Service chiefs testify on risks of sequestration

As they face the prospect of another year of deep cuts to their budgets, the military's service chiefs testified today before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the impact sequestration is having on the ability to organize, train and equip their service members.Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray

Teen Leadership Council application deadline is Nov. 22

The Air Force Reserve is looking for motivated ninth- through 11th-graders to serve on its Teen Leadership Council. The TLC is a national group of youngsters selected to help give Air Force Reserve teens a voice in matters that affect them.Deadline to submit applications for this year's program is

Hands unite against domestic violence

Joining hands, Grissom recently united against domestic violence in an exercise aimed at educating people on how they can help end abuse. As part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the base organized an "I can, we can unite to end abuse" project here Oct. 17.Each participant expressed their

Reserve wing holds enlistment ceremony at Punkin Chunkin

The 512th Airlift Wing conducted an enlistment ceremony during the World Championship Punkin Chunkin Opening Ceremony Nov. 2 in Bridgeville, Del. On stage at an event, which attracted thousands, the Dover AFB Honor Guard presented the colors, and 2nd Lt. Adara Scholl, 436th AW, sang the national

Niagara pre-deployment seminar focuses on families

The 914th Airlift Wing held a pre-deployment seminar for more than 100 deploying Airmen and their families during the Unit Training Assembly here Nov. 2-3.The members were supplied with information about various military-tailored resources available to their families while the Airmen are

Pre-screening test helps reserve recruiters match people with jobs

Active duty Air Force recruiters began offering applicants an unproctored online version of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, Nov. 1.The new Pre-screening, internet-delivered Computer Adaptive Test is a practice test for the ASVAB, the comprehensive exam used by all branches of the

It's lights, camera, action at Colorado Springs reserve wings

ESGR accepting nominations for Freedom Award

The Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve is accepting nominations for the 2014 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. The Freedom Award is the Department of Defense's top award for civilian employers who support their employees in the National Guard and Reserve. ESGR encourages

Bomb wing balances training with inspection

Reservists in the 307th Bomb Wing handled the tasks of participating in exercise Global Thunder 2013 and a nuclear operational readiness inspection at Barksdale and Minot AFB, N.D., Oct. 24-Nov. 5.Global Thunder is U.S. Strategic Command's annual field training and battle staff exercise. It trains

Flournoy assumes command of 4th Air Force

Brig. Gen. John C. Flournoy Jr. assumed command of 4th Air Force in a ceremony here Nov. 3.Before arriving at March, Flournoy commanded the Air Reserve Personnel Center at Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. He replaced Maj. Gen. Mark A. Kyle, who moved to Dobbins ARB, Ga., to take command of 22nd Air