Airmen prove they are 'Tough Mudders'

Staff Sgt. Jonathan Galvin (wearing pink), an Air Force Reserve line recruiter with Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command Recruiting Squadron, dangles from monkey bars while Capt. Micah Heard and 2nd Lt. Michael Bennett, from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., stand ready to pull Galvin to the platform during the Tough Mudder event Feb. 12, 2012, in Washington, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexy Saltekoff)

Airmen prove they are 'Tough Mudders'

From left: Master Sgt. Paul Flipse, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command Recruiting Squadron public affairs; Staff Sgt. Jonathan Galvin, an Air Force Reserve Line Recruiter with the HQ AFRC RS; and the rest of the team run around burning bales of hay during the Tough Mudder event Feb. 12, 2012, in Washington, Ga. The fire was a welcomed treat after swimming through near-freezing water. The team comprised Airmen from Robins Air Force Base, Ga., and Eglin AFB, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexy Saltekoff)

February issue of Citizen Airman available online

The February issue of Citizen Airman magazine is now available on the web at http://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/. The issue features a story on the wide variety of benefits provided to the Department of Veterans Affairs, including Air Force Reservists. Also included are stories on a new Heritage Hall historical exhibit at the command headquarters; an automated program that is helping Air Force Reserve Command improve compliance, productivity, efficiency and communication; AFRC's cadre of fuels specialists who safely, professionally and enthusiastically dispense millions of gallons of jet fuel each year; and the Tricare Reserve Select health plan.

Congressional visit

Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr. commander of Air Force Reserve Command, welcomes U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson in front of the AFRC headquarters at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., Jan. 12, 2012. Wilson represents South Carolina’s 2nd Congressional District and is a member of the House Armed Services Committee. He visited the headquarters to discuss the AFRC Force Generation Center, last year’s operational accomplishments and the priorities for fiscal 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/Peter Chadwick)

AF's top cyber general visits AFRC

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Lt. Gen. William T. Lord, Air Force chief of Warfighting Integration and Chief Information Officer, (center) conducts a video teleconference with Air Force Reserve Command cyber warriors. Flanking Lord are, left, Maj. Gen. Craig Neil Gourley, Air Force Reserve Command vice commander and Col. Kimberly Ramos, AFRC/A6 director. The teleconference with field communications units was part of Lord’s visit with AFRC and the 689th Combat Communications Wing here, Jan. 6-7, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Polly Orcutt)

Reserve Command announces new command chief

Chief Master Sgt. Kathleen R. Buckner was selected for the Air Force Reserve Command's top enlisted position. Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner, Jr., chief of the Air Force Reserve and AFRC commander, made the selection Dec. 23. (U.S. Air Force/file photo)

Together again

The List family was reunited Dec. 9 during two surprise welcome home events at Warner Robins Middle and Shirley Hills Elementary Schools. From left: James, Capt. Nathan List, Chloe, and Senior Master Sgt Lisa List. The captain ended his six-month deployment to Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, three weeks early, and with the help of his wife and the school staffs, was able to surprise his children in their classrooms. “It was a long road home,” said List. “Tuesday (Dec. 6) I was in Iraq and today I’m with my family. It’s a great feeling,” he said. List is assigned to the Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command Security Forces Directorate as the Chief of Contingency and Readiness Plans. Sergeant List is also assigned to the AFRC Judge Advocate directorate as the Reserve Paralegal Program Manager. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tommie Horton)

Daddy's home!

Chloe List gets a long-awaited hug from her father, Capt. Nathan List, during a surprise welcome home at Warner Robins Middle School in Warner Robins, Ga., Dec. 9. List ended his six-month deployment to Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, three weeks early, and with the help of the school staff was able to surprise Chloe in her classroom. List is assigned to the Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command Security Forces Directorate where he is the Chief of Contingency and Readiness Plans. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tommie Horton)

Off-the-shelf solutions speed new equipment to Reserve, Guard

Colonel Leonard Dick, (on left) vice commander, Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center, Tucson, Ariz., and Col. Eric Mann, Air National Guard director of requirements, address congressional staffers on Capitol Hill on Oct. 28. The colonels discussed equipment modernization and the special funding program which Congress specifically provides to the Reserve Component. The Reserve representatives were hosted by the House National Guard and Reserve Component Caucus and provided an update on cost-effective combat equipment acquisitions that are directly effecting military operations at home and abroad. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tiffany Trojca)

Off-the-shelf solutions speed new equipment to Reserve, Guard

Showing how off-the-shelf technology has resulted in crucial combat capability, Col. Eric Mann, Air National Guard director of requirements, addresses congressional staffers on Capitol Hill on Oct. 28. According to Mann, the Air Force Reserve and Air Guard are modernized in an extremely cost-effective and efficient process using National Guard and Reserve Equipment Appropriations funding provided by Congress. This special funding results in a very streamlined process that saves lives, increases combat capability, and speeds high-tech acquisitions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tiffany Trojca)

9/11 attacks prompt reservists to action

Master Sgt. Tyree Bacon, a firefighter, was deployed to the 506th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron in February 2008. He was in New York City on 9/11 and helped people escape before the World Trade Center collapsed. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman SerMae Lampkin)

9/11 attacks prompt reservists to action

President George W. Bush thanks a first responder for his service outside the Pentagon on Sept. 12, 2001. (U.S. Air Force photo)