A solemn oath

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 photo/Master Sgt. Donna Jeffries)

Commanders share wing missions and kidney donation

Two wing commanders at Hill AFB, Utah, have taken the Air Force’s Total Force Integration to a whole new, and very personal, level. When Air Force Reserve Col. Keith “K2” Knudson, commander of the 419th Fighter Wing (on left) was diagnosed with kidney failure last year, his active duty counterpart, Col. Scott “Chemo” Long, commander of the 388th FW, volunteered to donate a kidney of his own. The 419th FW is a classic associate Reserve unit tied to the 388th FW. As part of their duties, Long and Knudson have worked closely on how best to capitalize on their shared equipment and facilities. Now they may soon be sharing a kidney. “We’re taking TFI to a different level,” Long joked. “We’re talking total organ integration.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Todd Cromar)

Airmen, Soldiers Team up for Galactic Task

Airmen and Soldiers secure the evening’s fourth and the final U.S. Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter aboard a U.S. Air Force C-5B Galaxy at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Aug. 31, 2012. It took the team approximately four hours to completely unload and load the massive aircraft before its early-morning departure. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Capt. Raymond Geoffroy)

Airmen, Soldiers Team up for Galactic Task

Airmen and Soldiers load a U.S. Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter aboard a U.S. Air Force C-5B Galaxy at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Aug. 31, 2012. C-5 Aircrews and maintainers from the West Virginia Air National Guard’s 167th Airlift Wing were positioned at Bagram to assist in the Relief in Place/Transfer of Authority from the departing 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade and arriving 101st Combat Aviation Brigade. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Capt. Raymond Geoffroy)

Airmen, Soldiers Team up for Galactic Task

Airmen and Soldiers load a U.S. Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter aboard a U.S. Air Force C-5B Galaxy at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Aug. 31, 2012. The C-5 can carry up to six Apache helicopters in a single load depending on configuration. The C-5’s payload capacity made it the ideal choice for the Relief in Place/Transfer of Authority process of the departing 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade and arriving 101st Combat Aviation Brigade. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Capt. Raymond Geoffroy)

Airmen, Soldiers Team up for Galactic Task

Airmen and Soldiers load a U.S. Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter aboard a U.S. Air Force C-5B Galaxy at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Aug. 31, 2012. C-5 Aircrews and maintainers from the West Virginia Air National Guard’s 167th Airlift Wing were positioned at Bagram to assist in the Relief in Place/Transfer of Authority from the departing 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade and arriving 101st Combat Aviation Brigade. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Capt. Raymond Geoffroy)

Airmen, Soldiers Team up for Galactic Task

A Soldier from the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade sits in the cockpit of a U.S. Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter as it is loaded aboard a U.S. Air Force C-5B Galaxy at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Aug. 30, 2012. The Soldier served as a safety spotter, overseeing the delicate process of placing the Apache into the Galaxy. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Capt. Raymond Geoffroy)

Airmen, Soldiers Team up for Galactic Task

Soldiers prepare to load a U.S. Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter aboard a U.S. Air Force C-5B Galaxy at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Aug. 30, 2012. A joint team of Bagram Aerial Porters, West Virginia Air Guardsmen, and U.S. Army Soldiers worked seamlessly to transport dozens of rotary wing aircraft and thousands of pounds of equipment in and out of Afghanistan as the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade replaced the redeploying 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Capt. Raymond Geoffroy)

Airmen, Soldiers Team up for Galactic Task

Airmen and Soldiers prepare to load a U.S. Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter aboard a U.S. Air Force C-5B Galaxy at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Aug. 30, 2012. A joint team of Bagram Aerial Porters, West Virginia Air Guardsmen, and U.S. Army Soldiers worked seamlessly to transport dozens of rotary wing aircraft and thousands of pounds of equipment in and out of Afghanistan as the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade replaced the redeploying 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Capt. Raymond Geoffroy)

Airmen, Soldiers Team up for Galactic Task

A line of U.S. Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopters sit ready to be loaded on a U.S. Air Force C-5B Galaxy at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Aug. 30, 2012. The C-5 can carry up to six Apache helicopters in a single load depending on configuration. The C-5’s payload capacity made it the ideal choice for the Relief in Place/Transfer of Authority process of the departing 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade and arriving 101st Combat Aviation Brigade. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Capt. Raymond Geoffroy)

