Feb. 8, 2016 Team Robins attends Middle Georgia Military Affairs Committee luncheon Maj. Gen. Derek P. Rydholm, director, A5A8 (Plans, Programs, Requirements, Assessments), Air Force Reserve, and the leaders of Team Robins enjoy lunch with the members of the Middle Georgia Military Affairs Committee at the Museum of Aviation, Robins AFB, Ga, Feb 5, 2016. The mission of the
Jan. 25, 2016 KC-46A Pegasus conducts 1st in-flight refueling demonstration The KC-46A Pegasus successfully transferred fuel through its boom to an F-16C Fighting Falcon Jan. 24 to demonstrate aerial refueling operations in advance of its first production decision later this spring.
Jan. 19, 2016 Green Dot to roll out across the Air Force In December, the Air Force announced the Green Dot training program as the first step of a five-year strategy to decrease interpersonal violence across the service.“Green Dot is the Air Force’s first step in arming Airmen for violence prevention using an evidence based public health model,” said Dr.
Jan. 12, 2016 Colorado Reservists to support Southwest Asia airlift ops Approximately 150 Air Force Reservists and four C-130s from Colorado’s 302nd Airlift Wing have begun a four-month deployment to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. Assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing based at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, the aircrew, aircraft maintainers
Jan. 12, 2016 Lync-Enterprise brings enhanced connectivity to AFRC Air Force Reserve Command recently implemented the Microsoft Lync-Enterprise Instant Messaging system that allows all users across the command to connect, collaborate and share in real time.Lync-Enterprise, part of the Microsoft Office suite, is the upgraded version of the Lync-Standard instant
Dec. 31, 2015 Top 10 most viewed AFRC stories of 2015 Air Force Reserve Command News Service has compiled a list of the top 10 stories on AFRC.AF.mil for 2015. The stories were placed in order based on the number of views. 10. Hurricane Hunters war on weather KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- At 1:15 a.m. June 15, Lt. Col. Jeff Ragusa shuts off his
Dec. 22, 2015 Reservists selected to lead active-duty units Three Air Force Reserve officers have been selected to lead active-duty units under the voluntary Extended Active Duty tour program. EAD tours assign Reservists to active duty units to help meet active force requirements. The assignments are part of a larger initiative to leverage Total Force
Dec. 14, 2015 Reservists go active duty At the beginning of fiscal year 2016 the Air Force Personnel Center launched the Voluntary Limited Period of Active Duty program.The program is offering some great opportunities for Air Force Reservists interested in returning to active duty.Under VLPAD, opportunities to serve an active-duty tour
Dec. 14, 2015 Honoring and remembering Maj. Gen. Richard S. "Beef" Haddad, vice commander, Air Force Reserve Command, speaks at Wreaths Across America ceremony at Riverside Cemetery in Macon, Ga, Dec 12, 2015. Wreaths Across America coordinates wreath laying at veterans' cemeteries across America to honor and remember the sacrifice of
Dec. 11, 2015 Santa tests C-130 as replacement for reindeer For many families, Santa’s arrival to the mall, parade, local Christmas event, or wherever he may be remains a mystery. In fact, most of Santa’s life remains a mystery. For instance, how does he know when we’re sleeping or awake? How does he know if we’ve been bad or good? How does he know that we