Alive and healthy

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. - Master Sgt. Michele Smith, unit training manager for the Readiness Management Group here, conducts strength-training with weights in an effort to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Smith was diagnosed with two cerebral aneurysms last year after failing her fitness test. After surgery, Smith changed her fitness regimen and passed her PT test. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Megan Tomkins)

IR Program 101

Members for Detachment 11 introduce themselves during the two-day Individual Reserve Newcomers Orientation Course at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, D.C., June 21-22. The course is designed to welome them into the IR program. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command

Air Force Reserve Command headquarters building, Robins Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt Alexi Saltekoff)

Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command

Air Force Reserve Command headquarters building, Robins Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt Alexi Saltekoff)

Hot Shots deploy

The Vandenberg Hot Shots climbs into a C-17 Globemaster III from March Air Reserve Base, Calif., on the flightline here Wednesday, June 27, 2012. Eighteen members of the Hot Shots are traveling on a military aircraft for the first time in support of a wildland fire in Colorado. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jerry E. Clemens Jr.)

Hot Shots deploy

The Vandenberg Hot Shots load their vehicle into a C-17 Globemaster III from March Air Reserve Base, Calif., on the flightline here Wednesday, June 27, 2012. Eighteen members of the Hot Shots are traveling on a military aircraft for the first time in support of a wildland fire in Colorado. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jerry E. Clemens Jr.)

Nominating IRs

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. - Five chief master sergeants gathered around the table at Headquarters Readiness Management Group here to review packages June 20-21. The board members nominated 15 Individual Reservists who will compete for promotion at the Air Force Reserve Promotion Enhancement Program Board in August. (Air Force photo by Capt. Candice Allen)

Right to BRAG

Liz Volz and Ron Helms have been friends for three years and participated in the Bicycle Ride Across Georgia, June 2-9, 2012. They lifted weights and focused on strength training for three months to prepare for BRAG, a 359-mile trek from Oglethorp to Tiger in the foothills of Georgia’s Appalachian Mountains. (Courtesy photo)

Arkansas Reserve unit wins Port Dawg Challenge

Members of the Air Force Reserve’s air mobility community show their creative side by decorating oversized rawhide bones as part of the biennial Port Dawg Challenge at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. (Photo composition)

Arkansas Reserve unit wins Port Dawg Challenge

The Top Dawg trophy is claimed by the 96th Aerial Port Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., at the conclusion of the Air Force Reserve Command’s 2012 Port Dawg Challenge. The 96th six-person team bested 18 other teams from as far away as Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Chris Durney)

Trumpeter's first gig is Band's last Independence Day Concert

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. – Tech. Sgt. Amy Moran, trumpet section leader and noncommissioned officer in charge of public affairs for the Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve, Airman 1st Class Mark Oates, trumpet player, and Airman 1st Class Will McCrary, trumpet player, practice the trumpet for the Independence Day Concert June 21, 2012. The IDC is an annual event that brings in members of the community to see performances from the Band and other big names in music. This year, Josh Turner and Tech. Sgt. Angie Johnson are performing with the Band July 2, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Megan Tomkins)

Trumpeter's first gig is Band's last Independence Day Concert

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. – Airman 1st Class Mark Oates, trumpet player with the Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve, practices the trumpet for the Independence Day Concert June 21, 2012. Oates is a part of the ensemble, High Flight, a 10-piece rock/popular music group, and is playing in his first and last IDC July 2, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Megan Tomkins)