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U.S. Airmen from the 452nd Civil Engineer Squadron, March Air Reserve Base, Calif., and 445th Civil Engineer Squadron, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio., take part in Operational Readiness Exercise, Crisis Challenge 09-12B., at the Combat Readiness Center, Gulfport, Miss., Sept. 17-21, 2012. Throughout the exercise evaluators determine wing members’ abilities to mobilize, deploy, survive in combat environments and redeploy to home station. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez)

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COTONOU, Benin (Sept. 12, 2012) A Beninois child waits for medical care during a Medical Civic Action Program as part of an Africa Partnership Station (APS) visit. APS is an international security cooperation initiative, facilitated by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, aimed at strengthening global maritime partnerships through training and collaborative activities in order to improve maritime safety and security in Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Donald R. Allen)

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U.S. Army medics with 2nd Squadron, 1st Calvary, 4th Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, rescue a wounded soldier during a simulated base attack on Forward Operating Base Miami, Ft. Irwin Calif., National Training Center, June 12, 2012. Army medics are trained to respond quickly and save lives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dayton Mitchell)

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This illustration of mountain climbers was utilized as a visual image to support the language translation of Baluchi. A dialect widely spoken in the region of Pakistan. This full color image was sketched in Adobe Photoshop then brought to color in Adobe Illustrator at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, Presidio of Monterey, Calif., May 7, 2012. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Tech. Sgt. Elizabeth Concepcion)

Standing room only crowd enjoys 51st Annual Holiday Concert

The Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve treated concert-goers to a Caribbean-inspired medley complete with steel drums during the 51st Annual Holiday Concert at the Museum of Aviation at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., Dec. 6. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katie Spencer)

Standing room only crowd enjoys 51st Annual Holiday Concert

Senior Airman Adam Tianello, Pipe Major of the Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve, plays a medley of traditional songs during the 51st Annual Holiday Concert at the Museum of Aviation at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., Dec. 6. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katie Spencer)

Standing room only crowd enjoys 51st Annual Holiday Concert

Maj. Gen. Craig Neil Gourley, Air Force Reserve Command vice commander, reads "T’was the Night Before Christmas" to children during the 51st Annual Holiday Concert at the Museum of Aviation at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., Dec. 6. Looking on is 2nd Lt. Thomas Gamboa, Band of the Air Force Reserve commander and conductor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katie Spencer)

Air Reserve Forces Policy Committee

Brig. Gen. Allyson Solomon, Maryland Assistant Adjutant General-Air, Brig. Gen. Ronald Miller, Commander, 301st Fighter Wing, Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base Carswell Field, Texas, Brig. Gen. Gina Grosso, Director of Force Management Policy, Headquarters U. S. Air Force Pentagon, and Maj. Gen. John Nichols, Adjutant General of Texas, participate during the Air Reserve Forces Policy Committee during their meeting in the National Capital Region Nov 5-7, 2012. The ARFPC allows Active, Guard and Reserve leaders to streamline current policies and influence the development of new ones. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Smiling with the Vice President

Individual mobilization augmentees Tech. Sgt. Lacey Smith (right) and Master Sgt. Mel Reich (left) smile for a photo with Vice President of the United States Joseph Biden during the Wounded Warrior Dinner Nov. 19 in Washington, D.C. Smith received the dinner invitation from Reich due to Lacey's dogged assistance over the last year tackling the member's medical issues. The vice president and his wife, Jill, host this annual event which honors wounded warriors being treated at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and their families who are unable to leave the DC area for Thanksgiving. (Courtesy photo)

AFRC Complex

The model of the new Headquarters Air Force Reserve Complex is on display in the current headquarters building. The model was unveiled Nov. 13, 2012, on Robins Air Force Base, Ga. (Courtesy illustration).

AFRC Complex

Kenneth Crosby, project manager for architectural firm "Jacobs Engineering Inc.," explains the highlights of the new Headquarters Air Force Reserve Complex to Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson Nov. 13, 2012, on Robins Air Force Base Ga. Jackson is the chief of Air Force Reserve, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C., and commander, Air Force Reserve Command, Robins AFB (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexy Saltekoff).

