Jackson nominated to lead Air Force Reserve

Maj. Gen. James F. Jackson has been nominated for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general and for assignment as chief of Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.Jackson's nomination by the president was announced

AFRC announces Aircrew Flight Equipment Award nominees for 2011

Air Force Reserve Command announced the 2011 Air Reserve Component Aircrew Flight Equipment Award nominees March 19.The AFRC nominees who will represent the command at Air Force level are:Aircrew Flight Equipment Senior NCO of the Year:Master Sgt. Kevin E. Younger, 926th Operations Support Squadron,

Youngstown Airmen assist with humanitarian airlift

Members of the 910th Airlift Wing's 76th Aerial Port Squadron palletized more than 75,000 pounds of cargo for a humanitarian airlift to Guatemala, here, March 16, 2012. The cargo was flown to Guatemala on an Air Force C-5 under the Denton Amendment program.

Team McChord donates $10,000 to New Zealand charities

Providing airlift support to the National Science Foundation is the primary mission of the 446th and 62nd Airlift Wings in Operation Deep Freeze. Providing support to the community of Christchurch, New Zealand is the mission at the heart of the men and women of Team McChord.For ODF 2012, the Reserve

McChord wings set Operation Deep Freeze airlift record

Reservists with the 446th Airlift Wing, in partnership with their active-duty brethren from the 62nd Airlift Wing, completed a record-setting Operation Deep Freeze season. Team McChord ODF C-17 airlift support missions began Aug. 20, 2011 and ended March 4.As the 304th Expeditionary Airlift

VIDEO: Inside look at 67th APS annual tour

Tech. Sgt. Richard Gonzales takes us to the Pacific, where nearly 40 reservists from the wing's 67th Aerial Port Squadron are completing annual tour training. For an inside look at what Reserve Airmen do during those two weeks a year, watch the full video on the 419th YouTube channel.

Stop Loss Special Pay Extended

Eligible Airmen, veterans and their beneficiaries now have until midnight Oct. 21 to apply for retroactive stop loss special pay following an extension in the continuing resolution authorized by Public Law 112-74. The new Oct. 21, 2012 deadline extends the original cutoff for applications and allows

445th AW recruiters participate in First Four Festival

SecAF and CSAF discuss changes to active, reserve mix to Congress

The Air Force's two top leaders discussed planned adjustments to the Air Force's active and reserve components during a congressional hearing here March 14.During testimony before the Senate Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on Defense, Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force

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