Air Force Reserve announces senior leader changes

Air Force Reserve Command announced senior leader changes June 6. From left: Brig. Gen. Stephen “Fritz” Linsenmeyer, Brig. Gen. Edmund D. Walker, Col. Donald R. Lindberg and Col. Christian G. Funk. (U.S. Air Force illustration)

Back shop tour

Master Sgt. Alexander Cotton, right, 439th Airlift Control Flight, explains the ALCF mission to Lt. Gen. James Jackson, commander of the Air Force Reserve Command, and AFRC Command Chief Master Sgt. Cameron Kirksey June 2, 2013. The general and command chief toured Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., June 1-2 and met the men and women of the command's 439th Airlift Wing, a unit-equipped C-5 Galaxy unit. (US Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kelly Galloway)

Reservist cares for, honors fallen service members

Mable Justice, the dress and restoration section chief for the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Office, and an Air Force reservist, reviews body wrapping procedures with members of her staff before a training exercise. As a mortician, Justice believes she found her calling preparing fallen service members to be delivered to their families. (Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

June issue of Citizen Airman available online

The June issue of Citizen Airman is now available on the web at http://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/. This issue features articles on a new program that uses technology to provide aircraft maintainers easier access to technical orders; the first of a four-part series from a Texas Reservist who provides a first-hand account of a sexual assault she suffered in 1990; and a training center at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., that teaches Reservists how to sniff out land mines.

Team Robins honors military, civilians

A wreath is placed at the memorial site May 23, 2013, on Robins Air Force Base, Ga. Members from Team Robins gathered at Camellia Garden Memorial for a service honoring those who served the Robins AFB community and are no longer with us. This year, 59 names were added to the memorial.(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexi Saltekoff)

Team Robins honors military, civilians

The wreath laying party, led by Maj. Gen. Craig Gourley, Air Force Reserve Command vice commander, pauses for the playing of Amazing Grace before placing the wreth at the memorial site May 23, 2013, on Robins Air Force Base, Ga. Members from Team Robins gathered at Camellia Garden Memorial for a service honoring those who served the Robins AFB community and are no longer with us. This year, 59 names were added to the memorial. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexi Saltekoff)

Oklahoma National Guard aids search and rescue for Moore, Okla., tornado

Oklahoma National Guard soldiers and airmen respond to a devastating tornado that ripped through Moore, Okla., May 20, 2013. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kendall James)

Oklahoma National Guard aids search and rescue for Moore, Okla., tornado

Oklahoma National Guard soldiers and airmen respond to a devastating tornado that ripped through Moore, Okla., May 20, 2013. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kendall James)

Air Force Reserve proposes construction plans to Senate

Maj. Gen. Richard S. Haddad, deputy to the chief of staff of Air Force Reserves (left), discusses the proposed FY14 budget of the Air Force Reserve with the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, on Capitol Hill, May 15. Also shown is Brig. Gen. James C. "JC" Witham, the deputy director of the Air National Guard. Senior leaders from the Air Force's active, reserve and guard programs provided statements and answered questions regarding the estimates for next year's plans which include three Air Force Reserve construction projects. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

Air Force Reserve proposes construction plans to Senate

Maj. Gen. Richard S. Haddad, deputy to the chief of staff of Air Force Reserve, testifies during a hearing of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, on Capitol Hill, May 15. Active and Reserve Component leaders testified to the subcommittee about the FY14 President's Budget request and projected construction projects. The proposed budget has $45.6 million to fund new Air Force Reserve projects. This includes a Joint Regional Deployment Processing Center at March Air Reserve base, Calif., a Squadron Operations Facility at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., and an Entry Control Complex at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

In their words: children send Mother's Day messages

Children of Air Force Reserve Command employees honor their mothers with these short Mother's Day messages. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

eTools Lite a 'game changer' for maintainers

Using the iPad and eTools Lite, maintainers can instantly access nearly 2,000 technical orders with a simple swipe of the finger. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexy Saltekoff)

eTools Lite a ‘game changer’ for maintainers

Col. Wendy Deemer, chief of AFRC Logistics Operations, said fielding the iPads took considerable effort. It immediately makes their jobs easier, quicker. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexy Saltekoff)

Reserve Band

Macon Symphony Youth Orchestra students play from sheet music in preparation for the Kaleidoscope Concert May 4, 2013. The musical organization provides extensive rehearsal and performance opportunities to young musicians. MSYO is comprised of approximately 85 students, ages 9 to 18, representing more than 30 schools in the Macon, Warner Robins, Perry and surrounding areas in Middle Georgia.

