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  • AFRC announces Logistics Readiness Awards

    Air Force Reserve Command has announced Logistics Readiness Awards for 2015.Logistics Readiness Unit Award recipients are:The Daedalian Maj. Gen. Warren R. Carter Logistics Effectiveness Award: 439th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts.LRS of the Year (Non Flying Unit): 944th LRS, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.Air

  • Command announces senior leader actions

    The Chief of Air Force Reserve announces the following senior leader actions.Col. Scott T. McLean, from Individual Mobilization Augmentee to the Director of Space Operations, Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Plans, and Requirements,Headquarters United States Air Force, Washington, D.C., to Deputy Commander, 9th Space Operations Squadron, Joint
  • Pallets are pushed over the end of a ramp in the back of a C-130 hercules over the Pacific Ocean on Jan. 29, 2016. The pallets were full of supplies that were a part of a concept operation. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Miles Wilson)

    A Drop in the Ocean

    Aircrew Airmen from the 700th Airlift Squadron here provided air drop supplies during a three-day mission over the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea in support of Joint Interagency Task Force operations.As the constant roar of C-130 Hercules engines filled the cargo area, the large, flat expanse of the ocean sped by below, marked by waves that seemed
  • Senior Airman Christiane Rowman, 315th Airlift Control Flight loadmaster, straps down equipment in a C-17 Globemaster III during training exercise Patriot Sands Feb. 17, 2016, at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Jonathan Lane)

    Patriot Sands lands at Hunter

    The distinct sound of helicopters hovering mixed with the roar of jet engines and automatic weapons fire from a nearby range filled the air on a cool, sunny day in southeast Georgia. Busy crews jointly worked to accomplish their tasks, while in a simulated deployed environment. Members from the 315th Airlift Wing’s Airlift Control Flight initiated

  • President's FY17 budget impacts Air Force Reserve

    The Department of Defense budget request for fiscal year 2017 includes a number of proposed changes for the Air Force Reserve.If enacted into law, the DOD budget request would reduce the Air Force Reserve manpower end-strength by 200 positions and increase the Air Force Reserve’s presence in a number of mission areas. Following is a summary of Air

  • Air Force announces stand up of Integrated Wing

    The Air Force will stand up an Integrated Wing pilot program at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, according to Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James.
  • 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 Committee, through a coordinated effort of surrounding Chambers of Commerce, is to strengthen and enhance community relationships with civilian and military Airmen of Robins Air Force Base, with a focus on contact, resulting in a positive impact on the Airmen and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Robert Helton)

    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 Committee, through a coordinated effort of surrounding
  • The KC-46A Pegasus performs its first-ever aerial refueling Jan. 24, 2016, passing 1,600 pounds of fuel to an F-16 Fighting Falcon. (Boeing photo/Paul Weatherman)

    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.

  • 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. Andra Tharp, the Air Force’s Highly Qualified
  • PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Senior leaders from the Air Force Reserve Command’s 302nd Airlift Wing salute a C-130H aircraft departing Peterson Air Force Base's flightline. Approximately 150 Air Force Reservists and four C-130s from the 302nd Airlift Wing are serving on a four-month deployment to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. The aircraft, aircrews and support personnel will provide airlift, airdrop and aeromedical evacuation support to operations throughout the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Daniel Butterfield)

    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 and support personnel will provide airlift,
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