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  • 15 senior officers nominated for star promotions

    Five Air Force Reserve brigadier generals and 10 colonels have been nominated by the president for promotion.The Department of Defense announced the nominees in a news release Dec. 16.Nominated for promotion to major general are the following mobilization assistants:Brig. Gen. Thomas P. Harwood III,

  • "One of the best experiences in my life"

    It's 0500 ZULU and I am wake up to a cold snowy morning at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. I'm driving to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center with my respiratory therapist, Master Sgt. Danielle Romero, a deployed reservist from 934th ASTS in Minnesota. We got to the hospital to preflight the patients for

  • Personal performance: Band of AF Reserve brings holiday cheer to veterans

    The Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve's Brass Quintet brought holiday cheer to veterans at the Carl Vinson Veterans Administration Medical Center in Dublin, Dec. 13, 2010. The Reserve Brass ensemble performed four mini-concerts of holiday carols and sing-alongs. This visit is just a small way of

  • ARPC announces colonel promotions

    Air Reserve Personnel Center officials here announced results for the CY10 USAFR Line and Nonline Colonel Promotion Selection Boards today. These boards selected more than 200 Citizen Airmen for promotion.The selection boards convened at the center here Oct. 25 to determine those officers qualified

  • ANG director makes first visit to Reserve Personnel Center

    The director of the Air National Guard paid his first visit to the Air Reserve Personnel Center Dec. 14.Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt, director of the Air National Guard, was greeted by Col. Patricia Blassie, ARPC commander. General Wyatt, who leads nearly 107,000 Guardsmen, had the opportunity to visit

  • Employer Support flight also serves to honor a father's memory

    It had been 61 years since its last military flight. And Cecilia Ainsworth figured 61 years was long enough for her father's pilot logbook to be grounded.On December 3, Ainsworth, a Production Management Specialist with the 421st Supply Chain Management Squadron here brought her father's pilot

  • AFRC commander presents Air Force Marathon trophy

    The commander of Air Force Reserve Command officially presented the 2010 Air Force Marathon Major Command Challenge trophy to AFRC Dec. 9.Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr. put the 2-foot tall trophy on display during the headquarters commander's call at the Robins AFB Museum of Aviation."I accepted

  • Reservist honored in 'Portraits in Courage' Vol. V

    The latest "Portraits in Courage" released Dec. 10 highlights 18 Airmen who demonstrated bravery and heroism in the crucible of war as they repelled air and ground enemy fire, led convoys through perilous terrain and assisted injured comrades. Among those honored is Tech Sgt. Anthony Campbell Jr.,

  • Reservist awarded the Airman's Medal for off-duty heroism

    When a routine flight becomes unexpectedly turbulent most passengers will panic, thankfully those traveling on Continental Flight 1404 had a hero onboard.With humility, Lt. Col. Richard Lowe, 340th Flying Training Group flight instructor, accepted the Airman's Medal at a ceremony in the base theater