ARFC Modular Facility opens

Gen. Charles E. Stenner, commander of Air Force Reserve Command, cuts the ribbon officially opening the AFRC Modular Facility on Robins Air Force Base, Ga., May 30, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexy Saltekoff)

From Chief to Lt Col

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. - Lt. Col. Chuck Pittman, director of personnel for the Readiness Management Group, takes the oath of office after his promotion to lieutenant colonel May 30 at the RMG Headquarters building here. Pittman entered the Air Force as an airman basic and rose through the ranks to chief master sergeant prior to commissioning. As the director, he is responsible for performing military human resource management work for more than 8,400 Individual Reservists. (Air Force Photo by Capt. Candice Allen)

Airman reunites with family during Braves game

Members of the Braves baseball team applaud with the crowd as Master Sgt. David Sims reunites with his family. Sims returned from a six-month deployment from Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 27 and surprised his family on the field during the 5th inning of the May 28 game. Sims is assigned to Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command’s Communications Directorate at Robins Air Force Base, Ga. (Defense photo/Jessica Blanton)

Airman reunites with family during Braves game

Master Sgt. David Sims embrases his wife, Robin, after surprising his family at the Braves' Memorial Day game. Sims returned from a six-month deployment from Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 27 and surprised his family on the field during the 5th inning of the May 28 game. Sims is assigned to Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command’s Communications Directorate at Robins Air Force Base, Ga. (Defense photo/Jessica Blanton)

Airman reunites with family during Braves game

Master Sgt. David Sims and his family embrace during a surprise homecoming May 28 at the Braves baseball game at Turner Field in Atlanta. Sims was returning from a six-month deployment from Kabul, Afghanistan. His family was attending the Braves game and were called onto the field at the top of the fifth inning for a special video tribute from Sims, who they thought was still in Afghanistan. At the end of the video, Sims told them to “wait a minute.” Then, from the other side of the Braves dugout, he appeared and the family raced across the baseball field for the heart-warming reunion witnessed by thousands of applauding fans. Sims is assigned to Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command’s Communications Directorate at Robins Air Force Base, Ga. (Defense photo/Jessica Blanton)

Airman reunites with family during Braves game

Master Sgt. David Sims and his family embrace during a surprise homecoming May 28 at the Braves baseball game at Turner Field in Atlanta. Sims was returning from a six-month deployment from Kabul, Afghanistan. His family was attending the Braves game and were called onto the field at the top of the fifth inning for a special video tribute from Sims, who they thought was still in Afghanistan. At the end of the video, Sims told them to “wait a minute.” Then, from the other side of the Braves dugout, he appeared and the family raced across the baseball field for the heart-warming reunion witnessed by thousands of applauding fans. Sims is assigned to Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command’s Communications Directorate at Robins Air Force Base, Ga. (Photo by Jessica Blanton)