April 12, 2019 Scobee testifies before Senate Appropriations Committee Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee, chief of the Air Force Reserve and Air Force Reserve Command commander, joined his counterparts from the Army, Navy, Marine and National Guard, April 10, in front of the Senate Appropriations Committee’s defense subcommittee on Capitol Hill to testify on the fiscal year 2020
April 11, 2019 10,000 hours Lt. Col. Barry Cupples, a navigator with the 757th Airlift Squadron, completed his ten thousandth C-130 flight hour here, April 6, 2019.
April 10, 2019 Key to success: key spouses connect at 22nd Air Force summit Key spouses from across 22nd Air Force gathered to learn, share and network at the Numbered Air Force’s first Key Spouse Leadership Summit April 2-4, 2019 at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia.Approximately 15 spouses from 22nd AF Direct Reporting Units participated. Air Force Reserve Command Senior
April 10, 2019 New mobile app enables, engages, empowers Airmen The Air Force now has an enterprise-wide mobile app designed to provide Airmen with streamlined access to information they need for their lives and careers.
April 9, 2019 ARPC’s top ten things to know about AGR assignments Recently, the Chief of Air Force Reserve approved changes to the Active Guard Reserve program which are expected to be implemented later this year in September.
April 9, 2019 Senior NCO creates course to boost enlisted development A senior NCO with the 413th Flight Test Group recently partnered with leaders from 10th Air Force to host a pair of first-ever enlisted development courses at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas, for members of Air Force Reserve Command’s aviation resource management career
April 8, 2019 Air Force handpicks Reserve Airmen to lead customer-focused innovation The BRICE app is an iOS app provided with a tablet that brings technical data, forms, and other tools to Airmen on the flight line. The new app has proven to reduce wasted man hours walking back and forth to the tool crib, or office for computer access. This improves flight readiness, data entry,
April 4, 2019 New chapter for the 911th Airlift Wing The 911th Airlift Wing is undergoing an aircraft conversion switching from the C-130 Hercules to a much a larger cargo aircraft in the C-17 Globemaster III.As of this week, three out of the eight C-17s assigned to the 911th Airlift Wing will be stationed at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air
April 3, 2019 HQ ARPC reduces retirement order processing time Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center concentrated efforts during the month of February to reduce the inventory of retirement applications for Guard and Reserve members turning 60 years of age.
April 1, 2019 Air Force Reserve expands hiring authority to recruit, maintain readiness To meet the needs of America’s national security requirements, the Air Force Reserve Command is expanding the direct hiring authority to recruit Air Reserve Technician maintenance personnel when and where they are needed.“Direct Hire Authority (DHA) enables DoD to recruit and appoint qualified