Feb. 5, 2007 Command announces senior officer moves Air Force Reserve Command officials here announced the following senior-officer actions: Col. James B. Roberts Jr. from commander of the 914th Airlift Wing, Niagara Falls International Airport Air Reserve Station, N.Y., to retirement, effective April 9. Col. Reinhard L. Schmidt from commander of the
Feb. 2, 2007 Air Force Reserve announces service awards People and programs from eight Air Force Reserve Command units took home 2007 AFRC Services awards. Command officials here announced the winners Jan. 30. By category, they are: Field grade officer - Maj. Stephanie Welhouse, 910th Mission Support Group, Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio Company
Feb. 2, 2007 Air Force to accelerate realignment of Oregon wing Air Force Reserve Command officials announced plans to implement a second reduction in force at Portland International Airport, Ore., in a move to accelerate the closure of the 939th Air Refueling Wing by June 2008.Originally scheduled to be finalized in September 2010, the new plan allows about 244
Jan. 30, 2007 Don't monkey around with the Air Force At some point in our careers we've probably all been told to quit 'monkeying-around,' but for Senior Master Sgt. Michael Hartsfield that was just part of his job. In a very unusual twist of events a privately-owned Japanese snow monkey escaped her owner in early December after her mate died. The
Jan. 29, 2007 U.S. Joint Forces Command seeks officers for special duty U.S. Joint Forces Command is seeking 240 qualified officers from the different reserve components to join its Standing Joint Force Headquarters Core Element here. These drilling reservists train and must be available for possible deployment within 72 hours in support of global contingencies. Each
Jan. 23, 2007 26 organizations receive outstanding unit award Twenty-six Air Force Reserve Command organizations received the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for 2006. Maj. Gen. Allan R. Poulin, AFRC vice commander, announced the following award recipients in December: 22nd Air Force, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. 10th Air Force, Naval Air Station Joint
Jan. 23, 2007 Command announces financial management awards Eleven individuals from five organizations won Air Force Reserve Command's 2006 Outstanding Financial Management Awards. The winners by category are: Financial management and comptroller - Maj. Rick Jellison, 440th Airlift Wing, Gen. Mitchell International Airport Air Reserve Station, Wis. Financial
Jan. 17, 2007 Personnel center transforming customer-service methods "The times, they are a-changing" may say it best for the Air Reserve Personnel Center, based in Denver, as it attempts its biggest change in personnel services yet through its Personnel Services Delivery transformation.Department of Defense and Air Force leadership mandated the change to centralize
Jan. 17, 2007 Mud and guts: Vehicle retrieval results in rescue When an Air Force reservist from here and his brother dove into a creek earlier this year to retrieve a submerged all-terrain vehicle, they found more than they expected. Staff Sgt. Ben Bogues, a B-52 crew chief, and his brother, Jesse, were taking part in an organized four-wheeler ride in