Two jobs, one purpose

In his civilian job, Lt. Col. Jon Burgess, an individual mobilization augmentee, talks to the Compassion staff and two children about a project in the outlying neighborhoods by Bangalore, India in April 2012. Burgess is a marketing director for Compassion International. As an IMA, Burgess is assigned to the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Courtesy photo)

Two jobs, one purpose

In his civilian job, Lt Col Jon Burgess, an individual mobilization augmentee, talks to a Compassion staff member about a project in the outlying neighborhoods by Bangalore, India in April 2012. Burgess is a marketing director for Compassion International. As an IMA, Burgess is assigned to the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Courtesy copy)

Welcome home briefing

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Col. Richard Burchfield, the new 21st Space Wing individual mobilization augmentee to the commander, welcomes Team Pete personnel back from their deployments Jan. 23 at the Airman and Family Readiness Center. The Peterson Welcome Home Briefing provides a central location for important information and includes briefings from the chapel and public health, financial readiness information, and more information intended to help personnel transition home from deployment. Other topics included construction updates and changes affecting the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Craig Denton)

Veterans Day Program

Staff Sgt. Garreth Laney, the training noncommissioned officer at the Readiness Management Group, inspects JROTC cadets at Twiggs County High School during an open ranks inspection after a Veterans Day Program Nov. 5. (Air Force photo by Capt Candice Allen)

Reserve Emergency Prep liaisons assist with Sandy relief

Col. Glenn Young, Air Forces Northern Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer, explains in a television news interview Nov. 4, 2012, how Pacific Gas & Electric power-line repair trucks and U.S. Coast Guard water pumps will be airlifted from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., to aid in the Hurricane Sandy recovery. The equipment was flown to New York's John F. Kennedy Airport on board Air Mobility Command C-5 Galaxy and C-17 Globemaster III transports. The effort is part of the U.S. Northern Command-led endeavor to support Federal Emergency Management Agency's storm response work. Air Force EPLOs, such as Colonel Young, are senior Air Force Reserve officers who are subject matter experts in state and regional disaster response plans, advising civil authorities how Air Force capabilities can support disaster response. (U.S. Air Force photo / Lt. Col. Robert Couse-Baker)

Finding Your Family

Lt. Col. Chris Padbury, an individual mobilization augmentee, enjoys spending time with his wife, children and grandchildren during Christmas. (left to right) Back row, Liliana, Lt Col Padbury, Sarah, Claudia, Hannah, Mariah, Anaye, Carmelita, Manuelito. Front row Ethan, Jacob, Jalaya. Padbuy and his wife, Sarah, adopted six children.