Air Force Reserve Command announces 2011 ISR awards

Air Force Reserve Command announced the 2011 Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance Awards Program winners March 12.The AFRC winners who will represent the command at Air Force level are:Outstanding Air Reserve Component Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance Field Grade Officer:Level I - Lt.

Czech Republic visitors thank AFRC

Air Force Reserve Command announces history award winners for 2011

Air Force Reserve Command announced the 2011 AFRC Historical Services, History and Museums Program Award winners March 9.The award winners are:Wing history - Master Sgt. Thomas W. Mason, 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown, Air Reserve Station, Ohio.Heritage - Headquarters AFRC Historical Services staff,

Air Force Reserve plans to change about 3,000 jobs in FY13

The Air Force Reserve announced about 3,000 job changes on March 6 that will realign affected reservists into growing new career fields and help the Total Force reduce manning by 9,900 Airmen in fiscal 2013. As some Air Force reservists have to move or travel to new jobs, the Air Force Reserve plans

AF expands drug testing to include abused prescription drugs

The Air Force and other military services will expand their drug testing to include testing for commonly abused prescription drugs beginning May 1, 2012.On Jan. 31, 2012, the Secretary of Defense gave a 90-day advance notice of the drug testing expansion which aims to counter the nation's growing

POW shares reintegration tips with Reservists and their families

Having spent more than five years in prisoner of war camps during the Vietnam War, Lee Ellis knows better than just about anyone how difficult it is to reconnect with family and friends after a long military separation. Ellis shared his experiences and tips for reintegration with about 450 Air Force

3 win awards in Air Force Media Contest

Three Air Force reservists won top honors in the 2011 Air Force Media Contest, according to an announcement Feb 27.The winners from Air Force Reserve Command are Tech. Sgt. Shawn Jones, print journalist of the year, 514th Air Mobility Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.; Senior Airman

Fiscal Year 2013 is the year of 'Force Rebalance'

Building the Fiscal Year 2013 budget and planning future force structure and manning reductions is a path of tough choices said Air Force senior leaders at the Air Force Association Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Fla., on Feb. 23.The new defense strategy and the nation's need to cut the deficit

Collaborative effort in making force structure changes

Air Force total force officials discussed the strategic planning efforts that resulted in making the 'hard choices' affecting future Air Force viability and force structure here Feb. 22. Driven by the 2011 Budget Control Act and new defense strategy, the Air Force needed to align the current force

President recommends $5.062 billion for AF Reserve in FY13

Under the Fiscal 2013 President's Budget Request announced Feb. 13, Air Force Reserve Command is slated to receive an annual operating budget of $5.062 billion starting in October.The FY13 budget includes $1.885 billion for military personnel, $3.166 billion for operations and maintenance to pay for