AFRC/CC addresses Kirkuk Total Force Team

KIRKUK REGIONAL AIR BASE, Iraq – Tech. Sgt. Jacob Chow, 506th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, greets Lt. Gen. Charles Stenner Jr., Air Force Reserve Command commander, during the general’s visit here April 10. Sergeant Chow a Portland, Ore., native is deployed here from Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore. 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 – Senior Airman Bradley Scheidt, 506th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, salutes Lt. Gen. Charles Stenner Jr., Air Force Reserve Command commander, during Stenner’s visit here April 10. Airman Scheidt was one of several active-duty, Reserve and Guard Airmen who the general coined. Airman Scheidt, a Cincinnati, Ohio, native is deployed here from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Throughout the visit General Stenner stressed 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 Security Forces 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)

Air Force Reserve Commander Visit

Master Sgt. Jason Peterson, a metals tech craftsman with the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron (EMXS), briefs Lt. Gen. Charles Stenner, Chief of Air Force Reserve and Commander of Air Force Reserve Command, during a visit of the 379th EMXS Centralized Repair Facilities, Apr. 6, 2009, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Lt. Gen. Stenner visited many areas of the base and spoke with numerous Airmen from the Air Force Reserve. Sergeant Peterson is deployed from Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind., in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom and Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Satran/released)

Air Force Reserve Commander Visit

Lt. Gen. Charles Stenner, Chief of Air Force Reserve and Commander of Air Force Reserve Command, writes a message on a 2,000lb Guided Bomb Unit-31V1 before it is loaded onto a B-1B Lancer for delivery to the enemy, Apr. 6, 2009 at an undisclosed base in Southwest Asia. Lt. Gen. Stenner is being briefed by Senior Airman Timothy Bradford, from the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron. Airman Bradford hails from Burleson, Texas and is deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom and Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Satran/released)

The view

JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq -- Lt. Gen. Charles Stenner, chief of Air Force Reserve and Air Force Reserve Command commander, and Maj. Gen. Frank Padilla, mobilization assistant to the commander of 9th Air Force and U.S. Air Forces Central, view JBB from the observation deck of the air traffic control tower here April 11. General Stenner visited JBB to meet Reservists, evaluate Reserve combat capabilities, and assess training and other Reserve requirements in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Lionel Castellano)

Lt. Gen. Stenner visits, recognizes deployed reservists

Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., Air Force Reserve Command commander, coins Tech. Sgt. Jack Parham, 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Air Terminal Operations Center coordinator, during a commander's call April 9. General Stenner visited the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing as part of a multi-base tour throughout the Air Forces Central Area of Responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Thomas Doscher)

AFRC CC Visits 386th

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., Air Force Reserve Command commander, coins Tech. Sgt. Jack Parham, 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Air Terminal Operations Center coordinator, during a commander's call April 9. General Stenner visited the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing as part of a multi-base tour throughout the Air Forces Central Area of Responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher)

Lt. Gen. Stenner visits Bagram

Lt. Gen. Charles Stenner Jr., Chief of Air Reserve Headquarters, U.S. Air Force Reserve in Washington. speaks to Airmen at Bagram Air Field, Afganistan, April 7. General Stenner spoke about the utilization of Air Force Reserve members in the theater. He is visiting the AOR to speak with Airmen and listen to their concerns.(U.S. Air Force/ Senior Airman Erik Cardenas)(Released)

Command of 22nd Air Force changes

Maj. Gen. James T. Rubeor speaks to senior staff members after he became commander of 22nd Air Force during a change-of-command ceremony April 3, 2009, in Atlanta. General Rubeor is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and the son of retired Air Force Col. Russ Rubeor. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Joe Simms)

Rubeor Takes Command

ATLANTA -- Maj. Gen. James T. Rubeor assumes command of the 22nd Air Force from Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., commander, Air Force Reserve Command, during the 22nd Air Force Senior Leaders Conference 2009 April 4 here. General Rubeor comes from his position as the deputy to the chief, Air Force Reserve Command, Washington D.C. 22nd AF Command Chief Master Sergeant James R. Fields Jr., center, looks on. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Joe Simms)

Reserve commander briefs Congress about Air Force Reserve

Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr. (right), chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, testifies before the U.S. Senate?s Subcommittee on Appropriations March 25 in Washington, D.C. Testifying with General Stenner were the chiefs of the other reserve components. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Mike R. Smith)

Reserve Pipe Band plays for president, Irish prime minister

President Barack Obama and Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen descend from the U.S. Capital March 17, 2009, to the sounds of traditional Irish tunes performed by the U.S. Air Force Reserve Pipe Band. The pipe band has performed for the president and Irish prime minister at this St. Patrick's Day venue since the 1990s. (U.S. Air Force photo/Andy Morataya)

