Helping others reach goals

Maj. Kelli Molter, aide-de-camp to the commander of Air Force Reserve Command in the Pentagon, poses with Chad Fenton after a triathlon. Mr. Fenton, who is blind, is personally trained and coached by Major Molter, who uses her Ironman experiences to assist physically disabled individuals compete in sporting events. (Courtesy photo)

Helping others reach goals

Maj. Kelli Molter, aide-de-camp to the commander of Air Force Reserve Command in the Pentagon, runs with her friend Chad Fenton. Mr. Fenton, who is blind, is personally trained and coached by Major Molter, who uses her Ironman experiences to assist physically disabled individuals compete in sporting events. (Courtesy photo)

AFRC commander visits unit

Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., (right) jokes with Lt. Col. David Condit, 731st Airlift Squadron navigator, after a modular airborne firefighting system orientation flight Nov. 12, 2008, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. General Stenner, commander of Air Force Reserve Command, visited the base to gain a better understanding of the command's 302nd Airlift Wing and its sister unit, the 310th Space Wing, based at Schriever AFB, Colo. Colonel Condit is the program manager for the 302nd AW's MAFFS program. C-130 aircraft equipped with MAFFSs are used to fight wild land fires when called upon by state officials in the United States after all other firefighting methods have been exhausted. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ann Skarban)

AFRC commander visits unit

A C-130H delivers a powerful blast of water Nov. 12, 2008, during a modular airborne firefighting system demonstration in Lincoln County, Colo. Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., used the MAFFS demonstration as part of a close-up look at the wing by Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., AFRC commander. The general also met with Airmen in the wing for a question-and-answer session. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephen Collier)

Getting out the vote

Senior Airman Ashley Hanshaw, a postal clerk with the 379th Expeditionary Communications Squadron at an air base in Southwest Asia, receives a completed absentee ballot that is ready to mail. Absentee ballots get top priority for mail processing at election time to provide the best chance to have votes count. Airman Hanshaw, a native of the Bronx, N.Y., is an Air Force reservist deployed from Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael Boquette)

World Series performance

Capt. Edward Torres, an Air Force reservist from Duke Field, Fla., is slated to sing “God Bless America” during the 7th inning stretch of Game 2 of the 2008 World Series in Tampa, Fla., Oct. 23. Fox TV will air the game, starting at 8 p.m. Eastern Time. The 919th Logistics Readiness Squadron officer is no stranger to performing at Major League Baseball games. In this photo he sings the National Anthem before a special New York Yankees versus Seattle Mariners game that recognized the heritage of the Tuskegee Airmen May 25 at the Yankee Stadium in New York. (Courtesy photo)

Air Force Reserve recruiter grabs 14 in one day

Reserve recruiter Master Sgt. Kevin French poses for a photo. On Oct. 1, the former major league baseball prospect enlisted 14 people. (Courtesy photo)

NYPD cop tallies top honors in recruiting program

Tech. Sgt. Andy Jean-Pierre, a traditional reservist at McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., and police officer in New York City, patrols the streets of Brooklyn. (Courtesy photo)

Air Force reservist embeds with Army in Afghanistan

Maj. Joseph Zackaricz unfurls an American flag while atop an Afghanistan mountain while on a patrol hunting for Taliban insurgents. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Chad Sitzman)

Total Force team puts travel voucher process under microscope

The Air Force Reserve Command hosted a Total Force team of financial experts from around the Air Force Aug. 11-14 to find ways to improve the travel voucher process. The team developed proposals to address more than 60 areas for possible improvement. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Celena Wilson)

Bird chasers help keep March skies clear of unwanted birds

Stuart Rossell prepares one of his falcons, "Mugen," for a routine flight over the airfield at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., to chase birds July 25, 2007. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff. Sgt. Joe Davidson)

NFL Eagles give servicemembers personal thanks

MCGUIRE AIR FORCE BASE, N.J. -- Philadlephia Eagles cornerback Asante Samuel gives military fans his autograph as part of the annual Military Appreciation Day event where the National Football League players showed their thanks to their country's servicemembers. More than 250 military members were given VIP treatment Aug. 5, 2008, during a visit to the Eagles Training Camp 2008 at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Donna T. Jeffries)

Chaplain candidates tour Charleston

Chaplain candidate 2nd Lt. Marshal Klaven lets two members of the 437th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Squadron demonstrate an EOD bomb suit July 31, 2008. The chaplain candidates toured Charleson Air Force Base, S.C., to learn more about the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tanya Trejo).

