Jackson takes helm of AF Reserve Command

Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Larry Spencer presents the Distinguished Service Medal to Lt. Gen. Charles Stenner Jr., who retired from the Air Force with 39 years of military service. Spencer presided at the retirement in the Museum of Aviation, adjacent to Robins Air Force Base, Ga., July 30, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Alexy Saltekoff)

Jackson takes helm of AF Reserve Command

Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Larry Spencer, left, passes the Air Force Reserve Command flag to Lt. Gen. James Jackson, who accepts command of AFRC July 30, 2012. Spencer presided at the change of command and the retirement of Lt. Gen. Charles Stenner Jr. at the Museum of Aviation, adjacent to Robins Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexy Saltekoff)

Stenner: People are our strength

Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner, Jr., chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander, Air Force Reserve Command, discusses the force structure announcement and the potential impact to the Air Force and the Air Reserve Component in a video message released April 13, 2012. The general talked about the planned reductions in Air Force Reserve and the potential changes to the Total Force. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Philip Rhodes)

Reserve leadership pledges support for ESGR

WASHINGTON – Signing statements of support for the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve on March 27, 2012, are from left Maj. Gen. Craig Neil Gourley, vice commander of Air Force Reserve Command; Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., chief of Air Force Reserve and AFRC commander; and Chief Master Sgt. Kathleen R. Buckner, AFRC command chief. They pledged to work with ESGR to ensure Air Force reservists are protected under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. Also at the signing from left are Jim Strickland, ESGR liaison to Headquarters AFRC; Ronald G. Young, ESGR executive director; Maj. Gen. Mark A. Kyle, 4th Air Force commander; Brig. Gen. William B. Binger, 10th Air Force commander; and Maj. Gen. Wallace W. Farris Jr., 22nd Air Force commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Col. Bob Thompson)

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)

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)