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  • Staff Sgt. Justin Pribble, 31st Medical Operations Squadron allergy and immunizations NCO in charge, administers an influenza vaccine to a patient, Oct. 14, 2015, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. (Photo by Senior Airman Areca T. Bell, Graphic added by Steve Thompson)

    Influenza vaccine update for Airmen, families

    The yearly influenza vaccine is one of the most important regular immunizations for Airmen and their families. This year will be different because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended not using the live attenuated influenza vaccine commonly known as FluMist. All the military services will follow their recommendation. This
  • Maj. Gen. Richard Scobee, 10th Air Force commander, passes the 960th Cyberspace Operations Group flag to Col. Anthony Perkins during a change of command ceremony held Aug. 27 at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Perkins said his focus coming into this position is to "listen, learn and lead." (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Alysia R. Harvey)

    Cyber Gladiators welcome new commander

    Col. Anthony Perkins took command of the 960th Cyberspace Operations Group during a ceremony Aug. 27 at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.
  • As state recreational and medical marijuana laws change throughout the country, Air Force Reserve Command officials remind Reservists that any marijuana use or possession by uniformed service members is still illegal under federal law. And the consequences for breaking this law could be career ending.

    Marijuana and the military

    As state recreational and medical marijuana laws change throughout the country, Air Force Reserve Command officials remind reservists that any marijuana use or possession by uniformed service members is still illegal under federal law. And the consequences for breaking this law could be career ending.

  • STEM scholarships available to college students

    Eric Wineman completed both his undergraduate and master’s degrees with no student loan debt and now works for the Air Force as an electronics engineer, courtesy of the Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation Scholarship for Service Program.
  • Air Reserve Personnel Center officials released the names of their annual A1 awards nominees here March 2, 2016, on Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Quinn Jacobson)

    Reserve School Selection Board results announced

    Air Reserve Personnel Center officials released results of the semi-annual Reserve School Selection Board today. The board convened at the center July 11-15 to match selected members to their respective schools based upon the needs of the Air Force Reserve and consideration for the individual's school preferences. Board members selected 248 of

  • Stokes takes command at 22nd Air Force

    Maj. Gen. Stayce Harris relinquished command of the 22nd Air Force to Maj. Gen. John Stokes during a change of command ceremony August 8 in the banquet hall at the Marriot Hotel in Atlanta. Lt. Gen. Maryanne Miller, chief of Air Force Reserve, commander Air Force Reserve Command, officiated the military tradition that represents a formal transfer of authority and responsibility for a unit from one commanding officer to another.
  • 2nd Lt. Chaplain Candidate, Kara Dula reads a morning prayer to the formation of candidates at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, July 25, 2016. Dula is a participant in the Air Force Reserve Command Chaplain Candidate Intesive Interview program which aims to provide an extensive overview of what the Air Force Reserve mission is as well as a broad overview of the military chaplain corps. During the last week of the AFRC program, the candidates were immersed in fast-paced mobility training conducted by active-duty instructors from the 5th Combat Communications Squadron Support. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kelly Goonan)

    Testing the water

    This Air Force Reserve Command program provides newly commissioned second lieutenant candidates the opportunity to discern whether or not they truly feel they are being called by a higher power to serve in one of the three U.S. Air Force components.
  • Lt. Gen. Maryanne Miller, Air Force Reserve Command commander and chief of Air Force Reserve, conducts a press conference after her change of command ceremony July 15 at the Museum of Aviation, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. (Tech. Sgt. Stephen Schester)

    August issue of Citizen Airman is online

    The August issue of Citizen Airman magazine is available on the web at http://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/. The cover story highlights the historic change of command ceremony involving Lt. Gen. Maryanne Miller, the first female Air Force Reserve Command commander and chief of Air Force Reserve. The issue also spotlights the induction of the former AFRC commander, retired Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson, into the AFRC Order of the Sword.
  • U.S. Air Force Reserve Master Sgt. Nichols Hermon, 55th Combat Communications Squadron, adding the finishing touches on the security barrier bearing the 55th CBCS emblem at an undisclosed deployed location in the Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility. Twelve Citizen Airmen deployed recently and were afforded the opportunity to leave a lasting mark at the base to commemorate the work their time there. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

    Marks made and left

    The 55th Combat Communications Squadron has deployed twelve Citizen Airmen to the Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility since January.Prior to their departure from one of the locations, some of the members were given the opportunity to commemorate their tenure by embellishing the squadron heraldry on one of the base’s security
  • U.S. Air Force Capt. Christy Wise, 71st Rescue Squadron pilot, checks the wing of an HC-130J Combat King II during pre-flight checks, July 22, 2016, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Wise is the sixth Air Force pilot to return to the cockpit after becoming an amputee. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Ryan Callaghan)

    Amputee regains wings

    One HC-130J pilot solidified her place in history as the sixth amputee and the first-female above-the-knee amputee to return to the cockpit July 22, here. Following nearly 15 months of rehabilitation, learning to walk, run and fly again, U.S. Air Force Capt. Christy Wise, 71st Rescue Squadron HC-130J Combat King II pilot, was medically cleared to retake the skies.
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