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)