Air Force Reserve celebrates 65 years of historic service

President Harry S. Truman signed legislation on April 14, 1948, establishing the modern-day Air Force Reserve. The new organization reaffirmed the "Citizen Airmen" concept that reaches back to the Army Air Service reservists of the First World War. This came seven months after Truman established the

Reserve Red Horse unit has happy homecoming at Charleston

Hundreds of family members and friends waited anxiously in a packed Joint Base Charleston Passenger Terminal for a 747 charter jet carrying nearly 100 Airmen from 560th Red Horse Squadron returning from a six-month deployment  April 11.The Air Force Reservists have been deployed as part of the the

Air Force restarts tuition assistance

The Air Force has officially restarted military tuition assistance, effective immediately. The service restarted the program as a result of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2013, where Congress called for the MTA program to continue in the current fiscal year. As a

Robins reserve combat comm unit supports African Lion exercise

Fourteen members of Air Force Reserve Command's 55th Combat Communications Squadron here are in Morocco providing critical communications support for African Lion 2013, an annually scheduled, bilateral U.S. and Moroccan sponsored exercise designed to improve interoperability and mutual understanding

Air Combat Command stands down units due to budget cuts

The United States Air Force will begin to stand down active duty combat units starting today to ensure the remaining units supporting worldwide operations can maintain sufficient readiness through the remainder of the fiscal year.The stand down is the result of cuts to the command's operations and

Reservists asked to participate in Community Assessment Survey

The 2013 Air Force Community Assessment Survey launched April 5, and all members of the Air Force Reserve team who are asked to participate are encouraged to do so.The assessment is designed to assist chaplains and people working in installation-level Airman and family readiness centers, family

First three A-10 Thunderbolt IIs leave Barksdale

Barksdale to begin A-10 transfers

The 917th Fighter Group here will start transferring its 24 A-10C Thunderbolt II jet aircraft to other units beginning April 8 as part of force structure changes authorized by the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2013.The official transfers will start with three aircraft. One A-10C will

April issue of Citizen Airman available online

The April issue of Citizen Airman magazine features a salute to the Band of the Air Force Reserve, which will be inactivating Sept. 30. Also, the magazine includes stories on the 307th Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., passing a critical nuclear certification test; a mom who, inspired by

Congress reviews reserve forces equipment needs

Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson, chief of Air Force Reserve, joined other Reserve and National Guard senior leaders on Capitol Hill March 19 to testify and answer questions.The Air Force and Army reserve component flag officers went before the House Armed Services Committee's Tactical Air and Land Forces