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Sept. 4, 2019
Competing of the minds: Air Force Spark Tank 2020 open for submissions

A respirator with a built-in two-way communication system. A semi-truck trailer that can reduce aircraft deployment from 72 hours to five hours. A chemical agent detection device that runs on renewable energy.
Aug. 26, 2019
Lieutenant colonel promotions announced

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
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
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
Aug. 4, 2019
Growing New Leaders

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
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.
July 24, 2019
Beale Lake Passage Project enhances partnership with California U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services

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.
July 12, 2019
Online worksheet to replace biannual AGR review board

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
July 8, 2019
AF Week in Photos

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.
July 3, 2019
HQ ARPC enlisted development call focuses on AF heritage

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

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