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  • Air Force Reserve Pipe Band performs for president

    Military bagpipers are a unique sight in Washington, D.C., especially clad in official Air Force tartan kilts and lining the steps of the U.S. Capitol. So unique, in fact, the pipe band of the Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve is the only professional pipe band in the Department of Defense. On

  • Senior leaders discuss future of Air Force Reserve

    Senior leaders from Air Force Reserve Command assembled here March 26-27 during the 2012 Senior Leader Conference to discuss the future of the command. Theme of this year's conference was "Full Operational Capability: Full Spectrum Combat Capability with Unparalleled Efficiency" and how the Air

  • Pararescue Airmen aid avalanche victims

    A pararescue Airmen who went to the aid of avalanche victims nearly became a victim himself when the rescue helicopter dragged him and his patient across the steeply sloped mountain March 18. Air Force Reserve Staff Sgt. Darrell Williams, a pararescueman with the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force

  • Jackson nominated to lead Air Force Reserve

    Maj. Gen. James F. Jackson has been nominated for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general and for assignment as chief of Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.Jackson's nomination by the president was announced

  • AFRC announces Aircrew Flight Equipment Award nominees for 2011

    Air Force Reserve Command announced the 2011 Air Reserve Component Aircrew Flight Equipment Award nominees March 19.The AFRC nominees who will represent the command at Air Force level are:Aircrew Flight Equipment Senior NCO of the Year:Master Sgt. Kevin E. Younger, 926th Operations Support Squadron,

  • McChord wings set Operation Deep Freeze airlift record

    Reservists with the 446th Airlift Wing, in partnership with their active-duty brethren from the 62nd Airlift Wing, completed a record-setting Operation Deep Freeze season. Team McChord ODF C-17 airlift support missions began Aug. 20, 2011 and ended March 4.As the 304th Expeditionary Airlift

  • Stop Loss Special Pay Extended

    Eligible Airmen, veterans and their beneficiaries now have until midnight Oct. 21 to apply for retroactive stop loss special pay following an extension in the continuing resolution authorized by Public Law 112-74. The new Oct. 21, 2012 deadline extends the original cutoff for applications and allows

  • SecAF and CSAF discuss changes to active, reserve mix to Congress

    The Air Force's two top leaders discussed planned adjustments to the Air Force's active and reserve components during a congressional hearing here March 14.During testimony before the Senate Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on Defense, Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force

  • H2H helps reservists find civilian jobs

    Two major challenges facing the nation are unemployment and underemployment.These related problems are especially severe for junior enlisted people in the National Guard and Reserve. A 2011 survey of them showed a 23 percent unemployment rate in pay grades E-1 through E-4.In response to these