Dobbins, community respond to bomb threat

Col. Steven H. Slick, 94th Mission Support Group commander, speaks to Atlanta media about the joint response by the City of Marietta and Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., to a bomb threat near the base's main gate March 11, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. James Branch)

Airman tracks down parts for Iraqi maintenance depot

An Iraqi soldier puts a coat of paint on the door of a M1114 Hummer at Taji, Iraq, March 4, 2009. The paint shop is the last step in the Hummer restoration process at the Taji National Maintenance Depot for the Iraqi army. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jacqueline Romero)

Airman tracks down parts for Iraqi maintenance depot

An Iraqi soldier puts together the transmission for a M1114 Hummer at Taji, Iraq, March 4, 2009. The transmission shop is one of many steps used to overhaul a Hummer at the Taji National Maintenance Depot for the Iraqi army. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jacqueline Romero)

Schriever reservists return from Kirkuk

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Annalouise Potts eagerly awaits her father's, Staff Sgt Charles Potts, return home. Sergeant Potts was with the first group of Air Force Reserve Security Forces Airmen from the 310th Security Forces Squadron, Schriever Air Force Base, Colo., the 710th Security Forces Squadron, Buckley AFB, Colo., and the 302nd Airlift Wing, Peterson AFB, returned to Colorado Springs this week after an eight-month deployment to Iraq. They were greeted at Colorado Springs Airport Monday morning to a large crowd of friends and family. (US Air Force photo/Amber K. Whittington)

Schriever reservists return from Kirkuk

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Ashley Frost bear hugs her husband Master Sgt. Scott Frost for the first time after eight months of being separated. The first group of Air Force Reserve Security Forces Airmen from the 310th Security Forces Squadron, Schriever Air Force Base, Colo., the 710th Security Forces Squadron, Buckley AFB, Colo., and the 302nd Airlift Wing, Peterson AFB, returned to Colorado Springs this week after an eight-month deployment to Iraq. They were greeted at Colorado Springs Airport Monday morning to a large crowd of friends and family. (US Air Force photo/Amber K. Whittington)

Citizen Airmen fly president elect on civilian job

From left, Maj. Irby Rivera, Col. Pete Maynard, President-elect Barack Obama and Maj. Jon Bryant pose for the camera on Mr. Obama's last commercial charter flight before becoming president of the United States. All three military officers are Citizen Airmen and commercial airline pilots in civilian life. (Courtesy photo)

Pilot for a day

Thirteen-year-old Wyatt Maurer tries on a parachute harness and life preserve during his "pilot for a day" experience Jan. 11, 2009, at the 303rd Fighter Squadron. Wyatt was treated to a ride in the squadron's A-10 Thunderbolt II flight simulator, a tour of an A-10 plane and a day in the life of an A-10 pilot. The visit was made possible by the Greater Kansas City chapter of the Dream Factory, which arranges special memories for children with serious or chronic medical conditions. The 303rd is part of the 442nd Fighter Wing, an Air Force Reserve Command unit based at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)

Air Force reservists participate in inaugural parade

From the presidential reviewing stand, First Lady Michelle Obama, an unidentified woman, President Barack Obama, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, and Vice President Joe Biden salute the Air Force Reserve Command's 459th Air Refueling Wing during the presidential inaugural parade Jan. 20, 2009. The 90-member, all-volunteer marching unit is based at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Amaani Lyle)

Charleston reservists return from Afghanistan

Staff Sgt. Joseph Speer, a reservist assigned to the 81st Aerial Port Squadron at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., shares a tender moment with his wife, Elizabeth and meets his son, Joseph Jr., for the first time on Jan. 17, 2009. Sergeant Speer's son was born while he was deployed to Afghanistan for four months. The sergeant and 17 other Airmen from the 81st and 38th Aerial Port Squadrons returned home the same day. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Wayne Capps)

Wynonna Judd joins Air Force Reserve Band for Holiday Notes from Home broadcast

Band of the Air Force Reserve vocalist Master Sgt. Aaron Miles sings classic holiday songs to the audience during the 2008 Holiday Notes from Home concert recorded Oct. 6. The concert is annual holiday event recorded at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tenn., as a tribute to military men and women serving around the world. The show airs on Great American Country throughout December and also on American Forces Network channels for service members and their families stationed overseas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ken Hackman)

Wynonna Judd joins Air Force Reserve Band for Holiday Notes from Home broadcast

Band of the Air Force Reserve Commander Major Don Schofield leads more than 60 musicians from the Band of the Air Force Reserve and Air Force Strings during the 2008 Holiday Notes from Home concert recorded Oct. 6 The concert is annual holiday event recorded at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tenn., as a tribute to military men and women serving around the world. The show airs on Great American Country throughout December and also on American Forces Network channels for service members and their families stationed overseas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ken Hackman)