ARPC moving into new, green facility

Employees and guests mingle in the foyer of the new Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center at Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. ARPC will begin operations in the $17 million, 80,000 square foot facility on Aug. 1. The new personnel center is the first large-scale green facility in Air Force Reserve Command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Quinn Jacobson)

ARPC moving into new, green facility

An interior view of the new Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center at Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. The $17 million, 80,0000 square foot facility is the first large-scale green facility in Air Force Reserve Command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Quinn Jacobson)

ARPC moving into new, green facility

Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., commander of Air Force Reserve Command, speaks at the ceremony for the new Air Reserve Personnel Center at Buckley Air Force Base, Colo., July 19. The 80,000-square foot facility costs $17 million. The new personnel center is the first large-scale green facility in Air Force Reserve Command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Quinn Jacobson)

Reserve band supports historic shuttle landing

Staff Sgt. Dave Kness, Staff Sgt. Marco Munoz, and Airman 1st Class Mary Gant, members of the Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve's High Flight, performed before 3,300 spectators after the final landing of Shuttle Atlantis July 21 at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The event celebrated the 135th shuttle mission and 30 years of NASA's space shuttle program. High Flight, the newest ensemble in the Reserve band, is a 10-piece funk and Rhythm and Blues music group. This ensemble provides a fresh perspective on today's popular music and preserves the classic sounds of bands like Chicago, Tower of Power, and Earth, Wind, and Fire. (U.S. Air Force photo/Candice Allen)

Reserve band supports historic shuttle landing

Airman 1st Class Jill Diem, a vocalist with the Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve's High Flight, sings before 3,300 spectators at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, July 21. The event celebrated the final landing of Shuttle Atlantis and 30 years of NASA's space shuttle program. Atlantis conducted its' final landing at 5:57 a.m. NASA officials wheeled the shuttle down the runway for the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Candice Allen)

Wynonna gets close-up view of in-flight refueling

Wynonna Judd flashes the peace sign June 30, 2011, during an orientation flight aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker somewhere over the southeastern United States. Ms. Judd and her family had the opportunity to watch as the KC-135, from the 916th Air Refueling Wing, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., refueled a pair of F-15 Strike Eagles, before returning to Robins Air Force Base, Ga. Ms Judd, a 5-time Grammy Award winning county singer, is the featured guest artists for the July 1 Independence Day Concert in Warner Robins, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ken Hackman)

Wynonna gets close-up view of in-flight refueling

Wynonna Judd observes as Master Sgt. Riccardo Bonicelli operates the boom in a KC-135 during an in-flight refueling mission June 30, 2011, somewhere over the southeastern United States. Ms. Judd, a 5-time Grammy Award winning country singer, is the featured artist for the Independence Day Concert in Warner Robins, Ga., July 1. The KC-135 from the Air Force Reserve's 916th Air Refueling Wing, refueled a pair of F-15E Strike Eagles during the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ken Hackman)

Wynonna Judd, Robin Meade headline Independence Day concert July 1

Five-time Grammy award winner Wynonna Judd and Robin Meade, anchor of HLN's "Morning Express with Robin Meade" will perform with the Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve at this year's Independence Day Concert in Warner Robins July 1. Ms Meade, a new talent on the Country music scene, will step away from her anchor duties at HLN to perform with the Reserve Band and emcee a portion of the Independence Day concert. Gates open at 6 p.m. for the free concert at Warner Robins' McConnell-Talbert Stadium. Festivities begin with the National Anthem and an F-15 fighter jet fly-over at 8 p.m. and features a night of music, fireworks and family entertainment. (U.S. Air Force Graphic/Maureen Owen)

Mayors visit Air Force Reserve headquarters

Maj. Don Schofield, commander of the Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve, speaks to Middle Georgia mayors about the band during a luncheon June 3, 2011, at Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Ga. Maj. Gen. Craig Gourley, AFRC vice commander, hosted Warner Robins Mayor Chuck Shaheen, Perry Mayor Jimmy Faircloth, Dublin Mayor Phil Best Jr., Macon Mayor Robert Reichert, Centerville Mayor John Harley and Fort Valley Mayor John Stumbo at the headquarters. The mayors learned about the Air Force Reserve mission, contribution and impact on the local communities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Gary Cutrell)

Wynonna Judd, Robin Meade headline Independence Day Concert

Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., commander of Air Force Reserve Command and Chuck Shaheen, mayor of Warner Robins, unveil the guest artists for the 2011 Independence Day concert. Five-time Grammy winner Wynonna Judd and Robin Meade of HLN's "Morning Express with Robin Meade" are the featured artists for the concert at McConnell-Talbert stadium in Warner Robins July 1. Assisting with the announcement is Lt. Col. Beth Miller, AFRC director of Public Affairs, and Mary Therese Tebbe, executive director of the Warner Robins 21st Century Partnership. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mr Bo Joyner)

Wynonna Judd, Robin Meade to perform at Independence Day concert

Robin Meade, anchor of HLN's "Morning Express with Robin Meade" will perform with the Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve at this year's Independence Day Concert in Warner Robins July 1. (Courtesy photo)

June 2011 front cover

(Top) Although it has only been in business for about eight months, the new Force Generation Center is already taking center stage as Air Force Reserve Command's one-stop shop for generating Reserve forces and executing the mission. (Bottom left) Few people in the Air Force have been as closely tied throughout their career to one specific aircraft as Senior Master Sgt. Bill Gross. (Bottom right) Where's the beef? Within Air Force Reserve Command, it's everywhere.