Sept. 20, 2017 AFRC Chaplain Corps uses scientific research to increase resiliency among Reserve Citizen Airmen In December 2016, Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Dondi Costin, the Air Force’s chief of chaplains, launched a new campaign to encourage Airmen and their families to explore faith, not just as a religious option, but also as a health and resilience tool.The campaign, Faith Works, is based on a body of research
Sept. 18, 2017 A family legacy 70 years in the making Seventy years ago, Lenard Ellison made the decision to join the military.“I was 17 and my mother helped me join the Army in August 1947 to get out of the south due to racial tension,” the retired technical sergeant said.
Sept. 18, 2017 Chief of AF Reserve announces senior leader actions The Chief of the Air Force Reserve announced several senior leaders actions today,
Sept. 15, 2017 Mobility Airmen enhance partnerships during Pacific Airlift Rally The destructive power of Mother Nature has made headlines around the world, and every country is fighting its own war when it comes to natural disasters and humanitarian relief. To prepare for such events in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, the U.S. Pacific Air Force and Sri Lanka Air Force co-hosted
Sept. 15, 2017 Reserve Citizen Airmen essential to USAFA mission Reserve Citizen Airmen bring their skills and experience to augment the active-duty force at the U.S. Air Force Academy in order to produce tomorrow’s Air Force leaders.“Each year the Air Force Academy depends on Reserve Citizen Airmen in order to fulfill the mission here,” said Col. Christine
Sept. 15, 2017 Combat camera validates total force initiative Members of the 4th Combat Camera Squadron, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, recently returned from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. after supporting exercise Mobility Guardian. The exercise served as a milestone event for the squadron which activated earlier in the year in a total force
Sept. 14, 2017 Dobbins flies cargo, personnel to Florida C-130s from the 94th Airlift Wing, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia, and aircrews provided airlift support Sept. 12, as part of the Air Force Reserve’s relief efforts following Hurricane Irma.Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 700th Airlift Squadron delivered supplies and personnel to Homestead Air
Sept. 14, 2017 Tinker Reserve Airmen deploy to aid Florida recovery Eight Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 35th Combat Communications Squadron departed Sep. 13, to support disaster relief efforts at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida. They will provide military commanders and government agencies communications systems in the wake of Hurricane Irma there. The more
Sept. 13, 2017 Twice a Reservist, Combat Camera Chief Serving as FEMA Reservist When Hurricane Harvey hit the Gulf Coast and landed in Houston, Chief Master Sgt. Matt Proietti, 4th Combat Camera Squadron superintendent, at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, knew the distinct possibility existed that Citizen Airmen from his unit may be tasked to document rescue and recovery
Sept. 13, 2017 AROWS change improves visibility of operational requirements Beginning Oct. 1, a new data field will be added to the Air Reserve Orders Writing System that will be used primarily to track military personnel appropriation and other orders for operational requirements.This new field will be called Air Reserve Component Operational Requirements Tracker or