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  • Generals discuss Guard, Reserve, on call Air Force

    Two Air Force generals explained the importance of the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard to the on-call Air Force during the Air Force Association's Air Warfare Symposium and Technology Exposition Feb. 19 here. Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III, the director of the Air National Guard, and Lt. Gen.

  • Commander's perspective -- Taking care of our people, it's everyone's job

    It is easy to get bogged down in our mire of regulations, policies, procedures, in the deluge of software work-a-rounds and waivers to outdated rules that don't quite support the operational reserve of today. Through a blistering ops-tempo sustained by a frustrated group of professionals committed

  • Reservist presents South Carolina Governor with flag from deployment

    Senior Master Sergeant Dean Johnson, First Sergeant with the 560th Red Horse Squadron at Charleston AFB, S.C., presents an American, flag flown over Iraq, to South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford.  Sergeant Johnson, a reservist and state employee, presented the flag to the governor for the

  • Command responds to Super Bowl ad allegation

    The Air Force Reserve Command released a statement Tuesday, following allegations from a recording artist claiming their song was used illegally in a Super Bowl Sunday regional TV advertisement. Recording artists, The White Stripes, posted a statement on their official website claiming the Air Force

  • AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE

    I have much to be grateful for. When we consider the Reserve Triad, Lt. Gen. Stenner often refers to, family, employer, and reserve, I'm blessed with a wonderful family, I work for the best employer in the world, The United States of America, and I'm employed by the greatest Air Force, Air Force

  • Welcome Home

    Reservists from the 315th Security Forces Squadron here at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., returned home from a seven month deployment to Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq, Sunday, Jan. 31. Coworkers, friends and families gathered in the base passenger terminal to welcome the Charleston reservists

  • Air Force Reserve Facebook fanpage invites Airmen to engage online

    Airmen now have another conduit to connect within the Air Force Reserve Command. More than 600 facebook users have already become "fans" of AFRC at http://bit.ly/AFRC-Fan .The official fan page site features informal postings from AFRC, video posts and photos. Fans can add comments to the page.

  • Social Media Tips for Air Force Reservists

    Thousands of Air Force Reservists are among the 350 million Facebook users. The popular social media site facilitates virtual networking and communication among like-minded individuals who "friend" each other, giving Airmen multiple platforms to engage in conversations about their professional and

  • New program aims to enhance family readiness, build support

    Barbara Bush, wife of former President George H. Bush once said, "Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will be how you treat other people - your family, friends, and coworkers, and even strangers you meet along the way."While Airmen are working hard at their