Responding to natural disasters

NEW ORLEANS – Scanning for signs of survivors, Tech. Sgt. Andrew Canfield keeps a close watch as the sun sets on the flooded city of New Orleans on Sept. 4, 2005. A provision of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act permits the federal government to mobilize Air Force reservists like Canfield if they are needed to respond to natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Bill Huntington)

AWACS reservists deploy

An E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft flies a mission from Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., in this 2005 photograph. High demand for the unique capabilities of the AWACS has kept the E-3 deployed almost continually for more than 30 years. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st. Lt. Kinder Blacke)

Yellow Ribbon helps bring families 'home'

Capt. Travis Shepard, right, greets an Air Force reservist at Air Force Reserve Command's Yellow Ribbon Program in Orlando, Fla., April 28, 2012. Shepard, a Yellow Ribbon Program representative from Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., helped register pre- and post-deployment Air Force and Marine Corps reservists and Individual Mobilization Augmentees for the event. (U.S.Air Force photo/Staff. Sgt. Anna-Marie Wyant)

Yellow Ribbon helps bring familes 'home'

Brig. Gen. Norman Ham, right, greets reservists' dependent children at Air Force Reserve Command's Yellow Ribbon Program in Orlando, Fla., April 29, 2012. The commander of the 440th Airlift Wing at Pope Field, N.C., spoke to pre-and post-deployment reservists from across the nation about taking care of their wingmen and using the resources offered at Yellow Ribbon. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff. Sgt. Anna-Marie Wyant)

Reserve Command hosts congressman, AF vice chief

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Gen. Philip Breedlove, Air Force vice chief of staff; U.S. Congressman Austin Scott, (R-GA); Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner, Jr., commander, Air Force Reserve Command; and Maj. Gen. James “JJ” Jackson, deputy to the chief of Air Force Reserve, pose after completing a two-hour visit to AFRC headquarters April 30, 2012. Stenner and the command’s senior staff briefed the congressman and the vice chief on manpower, budget, Total Force Integration initiatives and the Force Generation Center. (U.S. Air Force photo/Philip Rhodes)

Warner Robins honors base by renaming street

North First Street in Warner Robins was renamed Armed Forces Boulevard by Mayor Chuck Shaheen during a special session of the city council meeting April 24 at the Warner Robins Visitor Center across from Robins Air Force Base. The mayor presented street sign mementos to Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner, commander of Air Force Reserve Command, and Col. Mitchel Butikofer, 78th Air Base Wing commander, during the brief ceremony. The city renamed the street in honor of the men and women of the armed forces at Robins Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexi Saltekoff)

Warner Robins honors base by renaming street

Warner Robins Mayor Chuck Shaheen presents the Armed Forces Boulevard street sign to Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner, commander of Air Force Reserve Command, and Col. Mitchel Butikofer, 78th Air Base Wing commander, during the street renaming ceremony April 24. The city renamed North First Street in honor of the men and women of the armed forces at Robins Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexi Saltekoff)

340th hosts General Stenner

RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner greets members of the 340th Flying Training Group, Thursday, April 4, 2012, as part of a multi-stop visit to non-traditional Air Force Reserve units. The 340th Flying Training Group is the Reserve's only pilot instructor training group and works in a classic association with Air Education and Training Command. Stenner visited the group and talked with its members regarding the group's long-term successful integration with AETC. (Courtesy Photo)

Josh Turner to headline Independence Day concert

Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner, Jr., commander of Air Force Reserve Command, unveils the entertainment for the 2012 Independence Day Celebration as members of the Warner Robins City Council observe. Stenner made the announcement at the city's visitor center across from Robins Air Force Base, Ga., on April 24. This year Country superstar Josh Turner will headline the July 2 event at McConnell Talbert Memorial Stadium. Turner's fourth number-one single "All Over Me" was named 2011 BMI Song of the Year. Also performing will be Staff Sgt. Angie Johnson, performing with the Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve. Johnson, a member of the Missouri Air National Guard band, rose to fame when the Guard band was featured in a video that went viral on YouTube, drawing more than 1.2 million hits. That video led to her appearance on late-night talk shows, The Voice television show as well as the Guard band's performance at the White House. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexi Saltekoff)

Armed Services Blood Program helps save lives

Maj. Catherine Hight, Headquarters Air Force Reserve nurse, fills out required paperwork at the Pentagon Blood Donor Center here, March 8. Before donating blood or blood products, all volunteers are screened for their safety as well as the safety of potential patients receiving the products. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tiffany Trojca)

Air Force Reserve Pipe Band performs for president

President Barack Obama walks down the steps with Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Enda Kenny of Ireland, House Speaker John Boehner and Rep. Peter King at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 20, 2012. The Band of the Air Force Reserve Pipe Band performed throughout the day's events, including the traditional walk down the capitol steps. (Official White House Photo by Sonya N. Hebert)

April edition of Citizen Airman available online

The April issue of Citizen Airman is now available at www.citamn.afrc.af.mil. The April issue features a summary of the personnel and aircraft changes planned for the command under the Air Force's recent force structure announcements. Also, the issue includes feature stories on the command's first sergeants, a need for reservists to serve as military training instructors, a new web page that helps employees stay informed as they transition through their career, the two-week Reserve Components National Security Course and Tricare benefits available to meet health-care needs throughout your Reserve career. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Bo Joyner)

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.)