April 19, 2018 Reserve Citizen Airmen support planet hunting mission The 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, supported a successful SpaceX rocket launch out of Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., April 18. The Air Force Reserve unit is regularly tasked with clearing the area surrounding the Space Coast launch
April 19, 2018 Miller Testifies on AFR Budget Reserve and Guard component senior leaders testified at the Senate Appropriations Committee’s subcommittee on Defense hearing on their FY19 budget issues and requests, April 17.SAC-D Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) and Vice Chairman Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) hosted the hearing to listen to resource
April 16, 2018 2017 Reserve Citizen Airmen A1 winners Congratulations to the following Reserve Citizen Airmen finalists and winners from the 2017 A1 Awards:General Michael P.C. Carns Award: Col. Ashley L. Heyen, HQ AFRC/A1, Robins Air Force Base, GeorgiaForce Support Reserve Component Field Grade Officer of the Year (Staff Level): Maj. Kira C. Cooper,
April 16, 2018 Reserve fire rescue etched in history The newest addition to the Air Force Reserve’s art collection, “Grand Rescue,” was displayed for the first time at the Museum of Aviation April 13, in Warner Robins, Georgia.
April 16, 2018 Miller highlights AF Reserve issues at Caucus Breakfast The House National Guard and Reserve Component Caucus and The Military Coalition hosted a breakfast with Reserve and Guard service chiefs on Capitol Hill, April 13. The senior leaders discussed their top issues and the need for budget stability and predictability. Lt. Gen. Maryanne Miller, the
April 16, 2018 Miller testifies before House Appropriations Committee Lt. Gen. Maryanne Miller, chief of the Air Force Reserve and Air Force Reserve Command commander, was on Capitol Hill April 12, testifying on the status of the Air Force Reserve to the U.S. House Appropriations Committee’s subcommittee on Defense. Gen. Miller was joined by her counterparts from the
April 14, 2018 419th welcomes first female commander, F-35 pilot The 419th Fighter Wing, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, welcomed its first female commander during a change of command ceremony, April 16. Col. Regina “Torch” Sabric assumed command from Col. David “Shooter” Smith, who has served as commander since November 2015. Sabric will be the wing’s first
April 13, 2018 Hill F-35s gas up over Atlantic In honor of the Air Force Reserve’s 70th birthday coming up Saturday, two F-35A pilots from the 419th Fighter Wing participated in a media event April 7 with the 514th Air Mobility Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Maj. Scott Trageser and Capt. Mark Tappendorf performed an F-35 aerial
April 13, 2018 Reserve Citizen Airman sets sail as first reserve mission commander While many Airmen take to the skies, Reserve Citizen Airman Maj. Christina Light sets sail.The space and missile operations officer, assigned to the Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC) Technical Operations Squadron (TOPS) as an Individual Mobilization Augmentee, is the first Air Force
April 13, 2018 Air Force Reserve celebrates 70 years Lt. Gen. Maryanne Miller, chief of Air Force Reserve and Air Force Reserve Command commander, hosted the Air Force Reserve 70th Birthday celebration with a cake-cutting ceremony in Airman’s Hall at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, April 12. The event also featured Air Force Chief of Staff Gen.