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  • Photos of the ceremony promoting Matthew J. Burger from Brigadier General to major general.

    Burger promotes to Major General

    In a promotion ceremony Matthew J. Burger, Air Force Reserve Command deputy commander, was promoted to Major General on May 11. The ceremony was officiated by Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee, Chief or the Air Force Reserve and commander of the Air Force Reserve Command, in the AFRC Headquarters building on Robins Air Force Base in Georgia. Maj. Gen. Burger is responsible for the daily operations of the command, consisting of approximately 70,000 Reserve Citizen Airmen and more than 300 aircraft among three Numbered Air Forces, 34 flying wings, 10 flying groups, a space wing, a cyber wing and an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance wing.
  • Congratulations to the 2021 Air Force Rerserve Command Outstanding Airmen of the Year. They were recognized during a virtual event on May 5. (U.S. Air Force Graphic by Donaldo Clarke)

    2021 Outstanding Airmen of the Year

    Air Force Reserve Command leaders recognized exceptional Reserve Citizen Airmen during the 2021 AFRC Outstanding Airmen of the Year ceremony held virtually, May 5.All winners and nominees competed in their respective Numbered Air Force before moving forward to compete at the major command level.The AFRC Outstanding Airmen of the Year nominees and
  • 433rd Security Forces Squadron defenders secure an entry control point to prevent simulated protesters from entering the base May 3, 2021 during the 433rd Airlift Wing’s Exercise Alamo Bravo at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The wing was exercising to evaluate its ability to conduct contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Iram Carmona)

    Alamo Wing executes Alamo-Bravo readiness exercise

    The 433rd Airlift Wing conducted a deployment readiness training event, Exercise Alamo Bravo, here May 3-7. The exercise enabled leadership to assess its Reserve Citizen Airmen’s deployment and readiness capabilities, so units within the wing can determine strengths and areas of improvement.
  • Image of Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee, chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, with his counterparts from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and National Guard May 4 to virtually testify before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense.

    Scobee testifies before House Appropriations Committee

    Reserve Component and Congressional members discussed specific Reserve missions, modernization, mental health, diversity and the fiscal 2022 budget. In addition, Scobee touted the many accomplishments of Reserve Citizen Airmen in a year marked by challenges.
  • Graphic depciting The proForce Congressional Inquiries Case Management application, launched in March 2021, streamlines and automates cases and promises to decrease the workload by 60 percent, allowing the USAF Reserve Policy Integration office (AF/REI) to more efficiently process incoming inquires. (U.S. Air Force Graphic by Anthony Burns)The proForce Congressional Inquiries Case Management application, launched in March 2021, streamlines and automates cases and promises to decrease the workload by 60 percent, allowing the USAF Reserve Policy Integration office (AF/REI) to more efficiently process incoming inquires. (U.S. Air Force Graphic by Anthony Burns)

    Citizen Developer Team Revolutionizes Manual Process, Creates Cloud-Based App

    Propelling forward the Air Force’s initiative to replace antiquated systems with new cloud-based solutions, a team from the Headquarters Air Force Reserve recently developed and implemented the first customer relationship management (CRM) application built for Air Force Manpower, Personnel, and Services (A1).The proForce Congressional Inquiries
  • Graphic depicting Beginning June 15, Commercial Virtual Remote (CVR) Teams will no longer be an option within the Air Force, and all information stored in that system will go away. As the CVR environment goes away, the Air Force network version of Microsoft Teams – a separate application with slightly different capabilities – will be enhanced to be more like CVR.

    Air Force transitions from CVR Teams to more secure systems

    Beginning June 15, Commercial Virtual Remote (CVR) Teams will no longer be an option within the Air Force, and all information stored in that system will go away. As the CVR environment goes away, the Air Force network version of Microsoft Teams – a separate application with slightly different capabilities – will be enhanced to be more like CVR.
  • Master Sgt. Daniel Bedford, Air Force Recruiting Service national events program manager, and Chief Master Sgt. Antonio Goldstrom, AFRS command chief, pose for a photo at the AIR RAID QB SIM Experience during the Super Bowl LV Experience outside of Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, Jan. 31, 2021.

    Total Force Recruiting: The first step to winning the high-end fight

    As I prepared to assume responsibilities as the Command Chief for Air Force Recruiting Service, an organization recently re-tooled as an Air Force Total Force command, I found myself trying to understand this new mantra of “Total Force Recruiting.” To truly answer though, I had to start with the “why” of Total Force Recruiting. Why does Total Force
  • Airlift missions continues amidst the pandemic

    Airlift missions continues amidst the pandemic

    As the world-wide pandemic surpasses it’s year mark, aircrew members from the 315th Airlift Wing continues its complex global reach mission, despite the challenges brought by COVID-19. This mission, already complex, flying two helicopters to South America inside a C-17 Globemaster III, was made more difficult by adding two loadmaster evaluations, a language barrier and precautions put in place due to the ongoing pandemic. 
  • The 413th Flight Test Group hosted its first-ever virtual conference April 9, 2021. With travel restrictions still in effect DoD-wide due to ongoing COVID-19 risks, the conference gave group members an opportunity to safely discuss aspects of various unit programs and touch on relevant topics to strengthen the organization. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Jamal D. Sutter)

    413th FTG hosts first-ever virtual conference

    Reserve Citizen Airmen with the 413th Flight Test Group recently gathered for the unit’s first-ever virtual conference, hosted at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia.With travel restrictions still in effect DoD-wide due to ongoing COVID-19 risks, the conference gave group members an opportunity to safely discuss aspects of various unit programs and
  • A man in a military uniform injects a syringe into the arm of a patient.

    310th Space Wing takes aim at COVID-19 with mass vaccination effort

    The 310th Space Wing’s Aerospace Medicine Flight worked with the 302nd Aeromedical Staging Squadron to conduct a mass COVID-19 vaccination event at the Peterson AFB gym, April 11.
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