Features

April 4, 2022
Reserve Airmen, families learn to manage deployment expectations

Reserve Airmen learned to identify and prioritize their deployment expectations during a presentation at an Air Force Reserve Yellow Ribbon event in Orlando, Florida, March 26-27.
March 25, 2022
Yellow Ribbon events foster communication among leaders, Airmen, families

One benefit of Air Force Reserve Yellow Ribbon events is the opportunity for senior leaders, Reserve Airmen, and family members to interact with one another in a casual environment. Nearly 400 reservists and other guests attended a Yellow Ribbon event in Bellevue, Washington, March 18-20, to connect
March 16, 2022
Operation Allies Welcome: Reservists help Afghan refugees transition to new life

Lt. Col. Panos Bakogiannis says he will never be the same after his most recent Air Force deployment – a three-month stint at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, in support of Operation Allies Welcome – the Department of Homeland Security-led effort to support vulnerable Afghans as they safely
March 16, 2022
Print to Digital: Citizen Airman gradually transitioning to online-only format

In support of Air Force Reserve Command’s strategic priority to reform the organization, AFRC will gradually transition Citizen Airman magazine to an online-only format.
March 16, 2022
An Innovative Idea: 403rd maintainers earn recognition for engine oil pan hoist

Senior Master Sgt. Michael Lee, Master Sgt. Jessica Davis, Tech. Sgt. Matthew Slaydon, Staff Sgt. Bradford Collums, Staff Sgt. Josh Thompson and Senior Airman Elizabeth Demoran, a team of aerospace propulsion and metals technicians from the 403rd Maintenance Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base,
March 16, 2022
Fighter to the Finish: Oldest F-16 pilot in the Reserve retires

Most people in the military think of their jobs as at least a 20-year sentence. You do the time to get the retirement.For Lt. Col. Joseph “Hooter” Feheley, a Reserve Citizen Airman assigned to the 482nd Fighter Wing, Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, his job was a dream come true. So much in
March 16, 2022
Not Your Average Senior Airman: Reservist leaves life in Nigeria, fulfills dream of serving

Senior Airman Adeola Shafe is not the average senior airman in the United States Air Force.For starters, at age 42, he’s about 15-20 years older than the average senior airman.
March 16, 2022
Seamless Communication: Cyber Commandos offer unique capability for joint force

The ability to communicate freely and readily over a secure network is becoming more and more important for combatant commanders in today’s world as technology progresses.To leverage this capability, the warfighter relies on cyber professionals like those at the 919th Special Operations
March 16, 2022
Down-the-Road Deployment: Dover Reservists support mortuary mission

Compared to the 6,825 miles between Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, and Al-Udeid Air Base, Qatar, the quarter mile to get from the Air Force Reserve 512th Memorial Affairs Squadron and the Fisher House for Families of the Fallen doesn’t seem like it would be considered a deployment.However, three
March 16, 2022
A Bright Idea: 307th Bomb Wing one step closer to B-52 innovation

Lt. Col. Warren Carroll and Maj. Brandon Wolf, two Reserve Citizen Airmen assigned to the 307th Bomb Wing, brought a proposed B-52 Stratofortress innovation one step closer to fruition at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, in December.Engineers from the B-52 Stratofortress Systems Program Office