Film 'chute' challenges skydiver to stay focused

Staff Sgt. Victor Myrick films a formation skydiving team called MP4 at a competition in Atlanta, Ga. Sergeant Myrick is part of the 41st Aerial Port Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., and is a licensed master skydiver. When skydiving, his job is to keep all members of the team in the video screen of his camera so they don't lose points. (Courtesy photo)

Surveys provide insight for Air Force Reserve leaders

Eighty-three percent of traditional reservists said they would have no family issues or minor family issues if asked to deploy in 30 days. The survey was conducted by Air Force Reserve's Internal Communication Assessment Group. The survey results will be used to help senior leaders plan for the future of the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

Rebuilding Together 2009

Mary Cheney, Rebuilding Together client, surveys the work done by volunteers Saturday in her backyard. Rebuilding Together assists low-income homeowners with repairs they would not otherwise be able to accomplish on their own. More than 85 members, including family and friends, of Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., turned out for the event.

Rebuilding Together 2009

Don Tate, Rebuilding Together volunteer, measures siding Saturday. Rebuilding Together assists low-income homeowners with repairs they would not otherwise be able to accomplish on their own. More than 85 members, including family and friends, of Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., turned out for the event.

Rebuilding Together 2009

Maj. Gen. Hanferd "Rusty" J. Moen Jr., Director of Air, Space and Information Operations, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., cuts a piece of lumber Saturday. Rebuilding Together assists low-income homeowners with repairs they would not otherwise be able to accomplish on their own. More than 85 members, including family and friends, of Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., turned out for the event.

Rebuilding Together 2009

Harry Schonau, Rebuilding Together house captain, rips a piece of lumber Saturday morning. Rebuilding Together assists low-income homeowners with repairs they would not otherwise be able to accomplish on their own. More than 85 members, including family and friends, of Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., turned out for the event.

Rebuilding Together 2009

Master Sgt. Lasandra Simmons, Rebuilding Together volunteer, collects yard debris Saturday in the backyard of a Rebuilding Together client. Rebuilding Together assists low-income homeowners with repairs they would not otherwise be able to accomplish on their own. More than 85 members, including family and friends, of Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., turned out for the event.

Rebuilding Together 2009

Jan French, Rebuilding Together volunteer, bags leaves Saturday while clearing overgrowth in the backyard of a Rebuilding Together client. Joe Whitfield, Rebuilding Together volunteer, uses a handsaw to cut away a tree stump that has grown into a chainlink fence. Rebuilding Together assists low-income homeowners with repairs they would not otherwise be able to accomplish on their own. More than 85 members, including family and friends, of Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., turned out for the event.

Rebuilding Together 2009

Chief Master Sgt. Gerardo Villagomez, Rebuilding Together volunteer, uses a chainsaw to cut down a stump Saturday. Rebuilding Together assists low-income homeowners with repairs they would not otherwise be able to accomplish on their own. More than 85 members, including family and friends, of Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., turned out for the event.

Rebuilding Together 2009

John Hughes, Rebuilding Together volunteer, attaches a closing spring to a new door Saturday. Rebuilding Together assists low-income homeowners with repairs they would not otherwise be able to accomplish on their own. More than 85 members, including family and friends, of Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Bse, Ga., turned out for the event.

Reservists show dignity, honor, respect at port mortuary

Tech. Sgt. Latersa Frazier, a personal effects supervisor, polishes a watch April 1, 2009, to demonstrate the cleaning process of personal effects conducted during preparation of the dignified transfer of remains process at the Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs, Dover Air Force Base, Del. The personal effects office prepares and cleans all items before giving them to the families of fallen heroes. Sergeant Frazier is from the 43rd Force Support Squadron at Pope AFB, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

Reservists show dignity, honor, respect at port mortuary

Shipping specialists Staff Sgt. Star Samuels, left, and Tech. Sgt. Willard Rico place a U.S. flag over a casket while practicing procedures for the dignified transfer of remains shipping process at the Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs, Dover Air force Base, Del., March 31, 2009. Both Airmen are on temporary duty at the center. Sergeant Samuels is from the 43rd Force Support Squadron, Pope AFB, N.C., and Sergeant Rico is from the 60th FSS, Travis AFB, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

Aiming high

U.S,. Air Force JROTC cadets from a local Atlanta High School wait to board a C-130 April 14. More than 1,000 cadets flew on the aircraft and visited static displays inside a hangar April 14-15 to learn about careers in the U.S,. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Don Peek)

Best NDI lab in Air Force

Master Sgt. Teresa Lapcheske of the 908th Maintenance Squadron's Nondestructive Inspection Lab performs a weekly system check on a magnetic particle unit. The unit examines parts, especially aircraft parts, for abnormalities. The lab at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., went from a poor rating on its last inspection five years ago to being named the 2009 U.S. Air Force NDI Lab of the Year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jeff Melvin)

