Aug. 2, 2006 Replacement income begins Sept. 1 for eligible reservists Starting Sept. 1, reservists will begin receiving Reserve Income Replacement Program pay. Congress ordered the Department of Defense to develop the RIRP to aid members of the National Guard and Reserve who get less pay because they are involuntarily put on active duty. The program helps people who
Aug. 1, 2006 Jr. ROTC accepting instructor applications from reservists Retirees from the Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard can apply for instructor duty in the Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps. AFJROTC officials anticipate Congress will approve and enact legislation to Title 10 by Oct. 1 permitting them to hire retired Air Guard and
July 31, 2006 Retirement application process centralized for reservists Beginning July 31, all eligible members of the Air Force Reserve will submit their retirement application electronically via the virtual Personnel Center Guard and Reserve, a 24/7 customer service Web portal operated by the Air Reserve Personnel Center here. “The ultimate goal is to improve and
July 26, 2006 Air Force reservists get certified at Patriot ‘06 While most of the more than 2,200 players in Patriot '06 are 30 miles away at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center, a group of 60 Air Force reservists here are getting their hands dirty setting up and running an expeditionary medical support system, all the while gaining their required EMEDS
July 26, 2006 Reserve personnel center expands online services In today’s virtual world, people can shop, perform bank transactions or complete college classes online. The people at the Air Reserve Personnel Center here are working to offer similar conveniences to members of the Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard through the virtual Personnel
July 26, 2006 Reserve personnel center conducts annual muster The Air Reserve Personnel Center’s Personnel Readiness Center conducted a muster here July 20 for 57 individual ready reservists. The Individual Ready Reserve Muster Program, mandated by Title 10 United States Code Section 12319, exists to enhance readiness and to ensure the Air Force can “reach out
July 26, 2006 Air Force reservists take part in RIMPAC Air Force reservists from Tinker AFB, Okla., traveled to the Pacific theater in July to take part in RIMPAC, a large-scale, biennial, multinational exercise. Aircrews and aircraft maintainers along with four KC-135 aircraft from Air Force Reserve Command’s 507th Air Refueling Wing participated in
July 25, 2006 Soldiers work with March Air Force reservists to train, relocate A joint Air Force and Army deployment exercise began in the early hours July 15 when five C-17s from the 729th Airlift Squadron and two KC-135s from the 336th Air Refueling Squadron were tasked with supporting the Army Reserve's 304th Sustainment Brigade, headquartered in West Los Angeles. The
July 24, 2006 Wright-Patt wing overcomes obstacles, flies first C-5 mission Just two months after the 445th Airlift Wing retired its last C-141, Air Force reservists embarked on the first C-5 mission from here July 19 to Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Aircraft commander Maj. Mike Baker and crew from the 89th Airlift Squadron flew tail No. 00-461 to Dover AFB, Del., where 25