Command chief: combating sexual assault takes team effort

Eight weeks into his new job, the Air Force Reserve Command's top enlisted leader said combating sexual assault is his top priority and challenged Airmen to serve with integrity."I am asking you to be a wingman," Chief Master Sgt. Cameron B. Kirksey told 240 enlisted Airmen during a meeting Aug. 22

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Youngstown team highlights capabilities to AF commission

Members of the 910th Airlift Wing here provided statements to the National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force at a hearing at the Ohio statehouse in Columbus, July 30. A group from the 910th also met with members of NCASF as the commission toured Mansfield-Lahm Air National Guard Base,

AMC commander praises Tinker's Air Reserve Component association

Reservists and Guardsmen showcased the Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard's first unit association during a joint visit by the commander of Air Mobility Command here Aug. 6. Gen. Paul Selva met with Airmen, toured facilities and praised the Reserve's 507th Air Refueling Wing and the

New tuition assistance process eliminates up-front fees

Air Force Reserve Command will implement a new tuition assistance payment process Oct. 1 that will eliminate up-front fees reservists pay for classes by enabling tuition payments to go directly to a university or college. "This new TA process will be a huge relief for our members," said Col. Heather

Leaders discuss roles of reserve components

Continuing to perform an operational role, while solving manpower costs and dealing with shrinking defense budgets highlighted topics discussed at the Reserve Officers Association 2013 National Security Symposium.More than 300 people attended the conference Aug. 7-10 at the Marriott Wardman Park

One team, one fight: Grissom hosts joint exercise

A picturesque scene of Hoosier corn waving in a warm summer breeze was shattered with explosions of gunfire and shrill screams of pain as Grissom transformed into a battlefield where freedom and life hung in the balance. While the small-arms reports were just blanks and the screams were just actors,

Rescue Airmen support military communications satellite launch

The U.S. Air Force launched its sixth high-capacity communications satellite into orbit last night strapped to a Medium+ Delta IV rocket as Airmen and HH-60G Pave Hawks from the 920th Rescue Wing safeguarded the hazard zone.To view a slide show of the launch support, click here.Shortly before dusk

Commissaries return to normal hours Aug. 18-24

Military commissaries worldwide will return to normal operating schedules the week of Aug. 18-24, said the director and CEO of the Defense Commissary Agency.The DeCA announcement comes in the wake of the Department of Defense's Aug. 6 decision to curtail furloughs of its civilian workforce from 11

Colorado Reserve C-130s rejoin aerial fire fighting efforts

An Air Force Reserve Command Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130, aircrew and support personnel will rejoin aerial fire fighting efforts in the Northwestern U.S. today.Approximately 10 Air Force reservists from the 302nd Airlift Wing here will partner with a Wyoming Air National