Nov. 14, 2017 AU-ABC program expands enlisted education opportunities Airmen join the Air Force for a variety of reasons, but perhaps the most common is for the service’s vast educational opportunities. The Air University-Associate-to-Baccalaureate Cooperative program, or AU-ABC, is perhaps a little-known opportunity that can reap big rewards.The AU-ABC was created to
Nov. 13, 2017 315TH AW takes multiple PA communication excellence awards The 315th Airlift Wing won several 2017 Public Affairs Awards for Communication Excellence at the Air Force Reserve Command level this week according to an AFRC PA announcement.
Nov. 7, 2017 Hundreds welcome 560th RED HORSE Airmen home During the warm evening hours of Nov. 3, hundreds of eager family members and friends anxiously awaited for the arrival of more than 90 Citizen Airmen returning from a long deployment in the Middle East. The Airmen, assigned to the 560th RED HORSE Squadron, here, deployed together.
Nov. 6, 2017 Exercise tests wing’s ability to survive, operate Airmen from the 315th Airlift Wing conducted an Ability to Survive and Operate in a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, enhanced conventional weapons environment Sunday morning during their Unit Training Assembly here.
Nov. 1, 2017 DoD Offers Course for Using Blended Retirement System Comparison Calculator Service members eligible to opt into the Blended Retirement System in 2018 can take a free course on the online comparison calculator, to help choose between the BRS or the legacy retirement system, Defense Department officials said.
Nov. 1, 2017 Officials Detail DoD Support During Unprecedented Hurricane Season Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria put tremendous strain on all levels of government and service members stepped up to save lives, restore critical services and help those affected transition to recovery, a Defense Department official said.
Oct. 31, 2017 Partnership enables JB Charleston sealift relief efforts to Puerto Rico The first humanitarian relief supplies sealifted from Joint Base Charleston to Ponce, Puerto Rico departed here Oct. 31. In the hours following Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, Joint Base Charleston C-17 Globemaster IIIs responded delivering more than 1,700 tons of aid, supplies and medical teams
Oct. 30, 2017 Wright eyes indefinite enlistment, awards program changes for enlisted force The Air Force’s top enlisted Airman provided updates on the status of issues affecting the enlisted force Oct. 27, 2017, at the 2017 Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium in Orlando, Florida.
Oct. 26, 2017 Launching Into Cyberspace: Units utilizing mobile apps to improve communication As mobile applications become more popular and a major part of people’s everyday lives, Air Force Reserve units throughout the nation are developing apps to expand capabilities and give more flexibility and agility to Reserve Citizen Airmen to be ready to complete the mission. Four Air Force Reserve
Oct. 25, 2017 Active-duty positions added for Guard, Reserve pilots Air National Guard and Reserve pilots now have 20 more opportunities to fly in order to augment active duty chronic vacancies across the force.