AFRC commander visits deployed troops

Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., Air Force Reserve Command commander, visits with 746th Aircraft Maintenance Unit servicemembers during a base visit, Dec. 7, 2009. General Stenner was traveling throughout Southwest Asia visiting Reservists deployed in support of operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barney).

AFRC commander visits deployed troops

Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., Air Force Reserve Command commander, visits with 746th Aircraft Maintenance Unit servicemembers during a base visit, Dec. 7, 2009. General Stenner was traveling throughout Southwest Asia visiting Reservists deployed in support of operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barney).

Dover security forces reservists return from Iraq

Staff Sgt. James Black and 12 other security forces reservists from the 512th Security Forces Squadron deployed to Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq, earlier this year and returned to Dover Air Force Base, Del., in July. While he was at Kirkuk, Sergeant Black patrolled the base perimeter and worked in the towers where he monitored the surrounding area for potential threats. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)

Wright-Patt reservists return from Iraq

Staff Sgt. Adam Moses of the 445th Security Forces Squadron waits in the baggage claim area at the Dayton International Airport, Ohio, Aug. 6, 2009. Joining him are his wife, Sheila, holding their daughter Rayvin, and their older son Dante and younger son Kain. Sergeant Moses was one of 12 reservists from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, to return home after six months at Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Stacy Vaughn)

Wright-Patt reservists return from deployment to Iraq

Jake, son of Tech. Sgt. Steve Durham, enjoys wearing his father's hat while waiting for Sergeant Durham's baggage to arrive at the Dayton International Airport, Ohio. Sergeant Durham and 16 other reservists from the 445th Security Forces Squadron, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, were greeted by family and friends when they arrived at the airport June 27, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Caroline Wellman)

Deployed reservist to face adjustments back home

Maj. Bill Pierce learned June 1, 2009, that he is being promoted to principal of the Kirkland Elementary School in Putnam City, Okla., in the coming school year. He is a reservist in the 507th Air Refueling Wing at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., and is currently deployed to Joint Base Balad, Iraq.

Wright-Patt reservists named best at Kirkuk

Tech. Sgt. Steven Durham and other Airmen in the 506th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron build a concertina wire fence outside Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq, May 30, 2009. The c-wire and other barriers placed around a security tower help mitigate threats against the installation. Sergeant Durham was recently chosen the 506th Air Expeditionary Group NCO of the month. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Eunique Stevens)

Opening pitch

Sean Romero waits to throw the first pitch of the Florida Marlins 2009 Major League Baseball season in front of 33,000 fans April 6, 2009, at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. Sean is the son of Senior Master Sgt. Tony Romero, NCO in charge of life support for Air Force Reserve Command's 93rd Fighter Squadron at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. Sergeant Romero is deployed to Joint Base Balad, Iraq., where he was filmed giving a "shout out" to Marlins' fans and asking his son to help him with the opening pitch for the Marlins' pre-game tribute to the military. The Marlins' director of game presentation proposed the idea of having the son or daughter of a deployed reservist throw out the first pitch after Homestead's 482nd Fighter Wing coordinated the opening day F-16 flyover with the Marlins' organization. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Erik Hofmeyer)

944th welcomes home civil engineers

Staff Sgt. Simon Harrison, 944th Civil Engineer Squadron member, is greeted by his daughter, Charlize, March 17, 2009, at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport after returning from a deployment at Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq. Sergeant Harrison, along with 23 other reservists from the 944th CES, spent six months away from their families and civilian jobs in support of overseas contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Susan Stout)

Honoring brother's sacrifice

Staff Sgt. Joe Nathan Jr. inspects an F-16 Fighting Falcon after its return from a mission Feb. 23, 2009, at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. As an F-16 weapons loader, Sergeant Nathan is responsible for loading missiles onto the F-16 as well as performing post-load inspections on the weapons. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tiffany Trojca)

Volunteers help kids of Iraq

JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - Senior Airman Robert Hughes, 332nd Expeditionary Force Support Squadron transient lodging representative, sorts through toys and children's clothes and organizes them in boxes March 11, 2009, as part of a Kids of Iraq project. KOI is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of Iraqi children by fulfilling their basic needs and providing for a brighter future. Airman Hughes is an Air Force reservist deployed from Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, and is a native of Arlington, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Dilia Ayala)

Volunteering to help Iraqi children

Tech. Sgt. Ingrid Engle of the 506th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron at Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq, packs school supplies Jan. 29, 2009. The Loxahatchee, Fla., native was one of 30 Airmen to volunteer for the base chapel's Operation School Supply drive for Iraqi children. Sergeant Engle is an Air Force reservist from Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., where she works as an air transportation specialist in the 70th Aerial Port Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Eunique Stevens)

Some reservists pull guard duty during holidays

Staff Sgt. Kerry Dapron of the 506th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron stands inside the turret of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected or MRAP vehicle at the start of a day's mission at Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq. Sergeant Dapron is one of several reservists deployed to the base from the 302nd Security Forces Squadron, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. (Courtesy photo)

Some reservists pick volunteering over mobilization

Senior Airman Samantha Brunner flushes air out of intravenous tubing at the Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility on Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Nov. 27, 2008. Occlusions, or air bubbles, can enter a patient's vein and cause cardiac arrest. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jason Epley)

315th Security Forces return from Iraq

Senior Airman Joseph Arnold, a reservist with the 315th Security Forces Squadron, gets a big greeting from his mother, Patricia Potter, (left) and his Aunt Lorri Havard. Airman Arnold presents his mother with his dog tags as a gesture that he is home. Thirteen Airmen from the 315th Airlift Wing's Security Forces Squadron returned to Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., Aug. 14, 2008, after more than six months at Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tanya Trejo)

315th Security Forces return from Iraq

Senior Airman Terry Fripp, a reservist with the 315th Security Forces Squadron, waits for his bags with Tia Manigault, his sister, and Amorette Dawson, his girlfriend. Airman Fripp just returned from a six-month deployment. Thirteen Airmen from the 315th Airlift Wing's Security Forces Squadron returned to Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., Aug. 14, 2008, after more than six months at Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tanya Trejo)

Air Force reservists help train Iraqi firefighters

Staff Sgt. Craig Cusenz checks the exhalation valve in a self-contained breathing apparatus to make sure it's not stuck during combined American and Iraqi firefighter training July 30, 2008, at Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq. Firefighters with the 506th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron facilitated the training to teach Iraqi firefighters how to rescue victims trapped inside a burning building. Sergeant Cusenz, a firefighter with the 506th ECES, is a deployed reservist from Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Randi Flaugh)

Air Force reservists help train Iraqi firefighters

Staff Sgt. Craig Cusenz ensures an Iraqi firefighter can breathe using a self-contained breathing apparatus during combined American and Iraqi firefighter training July 30, 2008, at Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq. Firefighters with the 506th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron facilitated the training to teach Iraqi firefighters how to rescue victims trapped inside a burning building. Sergeant Cusenz, a firefighter with the 506th ECES, is a deployed reservist from Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Randi Flaugh)