Senior leaders discuss Total Force

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz discusses recent service budget during Air Force Reserve Command's 2012 Senior Leader Conference March 26, 2012, at the Gaylord Hotel in National Harbor, Md. This year's SLC theme was "Full Operational Capability: Full Spectrum Combat Capability with Unparalleled Efficiency," and how the Reserve fits into the big picture of a Total Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katie Spencer)

Senior leaders discuss Total Force

Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley addresses Total Force topics with senior leaders of the Air Force Reserve Command during Air Force Reserve Command's 2012 Senior Leader Conference March 26, 2012, at the Gaylord Hotel in National Harbor, Md. This year's SLC theme was "Full Operational Capability: Full Spectrum Combat Capability with Unparalleled Efficiency," and how the Reserve fits into the big picture of a Total Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katie Spencer)

Band of the Air Force Reserve pipe band

The Band of the Air Force Reserve's pipe band performs inside the White House March 20, 2012, in Washington, D.C. They performed four missions for President Barack Obama and Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny. The pipers have performed this mission every year since 1995, Elements of the Reserve band perform an average of 279 missions annually in support of Regular Air Force and Air Force Reserve mission taskings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chief Master Sgt. Mark Burditt)

Band of the Air Force Reserve pipe band

The Band of the Air Force Reserve's pipe band performs at the Carraige Entrance of the White House March 20, 2012, in Washington, D.C. They performed four missions for President Barack Obama and Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny. The pipers have performed this mission every year since 1995, Elements of the Reserve band perform an average of 279 missions annually in support of Regular Air Force and Air Force Reserve mission taskings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chief Master Sgt. Mark Burditt)

Czech Republic visitors thank AFRC

Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner, Jr., commander, Air Force Reserve Command, receives a commemorative collage from Zbyněk Pavlačík, chairman of the Jagello 2000 Association, in the Headquarters AFRC Conference Room here, March. 8. The collage contained a newspaper article regarding AFRC’s 307th Bomber Wing participation in the “NATO Days in Ostrava” air show, along with a photo of the B-52 Bomber and a thank you note from Pavlačík and Brig. Gen. Jiri Verner, the deputy commander of the Joint Forces - Air Force Commander, Czech Republic. Jagallo 2000 is a Czech Republic non-government organization specializing in the fields of defense and public diplomacies focusing primarily on raising awareness of and the promotion of international security issues in general public, specifically on the role of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the importance of the transatlantic bond between the U.S. and Europe. (U.S. Air Force photo/Peter Chadwick)

AF expands drug testing

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Fiscal Year 2013 is the year of 'Force Rebalance'

"Fiscal Year 2013 is going to be the year we rebalance the Total Force," said Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., chief of Air Force Reserve, during the Air Force Association Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 23. "After more than 20 years of combat operations - starting in 1991 with Operation Desert Storm to the present day - we've gained many lessons-learned about leveraging the strengths of all three components and how to balance costs and operational effectiveness." (Courtesy photo)

3 win awards in Air Force Media Contest

Three Air Force reservists won top honors in the 2011 Air Force Media Contest, according to an announcement Feb 27. The winners from Air Force Reserve Command are Tech. Sgt. Shawn Jones, print journalist of the year, 514th Air Mobility Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.; Senior Airman Meredith Thomas, outstanding new writer, 916th Air Refueling Wing, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.; and Staff Sgt. Brent Skeen, TV feature report, 459th ARW, Joint Base Andrews, Md. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Phil Rhodes)

Tactical evidence collection

Airmen with the 919th Security Forces Squadron gather up their evidence to leave the building after a prisoner recovery exercise at Duke Field, Fla., Feb. 23. Airmen executed the procedure for Brig. Gen. William Binger, the 10th Air Force commander, during his visit to the base. Binger rode with the 919th Airmen during the assault on the compound and entered the building with the fire team. He was given a first-hand view of the evidence collection procedures performed throughout the building after it was secured and the prisoner was recovered. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)

Evidence collecting

Senior Airman John Flagg and Tech. Sgt. Stephan Tterlikkis, of the 919th Security Forces Squadron, collect and secure evidence after a prisoner recovery exercise at Duke Field, Fla., Feb. 23. Airmen executed the procedure for Brig. Gen. William Binger, the 10th Air Force commander, during his visit to the base. Binger rode with the 919th Airmen during the assault on the compound and entered the building with the fire team. He was given a first-hand view of the evidence collection procedures performed throughout the building after it was secured and the prisoner was recovered. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)

Fire team

Staff Sgt. Gabriel Ortiz, Senior Airman Jarrod Barnes and Tech. Sgt. Stephan Tterlikkis, of the 919th Security Forces Squadron, prepare to enter the building during a prisoner recovery exercise at Duke Field, Fla., Feb. 23. Security forces Airmen executed the procedure for Brig. Gen. William Binger, the 10th Air Force commander, during his visit to the base. Binger rode with the 919th Airmen during the assault on the compound and entered the building with the fire team. He was given a first-hand view of the evidence collection procedures performed throughout the building after it was secured and the prisoner was recovered. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)

Kinetic Airman

A 919th Security Forces Squadron Airman follows his fire team into a room during a prisoner recovery exercise at Duke Field, Fla., Feb. 23. Airmen executed the procedure for Brig. Gen. William Binger, the 10th Air Force commander, during his visit to the base. Binger rode with the 919th Airmen during the assault on the compound and entered the building with the fire team. He was given a first-hand view of the evidence collection procedures performed throughout the building after it was secured and the prisoner was recovered. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)