Balancing force top priority say senior Air Force leaders

Chief of the Air Force Reserve, Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., tells the Air Force Association 2011 Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition that it is vital to capitalize on the strengths of each component when rebalancing the Total Force. He outlined a number of roles and missions for which the Reserve Component is well suited and can provide effective and efficient combat capability and capacity. More than 7,000 attended the 3-day event at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in Washington, D.C., Sept. 19-21. (U.S. Air Force photo/Col. Bob Thompson)

Robins STARBASE celebrates anniversary

Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., commander of Air Force Reserve Command at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., speaks to fifth graders from the Centerville (Ga.) Elementary School about his former "office" in the cockpit of an F-16. A Thunderbird F-16 is in the background behind the general. The AFRC commander and Tony Gonzales, director of STARBASE for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, were guest speakers at STARBASE Robins' 15th anniversary ceremony Sept. 2, 2011. STARBASE is a Department of Defense program begun in 1989 to raise the interest and improve knowledge and skills of students in kindergarten through 12th grade in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. (U.S. Air Force photo/Raymond Clayton Jr.)

4th Air Force Change of Command

U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General Charles E. Stenner Jr., Chief of Air Force Reserve, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. and Commander, Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., presents Brigadier General Mark A. Kyle with the 4th Air Force guidon. General Kyle is assumed command of 4th Air Force from Major General Eric W. Crabtree on March 12, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo by Technical Sgt. Christine Jones) (released)

4th Air Force Chain of Command

U.S. Air Force Airmen stand in formation during the 4th Air Force change of command ceremony at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., March 12, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo by Technical Sgt. Christine Jones) (released)

Change of Command

Fourth Air Force Airmen stand in formation during a change of command ceremony at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., March 12, 2011. Brig. Gen. Mark A. Kyle assumed command of 4th Air Force, taking the place of former commander, Maj. Gen. Eric W. Crabtree. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Linda Welz)

Change of Command

Fourth Air Force Airmen in formation render a salute during a change of command ceremony at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., March 12, 2011. Brig. Gen. Mark A. Kyle assumed command of 4th Air Force, taking the place of former commander, Maj. Gen. Eric W. Crabtree. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Linda Welz)

CC/CV Forum

Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., commander of Air Force Reserve Command, greets senior officers at the command's Commander/Vice Commander Forum Dec. 20, 2010, at Robins Air Force Base, Ga. General Stenner and members of the Headquarters AFRC key staff briefed their visitors on a variety of subjects affecting the future of the command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alex Saltekoff)

CC/CV Forum

Participants at the Air Force Reserve Command Commander/Vice Commander Forum chat before the forum starts on Dec. 20, 2010. Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., AFRC commander, hosted the two-day event at the command headquarters at Robins Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alex Saltekoff)

Wounded Warriors

Airmen from the Office of Air Force Reserve form up in the Walter Reed Hospital Reception area to present care packages to Wounded Warriors Dec. 3, 2010. In the front row from left are Maj. Cathy Hight, Medical Directorate; Maj. Dee Ketterer, chief of Reserve Mobility Programming; Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., chief of Air Force Reserve; Brig. Gen. Maryanne Miller, director of Programs and Requirements; Chief Master Sgt. Beatriz Swann, Personnel Directorate; and Senior Master Sgt. Curtis Webber, Programs and Requirements Directorate. In the back row from left are Col. Mark Ross, Policy Integration Directorate; Col. Mike Ricci, Programs and Requirements Directorate; Brig. Gen. Richard Haddad, special assistant to the chief of Air Force Reserve; Maj. Gary Byrd, Programs and Requirements Directorate; and Col. Hugh Hegtvedt, executive officer to the chief of Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force photo/Col. Bob Thompson)

Wounded Warriors

Kim and Sophie Leake, wife and daughter of Lt. Col. Bill Leake, chief of Reserve Fighter Programming in the Programs and Requirements Directorate, Office of Air Force Reserve, put the finishing touches on a Wounded Warrior care package. (U.S. Air Force photo/Col. Bob Thompson)

Generals meet with local employers

George McCanless, left, president and publisher of the Telegraph in Macon, Ga., shakes hands with Army Maj. Gen. Charles Luckey, assistant chairman to the Joint Chiefs of Staff for Reserve Matters in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 18, 2010. General Luckey co-hosted a luncheon for Mr. McCanless and other Middle Georgia employers at Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexy Saltekoff)

Diamond Rio to perform with Air Force Reserve band in July

Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., commander of Air Force Reserve Command, speaks at a joint press conference May 14, 2010, announcing this year's Independence Day Concert in Warner Robins, Ga., on July 2. On hand with the general is Warner Robins Mayor Chuck Shaheen, seated at right, and other dignitaries at the city visitors center across the street from Robins Air Force Base. (Courtesy photo)