May 19, 2022

Law increases number of man-days Reservists can serve before needing a waiver

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. — The change in the NDAA that allows Reservists to serve the equivalent of five years of man-days in a rolling six-year period of time – up from three years in a four-year span – is good news for Reserve Citizen Airmen who were nearing the old 1,095-day limit. It also encourages more Reservists to volunteer and makes service more predictable for them, their families and their employers.

Dec. 3, 2021

Department of the Air Force reaches 95% Total Force vaccination rate

WASHINGTON (AFNS) — This final deadline for Department of the Air Force service members to be fully vaccinated resulted in more than 95% of the total force having at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose.

Sept. 13, 2021

20 years later, we'll still never forget

NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, N.Y. — Twenty years after the September 11th terrorist attacks, members of the Western New York community gathered in front of Niagara University to remember.“The streets were covered with thick ash and the air was filled with smoke. It was an eerie feeling and one that will be planted in my mind as long as I live,” said Master Sgt Tara Wichtowski, 914th

Aug. 25, 2021

Is the vaccine right for you? Leadership encourages Airmen to get vaccinated

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. — The Air Force Reserve’s number one priority for COVID-19 is to take care of Americans, Airmen and their families. One of the best ways the AFRC can do that is by making sure vaccines are available for Airmen who want them.

June 10, 2021

Air Force Reserve; Keeping the door open

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ne. — Have the unprecedented events of the past year made you think about your life and career? Years ago, information was not readily available to Airmen caught up in military cutbacks, or those wishing they could cross-train out of a career and met with Air Force Specialty Codes constraints, and even those not wishing to continue the 24/7 military lifestyle. Thankfully, times change and information is now available, but Airmen still need to know who to talk to and the questions to ask so that opportunities do not fall through administrative cracks.

May 25, 2021

Multi-unit maintainer workshop pools expertise

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — The 315th Maintenance Group hosted its first maintenance resource workshop involving a dozen bases between units from Air Force Reserve Command and the National Guard, May 12 to 13, at the North Charleston Coliseum, North Charleston, South Carolina. The 315 resource workshop brought the units together to formulate partnership, identify issues among the groups requiring resolution and formulate solutions.

Feb. 1, 2021

Reserve, Guard ready to take force-shaping troops

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) — The Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard to benefit from active-duty Air Force force-shaping actions made necessary by record Air Force retention levels.

Feb. 1, 2021

Reserve, Guard ready to take force-shaping troops

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) — The Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard to benefit from active-duty Air Force force-shaping actions made necessary by record Air Force retention levels.

Jan. 11, 2021

Resilient and motivated leader encourages goal setting in New Year

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — As the Air Force Reserve transitions from the year 2020 into the year 2021, the words ‘Reserve Resilient’ ring louder than ever before. One Reserve Citizen Airman, Brig. Gen. Kathleen Flarity, mobilization assistant to the command surgeon, Air Mobility Command, not only maintains a healthy balance between her Reserve, civilian and family life – She continually gives of her personal time to be a more resilient leader for those in her career field.

Jan. 8, 2021

Air Reserve Component field orientation videos for AFR now available

Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center Public Affairs has produced and published videos from the November 2020 Air Reserve Component field orientation event, which was held virtually. These videos target the Air Force Reserve force support squadrons and military personnel units, but information in several of the videos is also good for every