Serving both military and children

Lt. Col. Chris Padbury talks about Project 1.27 at a White House event in 2007. Padbury is an Air Force Reservist assigned to the 460th Space Wing, Buckley Air Force Base, Colo., where he serves as the director of Space Based Infrared System Future Plans. (Courtesy photo)

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

(From left to right) Col. Kay Barrish, Andy, DJ, Bob, Crystal, Adam, and Benjamin pose for family photos. Col Barrish and her husband, Bob, adopted two children and are in the process of adopting one more. (Photo by Amy Kachel)

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AF Chief of Staff visits Reserve Command

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III presents his coin to Master Sgt. James Ring, a program manager with Air Force Reserve Command’s Recruiting Service at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., for exceptional leadership and work. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexy Saltekoff)

AF Chief of Staff visits Reserve Command

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III shakes hands with Col. Richard L. Folks II, vice commander of the 689th Combat Communications Wing at Robins Air Force Base, Ga. Standing next to Welsh is Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson, commander of Air Force Reserve Command. Welsh visited the base for an orientation of Air Force Reserve Command and to discuss issues affecting the Total Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexy Saltekoff)