AF Reserve colonel promotion board postponed due to government shutdown

Air Reserve Personnel Center officials announced here today the postponement of the calendar year 2013 Air Force Reserve line and nonline colonel promotion selection boards and special boards/special selection boards originally scheduled for next week.Due to the government shutdown, the boards are

Bush Center Warrior Open completes third year

DOD spells out closure contingency plan guidance

DOD officials today issued guidance to the force in the event appropriations lapse Oct. 1 and a government shutdown results. Officials emphasize they still hope Congress can avoid that but say it is prudent to take such steps.The eight-page document gives basic guidance to commanders and directors

Citizen Airman October issue is online

The October issue of Citizen Airman magazine is available on the web at http://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/. The issue includes stories on a Reservist selected as one of the Air Force 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year; an F-16 pilot at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., who began his long journey to the

Reservist changes services, deploys twice following training

P-3. C-12. C-130 Hercules.These are the aircraft Maj. David Marcinski has had the opportunity to fly during his 11-year service in the Navy, three years in the Navy Reserve and now two years in the Air Force Reserve.Marcinski, a C-130H pilot with the 910th Operations Support Squadron, Youngstown Air

Airman intervenes after fiery highway crash

The morning of Sept. 7 began normal for Senior Airman Chad Turko, 714th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron KC-10 crew chief, who left his home in Rockaway Township, N.J. to attend unit training assembly here. Suddenly deterred by ominous smoke on the horizon, Turko encountered a surreal scene unfolding

917th Fighter Group inactivates after 50 years

After 50 years, the 917th Fighter Group was inactivated during a ceremony here Sept. 26.The ceremony marked the end of an era at Barksdale, as Airmen and community members gathered in the 917th FG Hangar watch the guidon furled and cased. "What a glorious day to honor 50 years of the 917th's service

McChord reservists represent at historic state fair

Air Force Reserve recruiters and 446th Airlift Wing Citizen Airmen from aircraft maintenance, civil engineer, airlift, and aeromedical evacuation units participated in creating awareness for visitors at the Washington State Fair in Puyallup, Wash., Sept. 16-18. They greeted fairgoers and came away

Reserve units take part in extensive patient evacuation exercise

The 944th Aeromedical Staging Squadron and the Carl Hayden Veterans Administration Medical Center took part in Operation Swift Savior, one of the most extensive patient evacuation exercises in the Southwest, Sept. 16 - 20.Lt. Col. Michael Chesser, 944th ASTS chief hospital services flight critical

917th ends 50 year history at Barksdale