AFRC announces 2008 Outstanding Airmen of Year

Air Force Reserve Command's Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2008 (from left) Senior NCO -- Senior Master Sgt. Gregory D. Taylor, 908th Airlift Wing, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.; First Sgt. -- Senior Master Sgt. James Felton, Jr. , 445th Airlift Wing, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio; NCO -- Tech. Sgt. Phillip M. Balson, 507th Air Refueling Wing, Tinker AFB, Okla ; Airman -- Senior Airman Channel H. Bolton-Scholl, 446th Airlift Wing, McChord AFB, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photos/Staff Sgt. Celena Wilson)

Bolton-Scholl is AFRC's Outstanding Airman of the Year

AFRC's Outstanding Airman of the Year is Senior Airman Channel H. Bolton-Scholl, an aircraft maintenance specialist assigned to 446th Maintenance Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Wash. The Eugene, Ore., native joined the Air Force Reserve in March 2005. She is currently assigned as a crew chief performing home station check inspections on the C-17A Globemaster III. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Celena Wilson)

Balson is AFRC's Outstanding NCO of the Year

AFRC Outstanding NCO of 2008 is Tech. Sgt. Phillip M. Balson, a network infrastructure craftsman assigned to the 35th Combat Communications Squadron, Tinker AFB, Okla. This traditional reservist is a native of Oklahoma City, Okla., and joined the Air Force Reserve in 2003. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Celena Wilson)

Deployed reservists meet the boss

Staff Sergeant Charles Shipman, a Security Forces Airman with the 315th Airlift Wing, Charleston AFB, S.C., receives a coin from Air Force Reserve Command Commander Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., while deployed to Iraq, as a sign of his hard work and dedication to the joint CE/SFS Ballistic Tower project. The Ballistic Tower project’s mission is to replace old dilapidated towers that offered little protection from enemy attacks.

Guided tour

JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq -- Master Sgt. Ronald Sion, 332nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons expeditor, gives Lt. Gen. Charles Stenner, chief of Air Force Reserve and Air Force Reserve Command commander, a tour of an F-16 Fighting Falcon here April 11. General Stenner visited JBB to meet Reservists, evaluate combat capabilities, and assess training and other Reserve requirements in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as part of a multi-base tour in the area of responsibility. A native of Honolulu, Sergeant Sion is deployed here from Carswell Air Reserve Station, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Lionel Castellano)

Guided tour

JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq -- Master Sgt. Ronald Sion, 332nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons expeditor, gives Lt. Gen. Charles Stenner, chief of Air Force Reserve and Air Force Reserve Command commander, a tour of an F-16 Fighting Falcon here April 11. General Stenner visited JBB to meet Reservists, evaluate combat capabilities, and assess training and other Reserve requirements in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as part of a multi-base tour in the area of responsibility. A native of Honolulu, Sergeant Sion is deployed here from Carswell Air Reserve Station, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Lionel Castellano)

Reserve commander meets with deployed reservists

Brig. Gen. Michael Moeller (left), commander of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, speaks with Lt. Gen. Charles Stenner April 6 while looking over the business end of a B-1B Lancer at an air base in Southwest Asia. General Stenner is commander of Air Force Reserve Command and chief of the Air Force Reserve. He visited many areas of the base and numerous Reserve Airmen who are deployed here. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Satran)

Reserve commander meets with deployed reservists

Lt. Gen. Charles Stenner, commander of Air Force Reserve Command and chief of the Air Force Reserve, discusses B-1B Lancer weapons loads April 6 with Senior Airman Timothy Bradford during a tour of an air base in Southwest Asia. General Stenner visited many areas of the base and spoke with numerous Airmen. Airman Bradford, a maintainer with the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, is deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Satran)

AFRC/CC addresses Kirkuk Total Force Team

KIRKUK REGIONAL AIR BASE, Iraq – Lt. Gen. Charles Stenner Jr., Air Force Reserve Command commander, meets with a group of active-duty, Reserve, and Guard Airmen assigned to the 506th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron during his visit here April 10. General Stenner spoke with Airmen here about the value of total force integration in a deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo / Staff Sgt. Eunique Stevens)

AFRC/CC addresses Kirkuk Total Force Team

KIRKUK REGIONAL AIR BASE, Iraq – Lt. Gen. Charles Stenner Jr., Air Force Reserve Command commander, speaks to a group of active-duty, Reserve, and Guard Airmen assigned to the 506th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron during his visit here April 10. General Stenner stressed the value of total force integration in a deployed environment to Airmen here. (U.S. Air Force photo / Staff Sgt. Eunique Stevens)