June 2, 2012 AF Reservists, Army, British soldiers honor French village for D-Day support Air Force Reservists and other U.S .and Allied military members paid their respects to the people of this small French village June 1 as part of a number of ceremonies recognizing the 68th Anniversary of the Normandy D-Day invasion.Airmen from the Air Forced Reserve Command's 302nd, 910th and 440th
June 1, 2012 Command chooses Key Spouse of Year The wife of a reservist from Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., is Air Force Reserve Command's 2011 Key Spouse of the Year.Stephanie Smith is married to Lt. Col. Raymond Smith, a C-5 pilot in the 337th Airlift Squadron at Westover.The command announced Smith's award selection in a memorandum May
May 31, 2012 Several directorates moving to new AFRC building A new building off Robins Parkway will welcome about 400 occupants starting June 15.About 100 dignitaries and staffers from Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command toured the 93,000-square-foot modular facility and attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony May 30.Construction on the two-story structure
May 29, 2012 Airman reunites with family during Braves game An Air Force Reservist hit the proverbial grand slam by surprising his family at the Braves Memorial Day baseball game May 28. Master Sgt. David Sims was returning from a six-month deployment to Kabul, Afghanistan. His family was attending the Braves game at Turner Field. They were called onto the
May 29, 2012 Josh Turner, Angie Johnson to perform at Independence Day concert July 2 American country music superstar and award-winner Josh Turner will perform with the Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve at this year's Independence Day concert in Warner Robins July 2.Also singing her heart out at the concert will be Staff Sgt. Angie Johnson, a vocalist with the 571st Air Force Band,
May 25, 2012 Reserve, Guard leaders discuss budgets, DOD cuts on Capitol Hill The top leaders from Army, Navy, Marine and Air Force Reserve and National Guard programs provided statements and answered questions at a Senate hearing regarding their fiscal 2013 manning and budget proposals on May 23.Cutting budgets, making decisions and retaining the most capability were the hot
May 24, 2012 Jolly Green protects, serves for milestone Dragon launch A Dragon breathed fire at 3:44 a.m. EDT May 22 with the launch of the first-ever commercial rocket mission to the International Space Station.Before the Space Exploration Technology's Falcon 9 rocket lifted off, Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing based at nearby Patrick Air Force Base flew two
May 24, 2012 Pope office named best IG team An inspector general team on a military installation is not always viewed as good news.That's not the case for the 440th Airlift Wing at Pope Field, N.C. Its IG office is the recipient of the 2011 General John P. Flynn IG Award. The Secretary of the Air Force IG named the office the best
May 23, 2012 Command names Grover Loening Trophy recipient The 732nd Airlift Squadron at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., is the recipient of the Grover Loening Trophy for calendar year 2011.Air Force Reserve Command announced its award selection May 18. The award recognizes the command's best flying unit, exclusive of combat rescue and special
May 22, 2012 442nd Fighter Wing gears up for active-duty association The 442nd Fighter Wing is scheduled to begin integrating more than 100 active-duty Airmen by October.The total-force integration of active-duty Airmen into Reserve units is part of an initiative to improve efficiency and combat capability by leveraging reserve experience and continuity. The 442nd is