Chaplain candidates tour Charleston

Second Lt. Matt Henry and Susan Storm, a hospice palietive care social worker, sings hymns to a group of veterans at the Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Administration Medical Center. The VA medical center was one of many stops on the chaplain candidate tour of Charleston, S.C.

Farnborough Air Show 'something to tell grandkids'

FARNBOROUGH, England -- Nitan Vadher and Seema Chudasama stand below the heart created by the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, just after they were engaged to be married. Mr. Vadher proposed to Ms. Chudasama on the flight deck of a C-130J aircraft July 20, 2008, during the Farnborough Air Show in England. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Chad E. Gibson)

Farnborough Air Show is 'something to tell grandkids'

FARNBOROUGH, England -- Nitan Vadher and Seema Chudasama seal their engagement with a kiss beside aircraft No. 8157. Mr. Vadher proposed to Ms. Chudasama on the flight deck of the C-130J "Flying Jennies" aircraft July 20, 2008, during the Farnborough Air Show in England. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Chad E. Gibson)

March aerial port ensures Marines are ready to go overseas

Marines from I Marine Expeditionary Force prepare to board a flight at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., July 13 en route to Iraq. Tens of thousands of U.S. service people pass through the base each year on their way to and from overseas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman David Flaherty)

Can you see me now?

Cadet Tech. Sgt. Edward Herrera, 17, of Rancho Verde High School in Moreno Valley, Calif., looks through a set of night-vision goggles during an explosive ordnance disposal demonstration at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., in June 2008. The base hosted a two-week Summer Leadership School to give Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets a snapshot of the skills used in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Daniel Pilkington)

Chaplain candidates tour bases to learn about Air Force Reserve

A chaplain candidate looks over models of early jet aircraft at the Museum of Aviation, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., July 14. Forty-five candidates began a 28-day internship tour of Air Force bases to learn about the missions the Air Force Reserve Command supports. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Tricia Hill)

Stenner takes reins of AF Reserve Command

Lt. Gen. John A. Bradley, left, outgoing chief of Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, pins a third star on the epaulet of Lt. Gen. Charles Stenner while Mrs. Dee Stenner pins the epaulet on the other side. The promotion ceremony took place at the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Va., June 24., 2008, prior to the AFRC change of command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Raymond Sarracino)

Stenner takes reins of AF Reserve Command

A four-ship formation of F-16s from the 301st Fighter Wing, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Carswell, Texas, fly over the Air Force Reserve Command change of command ceremony June 24, 2008, at the Air Force Memorial in Washington D.C. Lt. Gen John A. Bradley relinquished command as chief of Air Force Reserve and commander Air Force Reserve Command, to Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner, Jr. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Rick Sforza)

Stenner takes reins of AF Reserve Command

Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., chief of Air Force Reserve and commander Air Force Reserve Command, and his wife Dee, are followed by Lt. Gen. John A. Bradley and his wife Jan, June 24, 2008, following change of command ceremonies for the Air Force Reserve Command at the Air Force Memorial in Washington D.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Rick Sforza)

STS-124 mission

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- These seven astronauts take a break from training to pose for the STS-124 crew portrait. From left are astronauts Greg Chamitoff and Mike Fossum, mission specialists; Ken Ham, pilot; Mark Kelly, commander; Karen Nyberg, Ron Garan and Akihiko Hoshide, mission specialists. The crew members are wearing training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits. In addition to being a NASA astronaut, Mr. Fossum is a colonel in the Air Force Reserve. (NASA photo)

STS-124 mission

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the White Room on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, STS-124 Mission Specialist Col. Mike Fossum talks to a suit technician after donning a harness over his launch and entry suit. Colonel Fossum is an Air Force reservist and was one of two mission specialists to take the first spacewalk on the STS-124 mission June 3, 2008. The helped install a bus-sized Japanese laboratory on the orbiting international space station. (NASA photo)