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April 14, 2023
The First 75 Years: Reserve celebrates three quarters of a century of unparalleled service

Over the past 75 years, hundreds of thousands of men and women have answered their nation’s call and served as Air Force Reservists, ready at a moment’s notice to leave their families and civilian jobs to serve their country.
June 23, 2022
Pride and Prejudice, Patriotism and Perseverance

After a few months, Policarpio realized the change in the military’s culture since 2008 was permanent. She began opening up to her fellow Airmen. Today, Master Sgt. Hosanna Policarpio, serves as her unit’s operations superintendent, leveraging her technical skills and continuing to build a culture
June 1, 2022
Deployers learn how to enrich their relationships at Yellow Ribbon event

Air Force Reserve deployers and their loved ones learned relationship tools and strategies at a Yellow Ribbon Program event in Bellevue, Washington, May 28-29.
March 7, 2022
Building Partnerships: Organization dedicated to producing healthy military communities

In order to better understand and mitigate the unique challenges faced by geographically dispersed service members (including new recruits), veterans and their families, many of whom live off the installation, Congress directed DoD to develop a long-term strategy for aligning efforts to improve
Feb. 4, 2022
New Yellow Ribbon course focuses on single Reserve Citizen Airmen

Air Force Reserve Command’s Yellow Ribbon Program launched a new course to better address single Reserve Citizen Airmen, whose deployment challenges are often much different than those of service members in long-term relationships.
Aug. 3, 2020
Guam’s Reserve Airmen get piece of innovation pie

Keeping the 44th Aerial Port Squadron’s mission going here is by no means a simple feat. It requires constant training to keep up with the demands of the base’s daily operations. Through the use of Squadron Innovation Funds provided by AFWERX, the Air Force’s innovation program, Reserve Citizen
July 31, 2020
Maintaining resiliency in paradise

With Air Force suicide rates rising 33 percent in 2019, and the numbers are trending upwards this year. It is vital for the military to provide the proper tools for resiliency to all members, especially those returning from deployment. Fortunately, Military Wellness and Recreation assists as a part
July 3, 2019
Families learn about deployment-related resiliency

It wasn’t until Master Sgt. Joseph Vergona returned from his seventh deployment that the Reserve Citizen Airmen and his family participated in a program that promotes the well-being of reservists and their loved ones by connecting them with resources before and after deployments.“It really made the
May 8, 2019
Yellow Ribbon benefits repeat attendees

It can be hard to take in everything that the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program has to offer in just one training weekend. For many deploying Reserve Citizen Airmen and their loved ones, the solution is coming back again and again.
Aug. 14, 2018
Air Force Reserve family helps Airman go active duty

With 850 miles in the rearview, a 22 year-old pulled up to Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, with a mixture of nerves and excitement as he focused on the road before him. Once greeted by a smiling Airman, he knew this moment marked the start of a journey he had been seeking for the past year.