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Aug. 26, 2019

Lieutenant colonel promotions announced

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center officials announced results for the Calendar Year 2019 Air Force Reserve Line and Non Line Lieutenant Colonel Promotion Selection Boards August 19, 2019. The boards selected more than 700 Citizen Airmen for promotion. Ten members from the 445th Airlift Wing and six members from the 655th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing were selected.

Logo of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, which is being honored this week by presidential proclamation.

Aug. 19, 2019

President honors Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve

WASHINGTON – President Donald J. Trump signed a proclamation declaring Aug. 18 – 24 as National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week.The week recognizes the essential contributions employers continue to make supporting the military service of their National Guard and Reserve employees.The president said, "Our great Nation's hard-fought

Rear view of the installed ROBOpilot system during preflight for first flight. (Courtesy photo)

Aug. 15, 2019

Air Force Research Laboratory successfully conducts first flight of ROBOpilot Unmanned Air Platform

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory and DZYNE Technologies Incorporated successfully completed a two-hour initial flight of a revolutionary Robotic Pilot Unmanned Conversion Program called ROBOpilot Aug. 9 at Dugway Proving Ground in Utah.“This flight test is a testament to AFRL’s ability to rapidly innovate

Capt Joshua Bates

Aug. 4, 2019

Growing New Leaders

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Ca — The deadline for 940th members to apply for the Non-Extended Active Duty Airman Commissioning Program is the September UTA. Enlisted Reserve Citizen Airmen who are currently participating with a Reserve unit or assigned as an individual mobilization augmentee who have an accredited bachelor’s degree (or less than six months to completion), normally not having reached age 35, and desire an appointment as a line officer can apply through this program. For more information, contact your career advisor and visit: https://mypers.af.mil/app/answers/detail/a_id/33605

Daria, a military working dog with the 60th Security Forces Squadron at Travis Air Force Base, California, tells us what it's like to be the new dog in the squad. Voice of Daria: Airman 1st Class Amy Younger Additional B-Roll: DVIDS Music by: Killer Tracks

July 31, 2019

When a military working dog tells her story

Daria, a military working dog with the 60th Security Forces Squadron at Travis Air Force Base, California, tells us what it's like as the new dog in the squad.

In 1960, The Sikes Act was established in order to ensure that the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) works with Fish and Wildlife Services to maintain Natural Resource Management Plans on military installations across the globe.

July 24, 2019

Beale Lake Passage Project enhances partnership with California U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Through the collaboration of the Air Force and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Beale Lake was surveyed for removal of its dam, a move that could help fall-run Chinook salmon and endangered steelhead migrate further upstream to a good spawning and rearing habitat.

Lt. Gen Richard Scobee, Chief of Air Force Reserve, approved changes to the Active Guard Reserve program earlier this year which are expected to be implemented September 1. The ACD worksheet is currently in the testing phase at HQ ARPC with implementation coming soon. AGR members who are not career status and have a date of separation before December 2020 will be the first to complete the ACD worksheet. Members who do not complete their ACD worksheet will separate from their AGR status on their date of separation. However, AGR members may apply for additional AGR positions, regardless of the outcome of an ACD. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Staff Sgt. Katrina M. Brisbin)

July 12, 2019

Online worksheet to replace biannual AGR review board

BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Lt. Gen Richard Scobee, Chief of Air Force Reserve, approved changes to the Active Guard Reserve program earlier this year which are expected to be implemented September 1. One significant change to the program was the elimination of an AGR Review Board, or ARB, which was held twice a year. The board was co-chaired by the Deputy to the Chief of Air

Fireworks behind a C-130J Super Hercules

July 8, 2019

AF Week in Photos

Fort George G. Meade, Md. — This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.

More than 50 HQ ARPC enlisted Airmen attended an enlisted development call here, July 1, focusing on enlisted heritage. The event was created as a result of inputs to senior leadership during the 2018 Defense Equal Opportunity Climate Survey.

July 3, 2019

HQ ARPC enlisted development call focuses on AF heritage

BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center held its first Enlisted Development Call here July 1.The concept was created and vetted through senior leaders following the Defense Equal Opportunity Climate Survey (DEOCS) that was conducted last fall.“One of the major areas of feedback that came out of the DEOCS was Airmen indicated that they wanted

Airman 1st Class Ashley Gibbs, 718th Intelligence Squadron, has been striving in her Air Force Reserve career since she joined the military in 2018.

July 1, 2019

718th IS Airman on path to career success as Air Force reservist

When Airman 1st Class Ashley Gibbs, 718th Intelligence Squadron, reported to Air Force Basic Military Training last year, she did so with a desire to maintain her family’s military tradition and as a means to challenge herself. But along this journey, Ashley would quickly set herself apart.