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  • For quarterly awards, Outstanding Airman are awarded wooden bricks from the floor of the original Glen L. Martin Nebraska Bomber Plant that produced the Enola Gay and Bock’s Car. (Courtesy photo)

    Home, historic, home

    Before Cyberspace became a foundational capability for national security, airpower had rapidly evolved as a tactical reality in the Second World War.  Combat raged over the skies of Europe, in the Pacific, and other geographical points on the global compass.  The execution of precision long-range bombing campaigns and the use of atomic weapons
  • Col. Sunny Gates (right), director of operations for the 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Joint Base Charleston goes over medical procedures with Maj. Dale Yarboro on a recent off-station training mission. (U.S. Photo by Maj. Wayne Capps)

    Keeping the reserve mission flying during budget uncertainty

    Terms such as continuing resolution, budget shortfall, doing more with less and uncertainty are almost becoming passé for military members now.As the Department of Defense operates under a continuing resolution and budget uncertainty looms, Reserve commanders are faced with making hard decisions on how to continue to focus on their mission.In
  • Betty Cantrell, Miss America 2016, expresses gratitude to the Citizen Airmen of the Air Force Reserve Command during her homecoming celebration in Warner Robins, Georgia, Nov. 14.

    Miss America thanks Citizen Airmen

    Betty Cantrell, Miss America 2016, expresses gratitude to the Citizen Airmen of the Air Force Reserve Command during her homecoming celebration in Warner Robins, Georgia, Nov. 14. 

  • EUCOM implements travel restrictions to France

    United States European Command has implemented travel restrictions to France that apply to all Defense Department personnel. Specifically, unofficial travel (leave, liberty and special pass) to France is prohibited.This EUCOM policy applies to U.S. military personnel, DOD civilian employees, contractors and command-sponsored dependents and family
  • 2016 Federal Employees Health Benefits open season has begun! Civilian employees and retirees can review their current plans and make changes needed for the FEHB program, the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program, and the Federal Flexible Spending Accounts Program through Dec. 14. To get more info and make health benefit elections through the Employee Benefits Information System, visit the “Civilian Employee” homepage on myPers! http://1.usa.gov/18Tq5JC ‪#‎AFPC‬

    2016 FEHB open season effective through Dec. 14

    The 2016 open season for the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program, and the Federal Flexible Spending Accounts Program will run through Dec. 14.During open season, employees and retirees will have the chance to review their current plans and make any changes they desire. For the first
  • Air Force Reserve Senior Airman Anne Venice Jalos, a 446th Airlift Wing finance manager, stands in Heritage Park at McChord Field, Wash., Aug. 7, 2015. Jalos became a U.S. citizen after completing Air Force basic military training. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo/Senior Airman Daniel Liddicoet)

    Airman achieves dream of U.S. citizenship

    (This feature is part of the "Through Airmen's Eyes" series. These stories focus on individual Airmen, highlighting their Air Force story.)Growing up in rural Tarlac province in the Philippines, Air Force Reserve Senior Airman Anne Venice Jalos, a finance manager with the 446th Airlift Wing here, never envisioned that at age 19 she would be serving
  • Senior Airman Jacob Sieberg provides security Sept. 27, 2015, at an Air Force Reserve Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program training event in Orlando, Florida. Sieberg, a member of the 923nd Security Forces Squadron at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, was part of an eight-person security detail for the event, which had 900 participants. Yellow Ribbon promotes the well-being of reservists and their families by connecting them with resources before and after deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Burke)

    Security team protects Yellow Ribbon attendees

    As a stream of visitors walks across brightly colored carpet in an immense hotel here, a man in a suit directs them to a registration table. He does this for scores of people over a 3-hour period at the start of an Air Force Reserve Yellow Reintegration Program training event."Professional, yet courteous," said Master Sgt. Bryant Hamlor, describing

  • Sharpening a resume with purpose, relevance

    Writing a resume for federal employment consideration doesn't have to be daunting.In fact, it's about providing an applicant's best qualities when it comes to showcasing workplace responsibilities, education and career accomplishments.Keeping a current resume has a purpose and several benefits, from being able to respond and apply for an immediate
  • Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody have issued a Veterans Day message to Airmen.

    AF leaders release Veterans Day message

     Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody have issued a Veterans Day message to Airmen.Click here to read the message.
  • Air Force Reserve Command's Command Chief Master Sgt.Cameron B. Kirksey, participates in the Reserve Enlisted Board of Directors. The REBoD is a distinct group of senior advisors to the Command Chief that meets bi-annually to discuss issues and provide advice on potential solutions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mercedes Crossland)

    Board meets to advise command chief

     Air Force Reserve Command's command chief master sergeant got a helpful staff assistance visit when the bi-annual Reserve Enlisted Board of Directors convened here Nov. 2-4.The board was made up of 17 chief and senior master sergeants who serve as senior advisers to Chief Master Sgt. Cameron Kirksey. They were selected because of the unique
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