Air Force Reserve proposes construction plans to Senate

Maj. Gen. Richard S. Haddad, deputy to the chief of staff of Air Force Reserves (left), discusses the proposed FY14 budget of the Air Force Reserve with the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, on Capitol Hill, May 15. Also shown is Brig. Gen. James C. "JC" Witham, the deputy director of the Air National Guard. Senior leaders from the Air Force's active, reserve and guard programs provided statements and answered questions regarding the estimates for next year's plans which include three Air Force Reserve construction projects. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

Air Force Reserve proposes construction plans to Senate

Maj. Gen. Richard S. Haddad, deputy to the chief of staff of Air Force Reserve, testifies during a hearing of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, on Capitol Hill, May 15. Active and Reserve Component leaders testified to the subcommittee about the FY14 President's Budget request and projected construction projects. The proposed budget has $45.6 million to fund new Air Force Reserve projects. This includes a Joint Regional Deployment Processing Center at March Air Reserve base, Calif., a Squadron Operations Facility at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., and an Entry Control Complex at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

AF Reserve activates cyberspace operations group

Air Force Reserve Command activated the 960th Cyberspace Operations Group at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, March 1, 2013. As the first cyberspace group in the Air Force, the 960th CYOG will have administrative control over 10 Reserve cyber organizations spread throughout the country. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Maria Eames)

AF Reserve announces revised force structure actions

Air Force Reserve Command is moving forward with force structure changes authorized by the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2013. Major actions include creation of intelligence, cyber and network warfare units; retirement of some C-5A, KC-135 and A-10 aircraft; and the inactivation of the Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve and a reconnaissance squadron. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Philip Rhodes)