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)