Westover commander, wife, nominated for O'Malley Award

Col. Steven Vautrain, and his wife, Katie, have been nominated for the Gen. and Mrs. Jerome F. O'Malley Award, which recognizes their dedication to the people and mission at Westover ARB. (U.S. Air Force photo by TSgt. Timm Huffman)

‘Lucky’ Airman goes from ‘jumping on grapes’ to Presidential Ball

Staff Sgt. Ivanka Vrechkov (right), poses with her father Alexi Stefanov, brother Petko Stefanov and mother Rusanka Stefanova in Varna, Bulgaria. Vrechkov, a Knowledge Operations Manager assigned to the Air Force Reserve Policy and Integration Office in the Pentagon, landed two spots at the President's Inauguration Military Ball Jan. 21. Vrechkov, a naturalized American citizen, feels very lucky to be attending this historic event. “I came from a little village in Bulgaria and now I’m going to be at a party with the President of the United States – the greatest nation on earth. It feels surreal.” (Courtesy photo)

Chief in command

Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Zwelling is Command Chief Master Sergeant of HQ Air Force Reserve Command Recruiting Service. (courtesy photo)

Reservists to get help with travel vouchers

Air Force Reserve Command is adding resources and changing business practices to make travel voucher processing easier for reservists. Throughout FY13 the command will increase the number of Defense Travel System travel technicians to assist reservists with their travel vouchers. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

December edition of Citizen Airman is now online

The December issue of Citizen Airman Magazine is available on line at http://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil.

AF Chief of Staff visits Reserve Command

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III presents his coin to Master Sgt. James Ring, a program manager with Air Force Reserve Command’s Recruiting Service at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., for exceptional leadership and work. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexy Saltekoff)

AFA conference

Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson, Chief of Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, discusses the Reserves’ vision and strategy during the Air Force Association's Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 17, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

AFA conference

Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson, Chief of Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, discusses the Reserves’ vision and strategy during the Air Force Association's Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 17, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

A solemn oath

LIBERTY ISLAND, N.Y. -- Twelve new recruits take the oath of enlistment into the Air Force Reserve during an enlistment ceremony held recently in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty by recruiters from the 514th Air Mobility Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The dozen Airmen join the more than 71,000 men and women currently serving in the Air Force Reserve. The recruiters at the 514th Air Mobility Wing out of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. administered (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Donna Jeffries)

Commanders share wing missions and kidney donation

Two wing commanders at Hill AFB, Utah, have taken the Air Force’s Total Force Integration to a whole new, and very personal, level. When Air Force Reserve Col. Keith “K2” Knudson, commander of the 419th Fighter Wing (on left) was diagnosed with kidney failure last year, his active duty counterpart, Col. Scott “Chemo” Long, commander of the 388th FW, volunteered to donate a kidney of his own. The 419th FW is a classic associate Reserve unit tied to the 388th FW. As part of their duties, Long and Knudson have worked closely on how best to capitalize on their shared equipment and facilities. Now they may soon be sharing a kidney. “We’re taking TFI to a different level,” Long joked. “We’re talking total organ integration.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Todd Cromar)

MSG as City Manager Initiative

Col. William Stephens, commander of the 315th Mission Support Group at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., talks to MSG and protocol personnel about an Air Force Reserve Command chaplain candidates visit Aug. 8, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael Dukes)

AFRC Heritage Hall

Streamers commemorating Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom flank a flight jacket worn by retired Maj. Gen. Clay McCutchan. The Air Force reservist donated the jacket and other items to the Air Force Reserve Command Heritage Hall at Robins Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Keith Barr)

Back Cover -- Wingman Toolkit

Air Force Reserve Wingman Toolkit

August Citizen Airman available online

From an HH-60 helicopter, Tech. Sgt. Keith Berry scans the flooded streets of New Orleans searching for survivors on Sept. 4, 2005. A provision of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act permits the secretary of defense to mobilize Air Force Reservists like Berry if they are needed to respond to natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina. (Master Sgt. Bill Huntington)

Jackson takes helm of AF Reserve Command

Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Larry Spencer, left, passes the Air Force Reserve Command flag to Lt. Gen. James Jackson, who accepts command of AFRC July 30, 2012. Spencer presided at the change of command and the retirement of Lt. Gen. Charles Stenner Jr. at the Museum of Aviation, adjacent to Robins Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexy Saltekoff)

Wounded Warrior rehabilitation

Master Sgt. Frederick Rogers works with the Wounded Warrior Program's Racquetball Rehabilitation Clinic. (U. S. Air Force photo/ Sue Sapp)

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)

'We are not elected to serve'

Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks about the military profession of arms in a blog on DoD Live. (Department of Defense photo)

Robins Reservist gets extra role in baseball legend movie

Air Force Reserve Master Sgt. Scotty Brown plays catch during filming of "42" in Macon, Ga. Brown is assigned to the 94th Aerial Port Squadron at Robins Air Force Base, Ga. (Photo courtesy of Scotty Brown).

Stenner speaks at Georgia College commencement ceremonies

Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., commander, Air Force Reserve Command, delivers the commencement address to the Georgia College and State University Graduate School during commencement ceremonies May 4 at Georgia College, Milledgeville, Ga. More than 570 students received their diplomas at the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Chief Master Sgt. Bill Goben)

Reserve Command hosts congressman, AF vice chief

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner, Jr., commander, Air Force Reserve Command, and members of the senior staff briefed Gen. Philip Breedlove, Air Force vice chief of staff and U.S. Congressman Austin Scott, (R-GA) on manpower, budget, Total Force Integration initiatives and the Force Generation Center during a two-hour visit to AFRC headquarters April 30, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Philip Rhodes)

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)

Stenner: People are our strength

Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner, Jr., chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander, Air Force Reserve Command, discusses the force structure announcement and the potential impact to the Air Force and the Air Reserve Component in a video message released April 13, 2012. The general talked about the planned reductions in Air Force Reserve and the potential changes to the Total Force. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Philip Rhodes)