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  • Photo of Maj. Marshall Klitzke, a traditional Reservist assigned to the 70th Flight Training Squadron, U.S. Air Force Academy, who will be among the five Air Force-affiliated climbers attempting to scale Denali beginning May 29.

    Denali climbers hope to highlight importance of proactive resilience

    Five current and former Airmen - including two Air Force Reservists - who are planning to scale the highest mountain peak in North America beginning later this month, are hoping their expedition will put a spotlight on the importance of proactive resilience.
  • Photos of the ceremony promoting Matthew J. Burger from Brigadier General to major general.

    Burger promotes to Major General

    In a promotion ceremony Matthew J. Burger, Air Force Reserve Command deputy commander, was promoted to Major General on May 11. The ceremony was officiated by Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee, Chief or the Air Force Reserve and commander of the Air Force Reserve Command, in the AFRC Headquarters building on Robins Air Force Base in Georgia. Maj. Gen. Burger is responsible for the daily operations of the command, consisting of approximately 70,000 Reserve Citizen Airmen and more than 300 aircraft among three Numbered Air Forces, 34 flying wings, 10 flying groups, a space wing, a cyber wing and an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance wing.
  • Congratulations to the 2021 Air Force Rerserve Command Outstanding Airmen of the Year. They were recognized during a virtual event on May 5. (U.S. Air Force Graphic by Donaldo Clarke)

    2021 Outstanding Airmen of the Year

    Air Force Reserve Command leaders recognized exceptional Reserve Citizen Airmen during the 2021 AFRC Outstanding Airmen of the Year ceremony held virtually, May 5.All winners and nominees competed in their respective Numbered Air Force before moving forward to compete at the major command level.The AFRC Outstanding Airmen of the Year nominees and
  • A group of 960th Cyberspace Wing Reserve Citizen Airmen receive a briefing on officer promotion boards April 28, 2021, at the Museum of Aviation, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, during the 960th CW 2021 Leadership Summit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samantha Mathison)

    Gladiators gather for 2021 Leadership Summit

    Gladiators in the 960th Cyberspace Wing gathered here and virtually April 26-30, to participate in the 2021 Leadership Summit. Over the course of four days, participants had opportunities to listen, interact and ask questions of keynote speakers, cyberspace leaders and each other.
  • River Dog Flyover

    Bill Murray flies with 315th AW for RiverDogs opener

    Actor Bill Murray joined 315th Airlift Wing Reservists and helped kick off the Charleston RiverDogs 2021 season opening home game with a C-17 flyover May 4, 2021, at 7:25 p.m. over Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park in Charleston, South Carolina.
  • Graphic depciting The proForce Congressional Inquiries Case Management application, launched in March 2021, streamlines and automates cases and promises to decrease the workload by 60 percent, allowing the USAF Reserve Policy Integration office (AF/REI) to more efficiently process incoming inquires. (U.S. Air Force Graphic by Anthony Burns)The proForce Congressional Inquiries Case Management application, launched in March 2021, streamlines and automates cases and promises to decrease the workload by 60 percent, allowing the USAF Reserve Policy Integration office (AF/REI) to more efficiently process incoming inquires. (U.S. Air Force Graphic by Anthony Burns)

    Citizen Developer Team Revolutionizes Manual Process, Creates Cloud-Based App

    Propelling forward the Air Force’s initiative to replace antiquated systems with new cloud-based solutions, a team from the Headquarters Air Force Reserve recently developed and implemented the first customer relationship management (CRM) application built for Air Force Manpower, Personnel, and Services (A1).The proForce Congressional Inquiries
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    From Little Girl in Ghana to Legislative Fellow in the U.S. Government; Reserve Citizen Airman embodies the American Dream

    Senior Master Sgt. Eva Appiah, 357th Airlift Squadron first sergeant, was selected as the Air Force Reserve Command's Enlisted Legislative Fellow for 2021.
  • Graphic depicting Beginning June 15, Commercial Virtual Remote (CVR) Teams will no longer be an option within the Air Force, and all information stored in that system will go away. As the CVR environment goes away, the Air Force network version of Microsoft Teams – a separate application with slightly different capabilities – will be enhanced to be more like CVR.

    Air Force transitions from CVR Teams to more secure systems

    Beginning June 15, Commercial Virtual Remote (CVR) Teams will no longer be an option within the Air Force, and all information stored in that system will go away. As the CVR environment goes away, the Air Force network version of Microsoft Teams – a separate application with slightly different capabilities – will be enhanced to be more like CVR.
  • A C-17 aircraft flies upward over Travis AFB, Calif.

    Exercise Nexus Dawn Kicks Off Across West Coast

    Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 349th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, California, and the 446th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, deployed to March Air Reserve Base, Calif., to kick off the units' first large-scale West Coast readiness exercise since the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Airlift missions continues amidst the pandemic

    Airlift missions continues amidst the pandemic

    As the world-wide pandemic surpasses it’s year mark, aircrew members from the 315th Airlift Wing continues its complex global reach mission, despite the challenges brought by COVID-19. This mission, already complex, flying two helicopters to South America inside a C-17 Globemaster III, was made more difficult by adding two loadmaster evaluations, a language barrier and precautions put in place due to the ongoing pandemic. 
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