A Winding Path: Total Force Recruiter follows unusual road to success

In fiscal year 2020 – Tech. Sgt. Kyle Hauser’s first full year of being an Air Force Reserve recruiter – he met his yearly accession goal in less than four months. How did the personable Airman achieve such remarkable success? By applying what he learned throughout an already successful Air Force

433rd CES firefighters deploy; unit, families say farewell

Early-morning June 28, twelve firefighters from the 433rd Civil Engineer Squadron and their families gathered in the darkness here to say their goodbyes before the Reserve Citizen Airmen begin their deployment journey.The firefighters are headed to an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia for a

Fallen Air Force pilot welcomed home

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Last week, Air Force reservists in the 419th Fighter Wing helped welcome home the remains of 1st Lt. Kenneth “Kage” Allen, a Utahn and Air Force pilot killed this month in an F-15C crash off the coast of England.  About a dozen 419th reservists joined hundreds of other

Air Force Chief of Staff visits AFRC

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein visited AFRC Headquarters to recognize two Airmen for their efforts during COVID-19 during his visit to Robins Air Force Base, Gerogia on June 24.Goldfein recognized  Master Sgt. Robert Crowe and Lt. Col. Jessica Dees. Crowe, a branch superintendent

Chief sets bar, challenges troops to invest more time in JPME

In the United States Air Force, there is almost no greater honor for an enlisted member than to obtain the rank of chief master sergeant and have the opportunity to give back to the force.

Battling COVID; a cyber Airman’s story

Tech. Sgt. Brandon Ibanez, a cyber intelligence analyst with the 854th Combat Operations Squadron here, doesn’t wear a helmet to work, nor does he wear a sword or shield. Ibanez’s role in his unit requires him to analyze intelligence and triangulate technical, geographical and operational

Tricare Reserve Select termination explained

For Airmen enrolled in Tricare Reserve Select, there has been a change over the last 60 days on Tricare coverage payments due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ability to request reinstatement if needed due to miscommunication of policy guidelines.The June 16 policy change stated Tricare “will delay

Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett along with Kansas Senator Jerry Moran and Congressman Ron Estes visit McConnell Air Force Base

Senator Jerry Moran, right, observed Maj Jordan Kemp, 18th Air Refueling Squadron, Aircrew Training Detachment Director of Operations, during a flight on a KC-46A Pegasus June 10, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Kemp showed Moran and Congressman Ron Estes the aircraft’s aerial refueling

'Ghost-painted' F-16 takes to the sky

Reserve pilot returns from USAFE-AFAFRICA mission

Upon landing after a requalification flight, an F-15 functional check flight (FCF) pilot with the 339th Flight Test Squadron called his operations section to deliver a status update, only to find out that his squadron and group commanders were waiting for him at the hangars. With no additional