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  • Risk Management - the key to a safe and enjoyable summer

    The Department of the Air Force reminds Airmen and Guardians to apply sound risk management when enjoying outdoor and recreational activities with family and friends this summer. The summer focus period runs from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day.

  • Why does my kid’s school need to know we are military?

    Every year my kid’s school asks me – multiple times – if we are military. It doesn’t matter where we live, they always want to know … during registration, enrollment, and mid-semester! Why do they care? Why does it matter? Should I tell them? For the longest time, I answered “No,” because I figured

  • Reducing the stigma, encouraging mental health care in the military

    In the military, the stigma of mental health is grounded in the cultural misperception that a service member must have "zero defects" to be mission-ready. While the Department of Defense strives to identify and eliminate barriers to care that service members face regarding mental health treatment,

  • AFRC leadership visits combat comm rodeo

    Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee, chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, and Chief Master Sgt. Timothy White Jr., senior enlisted advisor to the chief of the Air Force Reserve and command chief master sergeant of AFRC, visited the 55th Combat Communications Squadron, April

  • HQ ARPC to host virtual ARC Field Orientation Course

    Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center will virtually host an Air Reserve Orientation Course for Air Force Reserve MPF/CSS personnel June 9-10, 2021.Discussions will be lead by subject matter experts from HQ ARPC on topics including retirements, evaluations, and promotion board operations. The

  • DAF releases update on telework, remote work guidance

    The DAF guidance memorandum, DoDI1035.01_DAFI 36-816 Telework Program, provides necessary clarification and expands the Department’s use of telework and remote work based on current lessons learned, pending a comprehensive review of the Department of the Air Force telework program.

  • Air Force readies for return to enhanced CHES collaboration

    As Microsoft Commercial Virtual Remote Teams phases out on June 15, a cross-functional team of Air Force communication and acquisition experts are working diligently to welcome the workforce back to the enterprise Office 365 platform, primed to offer more robust features than ever before.

  • Failed Attempt: Hope

    Master Sgt. (ret.) James Rials, former production supervisor for the 403rd Maintenance Group at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., shared his story of how he got to a place in his life that led to a near suicide attempt and how that led him to seek help. Through sharing his story, Rials hopes that

  • 2020 Tax Day deadline approaching

    The deadline for federal income tax filing is quickly approaching for the 2020 tax year.Originally taxpayers had to file by April 15 but now it has automatically been extended to May 17.

  • Using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to Tackle Big Data

    Micah Graber, Major, USAFInformation is and will always play a dominant role in how the United States’ military plans and operates. “Mission success depends on the right people getting the right information at the right time to inform decision making.” The Air Force’s

  • Burger promotes to Major General

    In a promotion ceremony Matthew J. Burger, Air Force Reserve Command deputy commander, was promoted to Major General on May 11. The ceremony was officiated by Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee, Chief or the Air Force Reserve and commander of the Air Force Reserve Command, in the AFRC Headquarters building on

  • Hurricane Preparedness Week: Tips and resources to make sure you're ready

    The 2021 Pacific and Atlantic hurricane seasons are fast approaching, and that means it’s that time of year again--time for residents spanning from Texas to Florida to states along the East Coast to those in territories and nations in the Caribbean to Hawaii prepare for another potentially active

  • What We're Reading: Cyber

    SAASS just completed SAASS 667: Information, Cyberspace, and Cyber Power. This is what we're reading.

  • Empowered Airmen accelerate change across Air Force

    Innovation and a forward-looking mindset have long been key aspects of Air Force culture. Today, Airmen worldwide continue to exemplify these traits as they find innovative ways to implement new programs and processes to accelerate change in support of Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown,

  • Reserve advisors bridge gap between commands

    “I rely on my Reserve Advisors to serve as the connective tissue between the Air Force Reserve (AFR) and the Active Component. This program is instrumental in maintaining the effectiveness of the Total Force, and ensures synchronization between the two components.”- Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee, Chief of