April 26, 2016 AFRC announces maintenance, logistics readiness awards Air Force Reserve Command has announced the 2015 Maintenance and Logistics Readiness Awards.Maintenance winners:Senior Airman Rachel D. Upshaw, 707th Maintenance Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, won the the Chief Master Sgt Thomas N. Barnes Award, (Crew Chief of the Year). The 442nd
April 21, 2016 Flying Jennies participate in U.S. Army exercise Saber Junction 16 The Air Force Reserve’s 815th Airlift Squadron returned April 20 from Aviano Air Base, Italy, after participating in the U.S. Army Europe’s Saber Junction 16 exercise since April 5.Saber Junction is the Army’s annual combat training center certification exercise to evaluate the readiness of the
April 20, 2016 A Kodiak Moment (Editor’s note: As the Air Force Reserve celebrates its 68th birthday this month, the service is also celebrating more than 50 years of being a good neighbor in communities throughout the United States and the world. For years, Air Force Reservists have been helping people in need in underserved
April 20, 2016 Reserve officer being recognized for intervening in stabbing City officials in Newport News, Virginia, are planning to formally recognize an Air Force reservist who intervened in a dispute that resulted in the stabbing of a local woman.Capt. Erick of the 718th Intelligence Squadron at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, was on his way home after a unit
April 20, 2016 Reserve units supporting Patriot Hook exercise This year marks the 29th iteration of the annual Patriot Hook exercise. The Air Force Reserve's 433rd Airlift Control Flight (ALCF) based at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, is serving as the lead agency, while other participating Air Force Reserve units include the 452nd Air Mobility Wing at
April 19, 2016 ARPC member recognized as AFRC Airman of the Year Staff Sgt. Mitchell Ciccarelli, Air Reserve Personnel Center casualty service technician, was presented the 2015 Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command Airman of the Year by Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson, chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, at the AFRC Outstanding
April 19, 2016 Combat Aviation Advisors: Strong, silent, professional A small team of Airmen arrive at a foreign airfield as the sun peaks over the horizon. They have been flying for hours and fighting their internal clocks to stay awake. They are Air Commandos, Combat Aviation Advisors, and they are the quiet professionals.“We have to be strong, but silent,” explains
April 18, 2016 Reservists among team to advance to Atlantic Council Cyber semifinals A team of Air Command and Staff College students that included two Air Force reservists advanced to the semifinal round of the Atlantic Council Cyber 9/12 Student Challenge competition in Geneva, Switzerland.
April 15, 2016 Air Force Reserve: 68 years strong Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James spoke to the importance of total force integration during the Air Force Reserve’s 68th birthday celebration April 14 at the Pentagon.
April 15, 2016 AF leaders celebrate AF Reserve Birthday Celebrating the Air Force Reserve's 68th birthday during a April 14, 2016, Pentagon ceremony are, from left, Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody, Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James, Master Sgt. Kandi Costa, Lt. Gen. James F.