AFRC Complex

The model of the new Headquarters Air Force Reserve Complex is on display in the current headquarters building. The model was unveiled Nov. 13, 2012, on Robins Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexy Saltekoff)

Serving both military and children

Lt. Col. Chris Padbury talks about Project 1.27 at a White House event in 2007. Padbury is an Air Force Reservist assigned to the 460th Space Wing, Buckley Air Force Base, Colo., where he serves as the director of Space Based Infrared System Future Plans. (Courtesy photo)

Reserve Emergency Prep liaisons assist with Sandy relief

Col. Glenn Young, Air Forces Northern Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer, explains in a television news interview Nov. 4, 2012, how Pacific Gas & Electric power-line repair trucks and U.S. Coast Guard water pumps will be airlifted from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., to aid in the Hurricane Sandy recovery. The equipment was flown to New York's John F. Kennedy Airport on board Air Mobility Command C-5 Galaxy and C-17 Globemaster III transports. The effort is part of the U.S. Northern Command-led endeavor to support Federal Emergency Management Agency's storm response work. Air Force EPLOs, such as Colonel Young, are senior Air Force Reserve officers who are subject matter experts in state and regional disaster response plans, advising civil authorities how Air Force capabilities can support disaster response. (U.S. Air Force photo / Lt. Col. Robert Couse-Baker)

Finding Your Family

(From left to right) Col. Kay Barrish, Andy, DJ, Bob, Crystal, Adam, and Benjamin pose for family photos. Col Barrish and her husband, Bob, adopted two children and are in the process of adopting one more. (Photo by Amy Kachel)

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AF Chief of Staff visits Reserve Command

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III presents his coin to Master Sgt. James Ring, a program manager with Air Force Reserve Command’s Recruiting Service at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., for exceptional leadership and work. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexy Saltekoff)

AF Chief of Staff visits Reserve Command

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III shakes hands with Col. Richard L. Folks II, vice commander of the 689th Combat Communications Wing at Robins Air Force Base, Ga. Standing next to Welsh is Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson, commander of Air Force Reserve Command. Welsh visited the base for an orientation of Air Force Reserve Command and to discuss issues affecting the Total Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexy Saltekoff)

Hispanic Heritage on display

Olivia Duckworth performs a traditional folk dance during the Hispanic Heritage cultural event at the Robins Exchange Sept. 15. Hispanic Heritage events continue on Robins Air Force Base with a picnic at Gator Park on Sept. 22. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Sheila Salas)

Hispanic Heritage on display

Ilka and Chris Shumway are caught in the moment as they perform a traditional Panamanian dance during the Hispanic Heritage cultural event at the Robins Exchange Sept. 15. Hispanic Heritage events continue on Robins Air Force Base with a picnic at Gator Park on Sept. 22. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Sheila Salas)

Hispanic Heritage on display

Olivia Duckworth, left, and Cassie Montelongo perform a traditional folk dance during the Hispanic Heritage cultural event at the Robins Exchange Sept. 15. Hispanic Heritage events continue on Robins Air Force Base with a picnic at Gator Park on Sept. 22. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Sheila Salas)

AFA conference

Chief of the Air Force Reserve Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson says that the Air Force Reserve is part of the solution as the Air Force tries to comply with the Budget Control Act that features a $487 billion DOD budget drawdown over the next 10 years and new strategic guidance that focuses on supporting Pacific Command. The general addressed the Air Force Association’s 2012 Air and Space Conference at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Washington, D.C., Sept. 17-19. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

AFA conference

Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson, Chief of Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, discusses the Reserve's vision and strategy during the Air Force Association's Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 17, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

This liberty, we'll defend

LIBERTY ISLAND, N.Y. -- Twelve new recruits take the oath of enlistment into the Air Force Reserve during an enlistment ceremony held recently in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty by recruiters from the 514th Air Mobility Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The dozen Airmen join the more than 71,000 men and women currently serving in the Air Force Reserve. The recruiters at the 514th Air Mobility Wing out of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. administered (U.S. Air Force/Master Sgt. Donna Jeffries)