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  • Senior Airman Tyson Kimber from the 419th Maintenance Squadron greets his daughter, Marley, upon returning home July 19 from a three-month deployment to the United Arab Emirates.

    Reservists home after three months in Middle East

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – A group of F-35A maintainers from the 419th Fighter Wing returned home today after a three-month deployment to Al Dhafra Air Base the United Arab Emirates, where they participated in ongoing operations throughout U.S. Air Forces Central Command.The team deployed alongside active duty counterparts from the 388th FW and
  • ACE Solo Flight Program

    ACE Solo Flight Program concludes at historic Tuskegee Airmen airfield

    The Air Force concluded its Aviation-Character-Education (A.C.E.) Solo Flight Program, lead by Air Force Recruiting Service, after graduating the final class, July 12, 2019, in Tuskegee, Alabama.“It’s impressive to see these incredible students developing into young leaders and aviators,” said Maj. Jeri-Lynn Harper, Director of Operations for the
  • In honor of Reserve Citizen Airmen who have been there since the beginning of human spaceflight. Air Force Reservists have flown missions to ensure astronauts would be saved if they had to bail out from a shuttle launch or if an anomaly happened on the pad or over water. Air Force Pararescuemen have gone to the aid of past astronauts throughout history and are set to serve the future of human spaceflight.

    Aiming higher: Airmen contribute to human spaceflight from Apollo to tomorrow

    From Air Force Col. Nick Hague, who is currently aboard the International Space Station, all the way back to Buzz Aldrin, who was a U.S. Air Force fighter pilot in the Korean War, Airmen are among the more than 60% of astronauts who came from the uniformed service.
  • Muralist, painter, street artist and 315th Airlift Wing Reservist, Staff Sgt. Corban Lundborg, combat photojournalist with the 4th Combat Camera Squadron at JB Charleston, South Carolina, used his creative talent and public affairs training to win 2018 Air Force Photographer of the Year and first place in the 2018 Military Visual Awards portrait category.

    Artist to Airman: Street Artist to Art of War

    Muralist, painter, street artist and 315th Airlift Wing Reservist, Staff Sgt. Corban Lundborg, combat photojournalist with the 4th Combat Camera Squadron at JB Charleston, South Carolina, used his creative talent and public affairs training to win 2018 Military Photographer of the Year and first place in the 2018 Military Visual Awards portrait category. “On a daily basis we are evolved with creativity, adventure and challenge,” said Lundborg.
  • Air Force Reserve Citizen Airmen are selected every year to attend Developmental Education courses boarded through the Reserve School Selection Board (RSSB A&B), Reserve Developmental Education Designation Board (RDEDB), and Enlisted Developmental Education Board (EDEB). The boards are held quarterly over a five-day period at HQ Air Reserve Personnel Center, Buckley Air Force Base, CO, and attended by officer and enlisted senior leaders from a cross-section of the AF Reserve.

    Developmental education opportunities for Reserve Citizen Airmen

    Air Force Reserve Citizen Airmen are selected every year to attend Developmental Education courses boarded through the Reserve School Selection Board (RSSB A&B), Reserve Developmental Education Designation Board (RDEDB), and Enlisted Developmental Education Board (EDEB). The boards are held quarterly over a five-day period at HQ Air Reserve
  • The Royal Auxiliary Air Force's No. 4626 (County of Wiltshire) Aeromedical Squadron hosted a team of Reserve Citizen Airmen from Joint Base Charleston's 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron for an event focused on sharing aeromedical evacuation skills and expertise for each others' mutual benefit at RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, England, July 12-14, 2019. No. 4626 Squadron and the 315th AES continue to cultivate their relationship for the purpose of preserving interoperability - that is, to be able for both organizations to effectively aeromedically evacuate patients belonging to either country in the event that a patient needs medical care that exceeds what can be provided at their location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman William Brugge)

    JBC's Reserve 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron trains alongside Royal Air Force

    In order to maintain the strong relationship between Aeromedical Evacuation components of the Royal Air Force and United States Air Force, Reserve Citizen Airmen from Joint Base Charleston's 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron completed a training event alongside their RAF counterparts from the Royal Auxiliary Air Force No. 4626 (County of Wiltshire) Aeromedical Squadron July 12-14, 2019, at RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, England.
  • Maj. Gen. John “Jay” Flournoy Jr. passes the guidon to Brig. Gen. Stacey L. Scarisbrick suring a change of command ceremony on Robins Air Force Base in Georgia on July 15. Scarisbrick takes command of the Air Force Reserve Command Force Generation Center relieving Brig. Gen. Matthew J. Burger. (U.S. Air Force photo by Misuzu Allen)

    Force Generation Center receives new commander

    Brig. Gen. Matthew J. Burger relinquished command of the Force Generation Center to Brig. Gen. Stacey L. Scarisbrick with Maj. Gen. John “Jay” Flournoy Jr., presiding over the ceremony.
  • Air Force Space Command commander, Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond, presents two bronze star medals, including one with valor, to a traditional reservist, Tech. Sgt. Nick Torres.

    Reserve Citizen Airman presented two bronze stars

    PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla.-- The Air Force Space Command and Joint Force Space Component Commander Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond, presented two bronze star medals, including one with valor, to a Reserve Citizen Airman from the 308th Rescue Squadron on June 14, 2019. Tech. Sgt. Nick Torres, a 308th RQS Pararescueman, was bestowed with the awards for
  • HQ RIO Notice to Individual Reserve Airmen

    Individual Reservist RDEDB applications due Aug. 28

    Applications for the academic year 2018-2019 Reserve Developmental Education Designation Board (RDEDB) must be submitted via vPC to your servicing HQ RIO Detachment by August 28, 2019.Full eligibility requirements and application instructions are available in the RDEDB invitation to apply.The RDEDB identifies the best-qualified officers for
  • Senior Airman Cheyenne Rust, an F-35A crew chief with the 388th Fighter Wing's 34th Fighter Squadron, currently deployed to Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, marshals a jet prior to the first sorties of the day July 10. (U.S. Air Force photo by Micah Garbarino)

    Largest off-station F-35A operation to date

    MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- Since May 30, Air Force reservists from the 419th Fighter Wing have been working alongside the active duty 388th FW at Mountain Home in what has been the largest off-station F-35A Lightning II operation to date.The Airmen from Hill AFB are functioning as a detachment with about 300 Airmen in operations,
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