Reserve Band

Members from the Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve collaborate with the Macon Symphony Youth Orchestra in preparation for the Kaleidoscope Concert. The common concert style will showcase a variety of musical styles and ensembles, including orchestral works, chamber groups, duos, and solo performances by MSYO scholarship competition winners. This is the second time the groups have performed together and will be the last public performance for the Reserve Band before their unit inactivates Sept. 30, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexy Saltekoff)

Reserve Band

First Lt. Thomas Gamboa, commander of the Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve, conducts a musical piece during a Macon Symphony Youth Orchestra rehearsal. The organizations prepare for their performance together for the Kaleidoscope Concert May 4, 2013. This is the second time the groups have performed together and will be the last public performance for the Reserve Band before their unit inactivates Sept. 30, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexy Saltekoff)

Reserve Band

Staff Sgt. Sarah Carter, Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve Band flutist, rehearses Feb. 13, 2013, with members of the Reserve Band for an official function here at Robins AFB, Ga. Carter has been playing the flute for 22 years, seven of which have been in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alexy Saltekoff)

Reserve Band

Staff Sgt. Sarah Carter, Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve Band flutist, rehearses Feb. 13, 2013, with members of the Reserve Band for an official function here at Robins AFB, Ga. Carter has been playing the flute for 22 years, seven of which have been in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alexy Saltekoff)

Reserve Band

Staff Sgt. Sarah Carter, Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve flutist, prepares for a Macon Symphony Youth Orchestra small group rehearsal Feb. 11, 2013, at Mercer University’s Newton Chapel. Macon Symphony Youth Orchestra is a musical organization that provides extensive rehearsal and performance opportunities to young musicians. MSYO is comprised of approximately 85 students, ages nine to eighteen, representing over thirty school s in Macon, Warner Robins, Perry, and the surrounding areas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexy Saltekoff)

Congress reviews Air Force’s readiness at House hearing

Maj. Gen. Richard S. Haddad, deputy to the chief of Air Force Reserve (right), discusses the proposed FY14 budget of the Air Force Reserve with the U.S. House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Readiness on Capitol Hill, April 24. Senior leaders from the Air Force’s active, reserve and guard programs provided statements and answered questions regarding the estimates for next year’s funding at the U.S. House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Ian Phillips)

Reserve, Guard leaders discuss FY14 budget at Senate

Lieutenant General James F. Jackson, discusses the proposed FY14 budget of the Air Force Reserve with retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Tom Carter, on Capitol Hill, April 17. The top leaders from Army, Navy, Marine and Air Force Reserve and National Guard programs provided statements and answered questions regarding the estimates for next year’s funding at the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. (U.S. Air Force photo/Col. Bob Thompson)

Reserve, Guard leaders discuss FY14 budget at Senate

(Left to right) Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), chairwoman of the full U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), chairman of the Subcommittee on Defense, listen to testimony from Reserve and National Guard leaders on Capitol Hill, April 17. The senators lead the largest committee in the U.S. Senate. They are responsible for reviewing the FY14 President's Budget Request, hearing testimony from government officials, and drafting the spending plans for the coming fiscal year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Col. Bob Thompson)

Purple Up

Dr. Richard Rogers, Matt Arthur Elementary principal, speaks to the Johnson brothers while passing through the halls of the school during Purple Up day Friday, April 12, 2013. Mike Johnson is the youngest of the three brothers and said the best part of being a military kid is the traveling. He is five-years-old and has lived in four states. April is the month of the Military Child which recognizes their service, sacrifice and the hardships they face (U.S. Air Force photo by Chandra Brown).

Purple Up

Dr. Richard Rogers, Matt Arthur Elementary principal, speaks to the Johnson brothers while passing through the halls of the school during Purple Up day Friday, April 12, 2013. Mike Johnson is the youngest of the three brothers and said the best part of being a military kid is the traveling. He is five-years-old and has lived in four states. April is the month of the Military Child which recognizes their service, sacrifice and the hardships they face (U.S. Air Force photo by Chandra Brown).