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  • Blassie takes command at Air Reserve Personnel Center

    Colonel Patricia S. Blassie took command of the Air Reserve Personnel Center here in a change of command ceremony Nov. 29, 2010. She replaced Brig. Gen. Kevin E. Pottinger in a ceremony officiated by Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner, commander of Air Force Reserve Command. Colonel Blassie is the former

  • Homestead first Reserve unit to conduct TASER training

    The 482nd Security Forces Squadron recently became the first unit in the Air Force Reserve Command to complete training with TASER guns, adding a new non lethal option to their arsenal. Security forces must undergo extensive training to be qualified to carry a TASER. Training includes hours of

  • Hill civil engineers BEEF up Bagram

    About 30 Air Force Reservists from Hill Air Force Base's 419th Civil Engineer Squadron are currently deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan supporting the 577th Expeditionary Prime BEEF Squadron to help build new compounds and renovate existing facilities for the 30,000-plus deployed personnel.

  • Homestead personnel deploy to Korea

    Senior military leaders from the 482nd Fighter Wing and local government officials say goodbye to Air Force Reservists as they board a charter aircraft destined for South Korea at Homestead Air Reserve Base on Nov. 28. The deployment of Airman to the Korean peninsula is part of a routine Theater

  • West Coast Yellow Ribbon event strengthens family ties

    More than 600 Airmen and their family members attended the Yellow Ribbon Program in San Diego, Calif., Dec. 3. The event, co-hosted by 452nd Air Mobility Wing, was the sixth Yellow Ribbon event held by March Air Reserve Base and the largest program to date in the region.The Yellow Ribbon Program

  • 200 Reserve families gather in Memphis for Yellow Ribbon program

    When Reservists deploy, they are often sent individually or in small groups. They may hit low points during their deployments, and they may not know how to communicate their feelings to their families. Dave Roever, a patriotic public speaker and Vietnam War veteran, addressed these issues and more

  • Reservists clear path for Air Force's largest rocket

    While many people enjoyed a day of rest on an overcast Sunday on Florida's Space Coast, 920th Rescue Wing Airmen from Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., cut a path through the thick-cloud layer that hung along the coast, and went to work securing the Eastern Range prior to the launch of the largest

  • Reservist aces technical school courses

    Airman 1st Class Christopher Paulus accomplished a feat no active duty or Reserve Airman serving in his career field has ever accomplished by completing the the Electronic Principles course at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., and the Communications, Navigation and Mission Systems Apprentice course at

  • Reserve families relax, reintegrate at Yellow Ribbon event

    The 459th Air Refueling Wing hosted a Yellow Ribbon event at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center for Airmen and their family members, Nov. 19-21. The event was part of the overall Yellow Ribbon Reintegration program, which is a congressionally-legislated directive that provides Reserve

  • Generals meet with Middle Georgia employers

    Senior reserve military officers met with six Middle Georgia employers here Nov. 18 to discuss employer issues and receive honest feedback on what it means to employ reservists.Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., commander of the Air Force Reserve Command, and Army Maj. Gen. Charles Luckey, assistant

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