March 15, 2012 H2H helps reservists find civilian jobs Two major challenges facing the nation are unemployment and underemployment.These related problems are especially severe for junior enlisted people in the National Guard and Reserve. A 2011 survey of them showed a 23 percent unemployment rate in pay grades E-1 through E-4.In response to these
March 14, 2012 442nd Airman selected for culinary training A 442nd Force Support Squadron reservist was recently selected to represent the Air Force Reserve at a weeklong seminar at the Culinary Institute of America in Napa Valley, Calif. "It's a dream I have had my entire life, one of several goals, and I have accomplished them all," Airman Martina Kellums
March 13, 2012 Air Force Reserve Command announces 2011 weather awards Air Force Reserve Command announced the 2011 Weather Awards winners March 12.The AFRC winners who will represent the command at Air Force level are:Outstanding Weather Flight of the Year: 5th Operations Weather Flight, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C.Company Grade Officer of the Year: Capt. Julia M.
March 13, 2012 Air Force Reserve Command announces 2011 command and control awards Air Force Reserve Command announced the 2011 Command and Control Awards winners March 12.The AFRC winners who will represent the command at Air Force level are:Large Command Post of the Year: Beale Command Post, Beale Air Force Base, Calif.Small Command Post of the Year: Scott Combined Command Post,
March 13, 2012 Air Force Reserve Command announces 2011 ISR awards Air Force Reserve Command announced the 2011 Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance Awards Program winners March 12.The AFRC winners who will represent the command at Air Force level are:Outstanding Air Reserve Component Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance Field Grade Officer:Level I - Lt.
March 12, 2012 Reservist, best-selling author team up for action-thriller During his six-month deployment to Afghanistan last year, Staff Sgt. Mike Kupari, 419th Explosive Ordnance Disposal, was waiting for a package. Not a care package from family or friends, or the explosive kind EOD experts are trained to detonate, but one from coauthor Larry Correia that contained
March 12, 2012 Air Force Reserve Command announces history award winners for 2011 Air Force Reserve Command announced the 2011 AFRC Historical Services, History and Museums Program Award winners March 9.The award winners are:Wing history - Master Sgt. Thomas W. Mason, 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown, Air Reserve Station, Ohio.Heritage - Headquarters AFRC Historical Services staff,
March 9, 2012 Safety of flight, cost savings hallmark of nondestructive inspections Whether a KC-135 Stratotanker is defying gravity to achieve flight or static on a flightline, virtually every part of the aircraft undergoes stress that can cause surface and subsurface cracks. These cracks present a serious danger to aircraft, equipment, personnel and mission readiness.At McConnell
March 7, 2012 Reserve Airmen support successful Navy test launch Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., joined forces with the Naval Ordinance Test Unit, out of Port Canaveral during a test launch of a Trident missile Feb. 22.To see a slide show of pre-launch through post-launch operations, click here.The U.S. Navy Ohio-class ballistic
Reservist earns AFA field grade officer of year award A 315th Airlift Wing Intelligence Flight Reservist was recently named Air Force Association’s field grade officer of the year for his leadership efforts while serving last year with the 437th Operations Support Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. Maj. Alex Arntz, 315th Intelligence
Charleston Reservist wins top Air Force photographer award Staff Sgt. Joseph Leveille, of the 315th Airlift Wing’s 4th Combat Camera Squadron here at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, was named Air Force Military Photographer of the Year this week.
2023 AFRC A1 awards announced Col. Edward Segura, Air Force Reserve Command’s director of manpower, personnel and services, announces AFRC’s 2023 A1 award winners.
Command announces nominees for FY23 Air Force Small Business Awards Air Force Reserve Command announces nominees for FY23 Air Force Small Business Awards