Commander visits with Wright-Pat reservists

Air Force Reserve announces senior leader changes

Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson, chief of Air Force Reserve, announced  the following senior leader changes June 6. Brig. Gen. Stephen "Fritz" Linsenmeyer, from commander, Force Generation Center, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., to deputy director for Joint Matters, Hq

Sequestration likely to continue into 2014

Sequestration spending cuts could continue into 2014, and the impact of the deep cuts will fall disproportionately on small business, the Pentagon's top acquisition official told a Navy industry forum Monday."It's a reasonable possibility that we will go into 2014 with sequestration still underway,"

Back shop tour

Lt. Gen. James Jackson, commander of the Air Force Reserve Command and AFRC Command Chief Master Sgt. Cameron Kirksey toured Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., June 1-2 and met the men and women of the command's 439th Airlift Wing, a unit-equipped C-5 Galaxy unit.

301st Services captures first Hennessey win

The 301st Sustainment Services Flight members returned home to an enthusiastic welcome after receiving the coveted 2013 John L. Hennessey Trophy Award during a May ceremony in Chicago. The Food Services team competed in the sweltering heat of last August's unit training assembly at Naval Air Station

315th Airlift Wing accepts Charleston's latest C-17 Globemaster III

Col. James Fontanella, 315th Airlift Wing commander, accepted the ceremonial key to aircraft P-222 from Lt. Gen. Robert R. Allardice, Air Mobility Command vice commander, May 30.The aircraft is Joint Base Charleston's latest C-17 Globemaster III addition."It's really an honor for us to be here

Squadron adopts brown bag approach to professional development

Air Force reservists often bring a wealth of experience from their civilian jobs to the military mission.When Lt. Col. Leslie Beavers took command of the 50th Intelligence Squadron at Beale AFB in March 2012, she decided a professional development program she had experienced in her civilian

Reservist recalls 'lucky' motorcycle accident

"Lucky" ... That's what the doctor told me as I was being pushed through a set of double doors at the hospital. "Boy, you sure are lucky."I was a little mad at him for saying that at the moment because I didn't understand what he meant at the time. I remember thinking to myself, I don't know what

President surveys Oklahoma tornado damage

President Barack Obama landed here on his way to Moore, Okla. to survey the tornado devastation and meet with victims and first responders May 26. The president shook hands and spoke with some Tinker AFB employees, families, and first responders on the flight line here before traveling to Moore,

June issue of Citizen Airman is available online

The June issue of Citizen Airman is now available on the web at http://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/.  Contents include feature articles on a new program that uses technology to provide aircraft maintainers easier access to technical orders. Also featured in this issue is the first of a four-part series