Airmen, Soldiers Team up for Galactic Task

A U.S. Air Force C-5B Galaxy is parked on the ramp at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Aug. 30, 2012. Relying on the massive Galaxy, a joint team of Bagram Aerial Porters, West Virginia Air Guardsmen, and U.S. Army Soldiers worked seamlessly to transport dozens of rotary wing aircraft and thousands of pounds of equipment in and out of Afghanistan as the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade replaced the redeploying 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Capt. Raymond Geoffroy)

Airmen, Soldiers Team up for Galactic Task

A U.S. Air Force C-5B Galaxy is parked next to pair of U.S. Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopters at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Aug. 30, 2012. C-5 Aircrews and maintainers from the West Virginia Air National Guard’s 167th Airlift Wing were positioned at Bagram to assist in the Relief in Place/Transfer of Authority from the departing 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade and arriving 101st Combat Aviation Brigade. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Capt. Raymond Geoffroy)

Marylin Monroe and the general

General Hoyt S. Vandenberg was the second chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. The general was born at Milwaukee, Wis., in 1899. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy June 12, 1923, and commissioned a second lieutenant in the Air Service. (U.S. Air Force photo)

MSG as City Manager Initiative

Col. William Stephens, commander of the 315th Mission Support Group at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., talks to MSG and protocol personnel about an Air Force Reserve Command chaplain candidates visit Aug. 8, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael Dukes)

AFRC Heritage Hall

Col. Patricia Blassie, commander of the Air Reserve Personnel Center at Buckley Air Force Base, Colo., gave this one-of-a-kind Air Force Reserve Command 60th Anniversary quilt to the AFRC Heritage Hall on behalf of the center’s men and women in honor of retired Lt. Gen and Mrs. Charles E. Stenner Jr. The general is the former chief of Air Force Reserve and AFRC commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Keith Barr)

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Jackson takes helm of AF Reserve Command

Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Larry Spencer presents the Distinguished Service Medal to Lt. Gen. Charles Stenner Jr., who retired from the Air Force with 39 years of military service. Spencer presided at the retirement in the Museum of Aviation, adjacent to Robins Air Force Base, Ga., July 30, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Alexy Saltekoff)

Jackson takes helm of AF Reserve Command

Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Larry Spencer, left, passes the Air Force Reserve Command flag to Lt. Gen. James Jackson, who accepts command of AFRC July 30, 2012. Spencer presided at the change of command and the retirement of Lt. Gen. Charles Stenner Jr. at the Museum of Aviation, adjacent to Robins Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexy Saltekoff)

Wounded Warrior rehabilitation

Master Sgt. Frederick Rogers works with the Wounded Warrior Program's Racquetball Rehabilitation Clinic. (U. S. Air Force photo/ Sue Sapp)

Josh Turner headlines Reserve band's final Independence Day concert

More than 20,000 fans turned out July 2 to hear Country superstar Josh Tuner deliver song after song from his latest album "Punching Bag" during the Air Force Reserve Command's 30th annual Independence Day Celebration in Warner Robins, Ga. The show also featured Air Force singing sensation Staff Sgt. Angie Johnson, who starred on NBC's "The Voice." The event was also the final Independence Day concert for the Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexi Saltekoff)

Josh Turner headlines Reserve band's final Independence Day concert

Lt. Gen. Charles E Stenner, Jr., commander of Air Force Reserve Command, addresses the crowd at the 2012 Independence Day Celebration in Warner Robins, Ga., on July 2. Stenner was introducing the next act -- Country superstar Josh Turner. The show was recorded for broadcast on the American Forces Television Network so U.S. servicemen and women around the world could get a little taste of home on July 4. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexi Saltekoff)

Josh Turner headlines Reserve band's final Independence Day concert

Senior Airman Michelle Hooper, Staff Sgt. Frances Kness and Staff Sgt. Josh Byrd of the Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve perform during the annual Independence Day Celebration at McConnell Talbert Memorial Stadium in Warner Robins, Ga., July 2. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bo Joyner)

Josh Turner headlines Reserve band's final Independence Day concert

Country music superstar Josh Turner and fiddle player Eamon McGluughlin perform during the annual Independence Day Celebration at McConnell Talbert Memorial Stadium in Warner Robins, Ga., July 2. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bo Joyner)

Josh Turner headlines Reserve band's final Independence Day concert

Country music superstar Josh Turner and Angie Johnson, who competed on NBC's "The Voice" this past March, perform along with members of the Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve during the annual Independence Day Celebration at McConnell Talbert Memorial Stadium in Warner Robins, Ga., July 2. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bo Joyner)