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    Senior leaders provide update on strategic priorities

    Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee, commander of Air Force Reserve Command, and Chief Master Sgt. Timothy White, AFRC’s command chief master sergeant, issued a memorandum for all Reserve Citizen Airmen November 30 titled AFR Strategic Priorities – Our Current Progress and Future Path. Here is the text of the memorandum:You are our greatest resource. Directing
  • Graphic honors Air Reserve members for Memorial Day

    Memorial Day message

    Memorial Day not only marks the transition from Spring to Summer, but it is a day to remember those who fought and died in service to our country.It is a time-honored practice in our great Nation marked by celebrations, remembrance ceremonies, parades, picnics and family gatherings across the country.This year’s celebrations will look different in
  • Lt. Gen. Richard W. Scobee, chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, testifies before the U.S. House Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on Defense March 3, in Washington, D.C.

    Reserve Chief Testifies Before House and Senate

    In back to back hearings, Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee, chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, testified before the U.S. House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Defense and the Senate Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Defense March 2-3.Scobee was joined for both hearings by his counterparts: Gen.

  • Air Force announces new officer developmental categories

    In an effort to enhance the officer talent management system and enable tailored and agile development, the Air Force is expanding the single Line of the Air Force promotion category into six distinct developmental categories, senior officials here announced Oct. 21.
  • Kevin Waterhouse, Chief Master Sgt. Monte Snyder, and Master Sgt. Chastity Roush are master resiliency trainers for the 403rd Wing, an Air Force Reserve unit at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. They assist with teaching first term Airmen in nine areas that enhance resilience, one of the core tenets of the Air Force’s Comprehensive Airman Fitness, which encompasses creating Airmen with solid mental, physical, social and spiritual well-being. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)

    Master resilience trainers enhance wellness

    Resilience is the capacity to recover from life’s difficulties; the ability to be knocked down by life and come back as strong as before. Some people come by it naturally, succeeding despite incredibly difficult circumstances.Even if someone doesn’t come by it as natural as other people, the good news is that resilience can be learned, said Chief
  • Share Your Adventure

    Share Your Adventure: help the Reserve team grow through testimony

    The peer referral program is the lead source generator for AFRC RS with one of four people referred by current Reservists joining the Air Force Reserve and is replacing the command’s Get1Now campaign. As manning levels continue to increase for AFRC and other branches of service and the nation’s economy continues to be strong, Share Your Adventure is a vital program to help recruiters gather quality leads and assure AFRC has the manning it needs to excel in its mission to fly, fight and win.
  • Lt. Col. Asan Bui, 920th Communications Flight commander, holds a photo of his late father, Chien Van Bui, while on duty at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, on April 6, 2019. Bui said he has a lot of respect for his father who served in the South Vietnamese Army during the Vietnam War. The lieutenant colonel serves with the 920th Rescue Wing, a combat-search-and-rescue unit as part of the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brandon Kalloo Sanes)

    U.S. Air Force Reserve commander born at sea after parents fled Vietnam pays it forward through service

    U.S. Air Force Reserve commander born at sea after parents fled Vietnam pays it forward by serving
  • Air Force Reserve mission, vision statement

    Scobee, Kelly outline vision, mission priorities

    Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee, Chief of the Air Force Reserve, and Air Force Reserve Command Chief Ericka Kelly unveiled the new mission, vision and priorities for the Air Force Reserve and Reserve Citizen Airmen in a letter dated Nov. 5:
  • Senior Master Sgt. Esteban Lopez, 310th Aerospace Medicine Flight, administers the flu shot to Staff Sgt. Monica Arana, 310th Force Support Squadron, at the 310th Space Wing's commander's call on Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017.

    Surgeon General's Office increasing lethality at Wings

    The Surgeon General’s Office of the Air Force Reserve Command here is revitalizing the medical waiver adjudication process from the top down. They recently tested a new process where wing commanders have the authority to allow members to continue serving, in a full or limited range, while his or her waiver is being adjudicated at headquarters. The commander will review the member’s records and make the decision in conjunction with a local medical provider’s recommendation.
  • Staff Sgt. Carl Enis

    Final respects paid to pararescueman Staff Sergeant Carl Enis

    Loved ones, friends, 308th Rescue Squadron teammates and 920th Rescue Wing members paid their respects as Staff Sgt. Carl Enis was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery Monday, May 21, 2018. Enis, a pararescuemen, was providing combat rescue support for Inherent Resolve, when he, along with six other Airmen, was killed in an HH-60G Pave Hawk
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