Air Reserve Personnel Center hosts enlisted development board

Chief Master Sgt. Ruthe Flores, Air Reserve Personnel Center command chief, hosted an Enlisted Development Evaluation Board here May 19 - 22. Chief Master Sgt. Cameron Kirksey, command chief of Air Force Reserve Command, and Chief Master Sgt. Imelda Johnson, chief of Enlisted Force Development, led

Wingman Toolkit supports Critical Days of Summer campaign

Air Force Reserve Command's Wingman Toolkit is partnering with the Air Force Safety Center, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, to highlight the 2014 Critical Days of Summer campaign.The annual campaign runs from May 23 to Sept. 2 and focuses on risk management for all summer activities - on and off duty.

419th wins Power and Vigilance Award

Freedom Wing members appear on "The Tonight Show"

2014 AF Reserve Handbook now online

The 2014 edition of the United States Air Force Reserve Handbook is now available for downloading on the Air Force Reserve Command public website.The 224-page handbook is a reference guide to the command's outstanding Airmen, missions, installations, heritage and contributions today and in the

In memory of the fallen

Commentary: Why this 'sheepdog' re-enlisted

After reading Staff Sgt. Aaron Driver's letter, "Why I won't re-enlist", in the Air Force Times, I felt compelled to reply with a letter on why I did re-enlist.There is no doubt the bureaucracy and routine beadledom inherent with an organization the size of the United States Air Force can be

Hurricane Hunters partner with NOAA to educate public

The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron flew to Tallahassee, Florida's regional airport May 22 to team up with the National Weather Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on the fourth day of a week-long Hurricane Awareness Tour.More than 1,000 students from local schools

Reserve C-130 units take part in Maple Flag exercise

More than 175 reservists from four Air Force Reserve C-130s and airlift control flight units joined coalition forces for Maple Flag Exercise at Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada, May 24.  Due to real-world commitments, NATO fighter aircraft will not participate this year. However, the

Veteran conquers insecurities as children's book author

Raised in an era where many people believed children should be seen and not heard, Lashanda Jones, 459th Air Refueling Wing chief of finance, said she harnessed her talent for writing as a means for self-expression."I was a quiet child, and I started writing when I was a teenager," Jones said. "I