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  • Official Photo for 44th Fighter Group Maintenance Squadron Logistics Officer Capt. Elizabeth L. Van Patten.

    Bronze Star service, a family legacy

    The greatest resource within the Air Force Reserve is its Airmen and we highlight an amazing Reserve Citizen Airman from the 44th Fighter Group, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., with an amazing story, which spans generations. The 44 FG is a classic associate unit of the 301st Fighter Wing.
  • The Yellow Ribbon Program hosted an event in Orlando, Florida, July 23-24, 2021. More than 350 Reserve Citizen Airmen and their loved ones gather in the program’s first large-scale, in-person event in more than 14 months. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mary McKnight)

    In-person Yellow Ribbon event characterized by caution, connections

    More than 350 Airmen and their loved ones traveled to the Sunshine State to attend an in-person Air Force Reserve Yellow Ribbon event July 23-24, 2021. It was the first large-audience, in-person event since pandemic prompted travel restrictions in March 2020. The Yellow Ribbon Program began in 2008 following a congressional mandate for the Department of Defense to assist reservists and National Guard members in maintaining resiliency as they transition between their military and civilian roles.
  • Screenshot image from Chief Master Sgt. Eric Smith, chief enlisted manager of command and special staff at Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Georgia, briefing Reserve Citizen Airmen and their loved ones on deployment-related resiliency skills during a virtual Yellow Ribbon event May 15, 2021.

    Lighten your backpack: tips to overcome deployment challenges

    Reserve Citizen Airmen and their families received deployment advice from Chief Master Sgt. Eric Smith during a virtual Yellow Ribbon event May 15-16.
  • Photo of a tablet showing the Air Force Reserve Yellow Ribbon Program hosted a virtual event April 24-25.

    Having courage to care for one another is key to readiness

    In preparation to deploy and transition back home, Reserve Citizen Airmen and their loved ones attended a virtual Yellow Ribbon event, April 24-25.The Air Force Reserve Yellow Ribbon Program promotes the well-being of reservists and their families by connecting them with resources before, during and after deployments.The event’s participants were
  • Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Marshall Irvin briefs dozens of Airmen on leadership skills during a virtual Yellow Ribbon event held March 21, 2021. Yellow Ribbon is an event-driven program designed to help service members and their families prepare for, see-through and reintegrate after deployments. (Image is a screenshot from event)

    Leadership Lesson: Rank means nothing if you don’t know what you’re doing

    Reserve Citizen Airmen and their families attended a virtual Yellow Ribbon event March 21-22 as they prepared for deployments and for the transition back home.In addition to learning valuable information about things like financial benefits and spiritual fitness, this month’s keynote speaker, retired Air Force Col. Marshall Irvin, provided
  • U.S. Air Force Reservist Capt. Erin Rost, United States Air Force Academy admissions liaison officer, conducts an interview with a prospective academy student while teleworking from home during the COVID-19 pandemic May 7, 2020, at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina.

    The Future Work Environment: AFRC mapping out a tomorrow highlighted by more alternative workspace arrangements

    Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020, Air Force Reserve Command was dipping its toes into the pool of telework work and other alternative workspace arrangements. The pandemic pushed the command into the deep end, forcing AFRC to immediately shift to a work-from-home business model.
  • Graphic image of Capt. Anna Sanchez, a clinical nurse with the 94th Airlift Wing at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia, leads a discussion on the importance of individual character strengths in overcoming adversity Feb. 28, 2021.

    Building upon personal strengths help Airmen, families overcome stress

    Fortunately, the Air Force Reserve Yellow Ribbon Program exists to help alleviate this stress. The program consists of a series of events designed to provide members and families with essential resources prior to deployment, stability and support while deployed, and successful re-integration techniques after the deployment cycle ends.
  • Captain D’Anthony Harris, who coordinates psychological health initiatives for the Air Force Reserve Command’s Yellow Ribbon Program, delivers a presentation on the importance of resiliency during a Yellow Ribbon event Jan. 23, 2021. Harris stressed the need to build a resiliency profile that is made up of four parts: building optimism and positive emotions, establishing a personal moral compass, practicing mental and emotional flexibility, and focusing on meaning and purpose.

    Where the rubber meets the road: building your resiliency profile

    During the Jan. 23-24 virtual Yellow Ribbon event, keynote speaker Capt. D’Anthony Harris delivered a speech on resiliency and how to build a four-part resiliency profile in order to equip Airmen and their families for life’s challenges.According to Harris, who coordinates psychological health initiatives for the Air Force Reserve Command’s Yellow

  • 624th Reserve Citizen Airmen administered COVID-19 vaccine first dose

    Medical personnel and first responders assigned to the 624th Regional Support Group received the initial dose of the COVID-19 vaccine Jan. 22 at Hickam Memorial Fitness Center on Joint Base Pearl-Harbor Hickam.

  • Finance coach provides advice on pandemic, deployment

    The ongoing pandemic provides an opportunity for Airmen to resituate their financial lives, create actionable financial goals and offer options to grow wealth, said Kristy Tubbs, a financial coach with Piece of Heart Financial Counseling, during a virtual Yellow Ribbon event Dec. 18-19.Tubbs, a military spouse of 32 years who has experienced
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