Civil engineers honored at annual gala

The Air Force's focus on engineering and environmental projects in 2011 will be highlighted during the 50th Annual Civil Engineer Awards dinner at the Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Officers' Club Feb. 23 at 5 p.m. Military member award category winners will be able to wear the Air Force recognition

McConnell Airman represents AF Reserve at 172 miles per hour

Calling an Airman "high speed" is a figure of speech that goes hand-in-hand with phrases like "sharp troop," "go-getter," and "on-the-ball," but when someone says Tech Sgt. John Fitzpatrick is "high speed," the compliment is literal.Fitzpatrick, an aircraft structural craftsman with the 931st

Command announces financial management awards

Air Force Reserve Command's financial management people learned in January who was the best in the command in 2011.Maj. Thelma Jenkins of the 440th Airlift Wing, Pope Field, N.C., won three command awards. The awards are the Maj. Gen. Frank R. Faykes FM Comptroller of the Year award, the Robert B.

Congressman visits command headquarters

Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr. commander of Air Force Reserve Command, hosted U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson from South Carolina at the AFRC headquarters here Jan. 12.Wilson represents his state's 2nd Congressional District and serves as a member of the House Armed Services Committee. He visited the

AFRC holds largest Yellow Ribbon event in Orlando

More than 800 Reservists and their families gathered in Orlando, Fla., Dec. 16-18 to participate in Air Force Reserve Command's Yellow Ribbon Program. The Yellow Ribbon Program was initiated by the Secretary of Defense and mandated by Congress in 2008 to provide information, services, referral and

AF's top cyber general visits AFRC

Lt. Gen. William T. Lord, Air Force chief of Warfighting Integration and Chief Information Officer, visited Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command and the 689th Combat Communications Wing here, Jan. 6-7, 2012. During the visit, he conducted a video teleconference with Air Force Reserve

AF's top cyber general visits AFRC

Grissom Airmen return from deployment, celebrate belated holidays

Oh there's no place like home for the holidays, and that never rang truer than for a group of Grissom Airmen fresh off their jets from a recent deployment. Two KC-135R Stratotanker crews flew in formation over Grissom before touching down on Hoosier ground Jan. 5 after spending over two months on a

Rules restrict political activity by DOD personnel

With election activity steadily picking up, defense officials are in the process of issuing regular election-year guidance to remind military and Defense Department civilians that they're subject to rules regulating their involvement in political activities.This issue -- one the department regularly

Defense bill authorizes pay raise and new mobilization rules

When President Barack Obama signed the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act on Dec. 31, 2011, he enacted new laws on military pay and mobilization. These laws start the New Year with the Defense Appropriation Bill that the president signed on Dec. 23, which provides $5.2 billion for the Air Force