July 9, 2015 Jackson speaks on way ahead for Air Force Reserve The head of Air Force Reserve Command discussed the Reserve’s future role in F-35 Lightning II maintenance manning, along with other initiatives July 7. Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson spoke at the Air Force Association’s monthly breakfast at the Key Bridge Marriott in Arlington, Virginia.
July 9, 2015 Don't get hooked by phishers Fast cash promises on popular social media sites like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter are causing major problems for service members.Phishing scams have continued to evolve in an attempt to keep up with progressing technology. Today, some phishing scams have been using social media outlets to fool
July 8, 2015 Vietman, A Look Back: Part III Editor's Note: Mr. Michael Petersen's story is a four-part series that takes an in-depth look at the hardships, camaraderie and challenges of the Vietnam War and integration back into daily life once returning home. Petersen is a retired Air Force Reserve command chief master sergeant and currently
July 7, 2015 F-16 aircraft accident near Charleston A Shaw Air Force Base F-16C Fighting Falcon crashed today near Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, at 11:30 a.m.
July 6, 2015 Reservist second at Armed Forces Trialthlon Championship Maj. Jamie Turner, a Reservist at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, continued her world-class triathlete success as the second female to cross the finish line at the Armed Forces Triathlon Championship in Hammond, Indiana, June 7. Turner’s accomplishments in her last five races solidified her
July 2, 2015 Tell the Reserve story in the face of threats In the wake of information operations launched by theIslamic State in Iraqand Levant (ISIL), I have seen a number of incidents whereReservists haverequested to have Air Force remove news storiesidentifying them by name andrank from Air Force public websites and official socialmedia. Also,Reservists
July 1, 2015 Exchange shoppers can win a share of $25,000 with MILITARY STAR contest To mark 120 years of support to America’s service members and their families, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service is giving military shoppers a chance at $25,000 in account credits with the MILITARY STAR “Because of You” sweepstakes. From July 1 to July 31, military shoppers will be automatically
July 1, 2015 Decorations processing now initiated through virtual Personnel Center Supervisors of active-duty Airmen can now use the virtual Personnel Center via myPers to initiate and track decorations throughout the review and approval process.
June 30, 2015 Charleston Reservists help train Afghan medevac crews Airmen assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron were selected to advise their Afghan aeromedical evacuation counterparts in Kabul, Afghanistan. The team, consisting of two AE instructor/evaluators, deployed from the 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Joint Base
June 29, 2015 Sink 'r Swim: SERE instructors dive head first into training Their job is training service members on how to survive during worst-case scenarios so they'll return home to their loved ones.Survival, Escape, Resistance and Evasion specialists equip aircrew members on how to do exactly that: survive, escape, resist and evade. And, learning those skills could