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

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

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

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

Reserve C-17 crew takes SecDef to visit troops

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

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

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

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

Charleston squadron helps build 'a room for Phillip'

The men and women of the 315th Airlift Wing's 300th Airlift Squadron have a history of reaching out to those in need. Each year the Air Force Reserve Command squadron donates time and money to a deserving person or family. This year the 300th AS is doing more to aid a little boy who needs some big