April 19, 2011 AFRC commander makes 'heartwarming' return to Grissom Home is where the heart is, and for the Chief of the Air Force Reserve, a quick stop a Grissom was, in a way, a homecoming. "It's been really heartwarming coming back here to Grissom," said Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner, Jr., Air Force Reserve Command commander, who was on a tour of AFRC installations
April 19, 2011 Reservists part of gold medal teams at Armed Forces Triathlon Four Air Force reservists helped their U.S. Air Force Triathlon Teams win the Armed Forces Triathlon Championship for the second consecutive year. Twenty-four Air Force triathletes, including two men and two women from the Air Force Reserve, represented the Air Force at the Armed Forces Triathlon
April 17, 2011 Air Force Reserve C-130s support fight against Mexican wildland fires Two Air Force Reserve Command C-130 aircraft conducted three aerial firefighting missions from here April 16 in support of the ongoing efforts to contain the wildland fires in the Mexico state of Coahuila.The C-130s are from the 302nd Airlift Wing, Peterson AFB, Colo., and are under the command and
April 13, 2011 Dobbins hosts 1,500 joint service JROTC cadets More than 1,500 Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets experienced their first flight on a military aircraft during the 94th Airlift Wing's annual C-130 orientation flight event here April 12-13, 2011. Reservists, civilians, contractors and youth volunteers worked together to host the event
April 12, 2011 Reservists work jointly to solve problems at readiness exercise More than 170 Defense Logistics Agency reservists from all four services participated in the fifth annual Joint Reserve Training Readiness Exercise here, April 4-10. The objective of the exercise was to enhance Total Force readiness while simultaneously completing service-required training and
April 11, 2011 March engineers embed with Army in Afghanistan The 22 combat engineers from the 452nd Civil Engineering Squadron who deployed at the end of January have completed combat skills training at Fort McCoy, Wis., and have been embedded with Army units in six locations throughout southern and eastern Afghanistan.The engineers' mission with the Army
April 4, 2011 Reserve Airmen provide medical support in Belize When most people think of Belize, they picture scuba diving, touring nature preserves or visiting one of the several Mayan Temples in the country. That is not the case for Reserve Airmen of the 459th Expeditionary Aerospace Medicine Squadron, who recently deployed to the developing Central American
April 4, 2011 General discusses Reserve efficiencies, budget on Capitol Hill As Congress continues to debate and find ways to fund the Fiscal Year 2011 budget, Reserve leaders were on Capitol Hill to testify and answer questions about the President's FY2012 budget that was introduced in February.The House Armed Services Committee's subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land
April 4, 2011 434th ARW chaplain tops in AFRC Glorifying God, serving Airmen, pursuing excellence aren't just ordinary words; they are the chaplain corps vision statement and job description for every chaplain in the Air Force.Chaplain (Maj.) Obadiah Smith, Jr., 434th Air Refueling Wing chaplain, was selected as Air Force Reserve Command
March 31, 2011 Multi-service team welcomes DoD families evacuating from Japan A multi-service team of military and nongovernmental agency workers welcomed four flights carrying Department of Defense families from Japan beginning March 24 at Denver International Airport in support of Operation Pacific Passage.Eligible dependents of U.S. service members and non-emergency DoD
Charleston Reservist wins top Air Force photographer award Staff Sgt. Joseph Leveille, of the 315th Airlift Wing’s 4th Combat Camera Squadron here at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, was named Air Force Military Photographer of the Year this week.
2023 AFRC A1 awards announced Col. Edward Segura, Air Force Reserve Command’s director of manpower, personnel and services, announces AFRC’s 2023 A1 award winners.
Command announces nominees for FY23 Air Force Small Business Awards Air Force Reserve Command announces nominees for FY23 Air Force Small Business Awards
AFGSC names 2023 Global Strike Challenge winners Air Force Global Strike Command announced the winners of Global Strike Challenge 2023 at the multi-month competition’s capstone event Nov. 8.