April 17, 2012 Air Force reservists support 50 years of space discovery Flying in the prone position atop a modified jumbo jet, NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery paraded down Space Coast beaches this morning, making a u-turn over Patrick Air Force Base, before heading north to its new home as a static display at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C.The paired air
April 16, 2012 Reservists not part of early retirement offer The Air Force is offering a Temporary Early Retirement Authority to about 250 selected active-duty staff, tech and master sergeants with 15 to 19 years of service. Air Force reservists, including those in the Active Guard and Reserve, are not eligible for the program, which stops taking applications
April 13, 2012 Air Force Reserve turns 64 In a world where a cell phone is outdated in less than a year, the Air Force Reserve continues to grow more and more high-tech and leading-edge as it celebrates its 64th birthday.Back when the world had only a handful of jet aircraft, no space travel and not an inkling of the Internet, the "Air
April 13, 2012 Stenner: People are our strength Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner, Jr., chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, discusses the force structure announcement in a video message released April 13, 2012. The general talks about the planned reductions in Air Force Reserve and the potential changes to the
April 12, 2012 Command honors outstanding Airmen of the year Air Force Reserve Command honored its outstanding Airmen of the year for 2011 during a ceremony here April 10.The winners who will represent the command in Air Force competition later this year are: first sergeant - Master Sgt. Anthony Johns, 445th Operations Support Squadron, Wright Patterson Air
April 12, 2012 With C-5M, 'super' culture, capability changes taking place The culture of the Air Force C-5 community is changing...and it's changing in a "super" way. As the Air Force transitions to the C-5M Super Galaxy, the upgraded airframe has quickly become an integral part of the airlift mission. It has set dozens of airlift world records and spanned the globe
April 11, 2012 Whiteman, Barksdale fighter units return from deployment Nearly 300 Citizen Airmen returned home from deployment here and to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., on April 12.The reservists, all part of the 442nd Fighter Wing at Whiteman, and its subordinate unit, the 917th Fighter Group at Barksdale, deployed in December 2011 in support of Operation Enduring
April 10, 2012 Generals Rice, Stenner: AETC, AFRC partnership vital to mission success Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., commander of Air Force Reserve Command, took some time to highlight the importance of the partnership between AFRC and Air Education and Training Command during a visit to the 340th Flying Training Group here April 4.Stenner visited many of the Reserve units working
April 6, 2012 March C-17s transport Navy dolphins The C-17 Globemaster III's cargo doors are open to accommodate the eight passengers, who average 450 pounds each. A K-loader is on standby to help them into the plane. The first truck arrives carrying the first two, who are constantly being doused with water; but the dolphins don't mind the
April 5, 2012 Reserve, active duty F-22 pilots fly succesful long range strike exercise A mix of personnel from the 477th Fighter Group, 3rd Wing, and 673rd Air Base Wing left JBER to participate in a long range strike exercise on April 4.F-22 Raptors and E-3's assigned to the 3rd Wing along with F-16s from Misawa AB, Japan, B-1's from Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota and KC-135s from
Reservist earns AFA field grade officer of year award A 315th Airlift Wing Intelligence Flight Reservist was recently named Air Force Association’s field grade officer of the year for his leadership efforts while serving last year with the 437th Operations Support Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. Maj. Alex Arntz, 315th Intelligence
Charleston Reservist wins top Air Force photographer award Staff Sgt. Joseph Leveille, of the 315th Airlift Wing’s 4th Combat Camera Squadron here at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, was named Air Force Military Photographer of the Year this week.
2023 AFRC A1 awards announced Col. Edward Segura, Air Force Reserve Command’s director of manpower, personnel and services, announces AFRC’s 2023 A1 award winners.
Command announces nominees for FY23 Air Force Small Business Awards Air Force Reserve Command announces nominees for FY23 Air Force Small Business Awards