Parker takes command of 914th Airlift Wing

Col. Steven B. Parker assumed command of the 914th Airlift Wing today from Col. Walter Gordon, who retires after 30 years of military service.Parker most recently served as commander of the 340th Flying Training Group, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, where he was directly responsible for the

AF Reserve space wing honored with AFA award

The 310th Space Wing received one of the Air Force Association's top honors Feb. 21 in Orlando, Fla.Air Force Reserve Chief Master Sgt. Gary Brown, 310th SW command chief, accepted the Jimmy Doolittle Educational Fellow for Power Projection Award from the Honorable Deborah Lee James, Secretary of

ARPC marks 60 years, showcases progress

More than 150 people attended the Air Reserve Personnel Center's exhibition of history as the center commemorated its 60th anniversary here Feb. 28. The event was open to all current and former ARPC employees, Buckley Air Force Base leadership and community partners. They were treated to a briefing

ARPC in the 2000s

(This feature is the last of a monthly series celebrating ARPC's 60th anniversary which is March 1, 2014. Each month highlighted a decade starting with the 1950s.)Packed with promotion boards, retirement actions, musters, and customer service to Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve, and retired

AF finalizing details for two officer force management programs

Details for implementation of two fiscal 2014 officer force management programs announced in December are being finalized to allow Air Force officials to release eligibility criteria, Air Force Personnel Center officials said today.Details regarding the reduction in force board, coupled with

McRaven: Special Ops ready for post-2014 Afghanistan

Special operations forces will be prepared for any decision made on the post-2014 U.S. military presence in Afghanistan, the commander of U.S. Special Operations Command told Congress today.Speaking to the House Armed Services Committee, Navy Adm. William H. McRaven cited "great strides" in dealing

Opportunities, challenges abound on mobile horizon, CIO says

The Pentagon's chief information officer today discussed the vast opportunities mobile computing provides and its critical role in improving support for the Defense Department's 600,000 mobile device users.During the 4th annual MobileGov Summit at the Newseum here, Teresa M. Takai said operational

Reflecting on refueling

Reserve weather satellite mission hits 15 year milestone

This winter marked the 15th year of the Air Force Reserve's operational involvement in the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.In conjunction with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the 6th Space Operations Squadron, the AF Reserve's sole operational space squadron, works

Manas KC-135s complete final mission, leave Kyrgyzstan

The Transit Center's final aerial refueling mission over Afghanistan landed here Feb. 24, completing the end of an era.After six hours of traveling, refueling A-10 Thunderbolt IIs, and F-16 Fighting Falcons, the KC-135 Stratotanker touched down to a fanfare of saluting Airmen.Col. Mike Seiler, the