Major promotion release delayed

The release for the 2014 major promotion selection board that convened Jan. 13 - 18 is pending Secretary of the Air Force approval. Expect an update by April 1.As a reminder, Airmen selected for promotion cannot pin on earlier than the public release date. Reference AFI 36-2504 for instruction on

Air Force Reserve recruiters thank Oklahoma governor

Pope Airmen train with Atlas troops to recover aircraft

82nd Combat Aviation Brigade troops hosted joint Downed Aircraft Recovery Team and Crash Damaged Disabled Aircraft Recovery training with Airmen from Pope Army Airfield at Simmons Army Airfield, Feb. 24.DART and CDDAR teams are responsible for recovering aircraft after they crash or become disabled

Reserve pararescueman earns Bronze Star with Valor Medal

Tech. Sgt. Dan Warren received the Bronze Star with Valor Medal in front of a standing room only crowd of fellow 920th Rescue Wing Airman at the base theater here March 2. Warren was recognized for his heroic actions during the night of Sept. 14, 2012, at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. In what was the

ARPC highlights first female command chief

In December 2013 Chief Master Sgt. Ruth E. Flores became the Air Reserve Personnel Center's first female command chief to represent the highest level of enlisted leadership here. As command chief, she is involved in advising the commander on all matters concerning the health, morale, welfare and

Climate limits C-17 support of Operation Deep Freeze this season

Severe melt issues at Pegasus Airfield's white ice runway left little choice other than to cancel most of the planned C-17 missions supporting Operation Deep Freeze in the 2013-2014 season.A little more than 1,200 feet of the approach end of the primary 10,000-foot-long white ice runway had turned

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