. Michael Jensen, 610th SFS, earned the top score of 450 out of 500. Staff Sgt. Casey Pearson, 610th SFS,