Aug. 17, 2020 Deployment in the Time of COVID It’s 2 a.m. on a hot and muggy morning. In an empty parking lot, minivans and SUV’s are gathering together. People of all ages are gathering around a sidewalk, holding signs with barely visible names. A 5-year-old girl sits on the curb, hands holding her face, waiting, waiting, waiting…At the
Aug. 5, 2020 ‘This is it!’ former war refugee lives dream as Reserve Citizen Airman On August 6, 1992, the United States established diplomatic relations with Bosnia-Herzegovina following its independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; however, the country was in the midst of conflict.Tensions between Bosnia’s Muslims, Croats and Serbs escalated into armed
July 31, 2020 AFRC's chief diversity officer visits HQ ARPC, facilitates difficult discussions Officer, enlisted, and civilian leaders assigned to Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center, Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado, participated in Diversity & Inclusion Awareness training as well as guided discussions about race relations here July 28th.The Air Force Reserve Command’s Diversity and
July 30, 2020 926th Wing gets the green light for Active Association Air Combat Command published a Total Force Integration Record of Decision on July 15, stating the 64th Aggressor Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, will become an Air Force Reserve Command Active Association, officially setting up the 926th Wing to take responsibility for the aircraft and
July 30, 2020 Hiring reform changes the flight line game Hiring initiatives at the 926th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron have accelerated readiness, taking full-time manning from 30 percent to almost 100 percent in just over two years.
July 28, 2020 NASCAR, Driver Salute New Air Force Reservist JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- When LaToya Freeman got a call July 22 saying her name was going to be painted on Jimmie Johnson’s car as part of NASCAR Salutes for the Super Start Batteries 400 race at the Kansas Speedway, she was in disbelief.Freeman, who recently enlisted in the Air Force Reserve but has
July 24, 2020 Joint Forces: Reserve, Guard train for care in the air From broken bones, burns to head trauma, loss of limbs and more; Aeromedical Evacuation teams see more than their fair share of battle injuries. Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and Mississippi Air National Guardsmen from the 183rd AES collaborated for a three-day
July 22, 2020 Total Force recruiters work together ensuring future Airman gets dream job BOISE, Idaho – As Air Force Recruiting Service continues moving to a Total Force recruiting enterprise, the goal is simple – find the best way for a person to serve--full-time, part-time, in uniform or out of uniform.For recruiters from each of the three military components this is a paradigm shift,
July 17, 2020 Reserve squadron, American Airmen march into history JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-Randolph, Texas – The Air Force Reserve's 433rd Training Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, marched hundreds of Total Force Air Force trainees into the history books today when those trainees took their Airman's Oath during basic military training graduation,
July 16, 2020 KC-46 Completes Its First Aeromedical Evacuation Mission Airmen from the 931st Air Refueling Squadron and 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron participated in a Total Force mission to test capabilities of the KC-46A Pegasus during its first aeromedical evacuation on July 10, 2020.Over the course of six flights and 17 hours, the mission, which originated at