April 14, 2021 Austin Says NATO, U.S. Forces Will Leave Afghanistan, Continue Support to Afghan Forces Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III wholeheartedly supports President Joe Biden's decision to end America's longest war by September 11.
Jan. 13, 2021 TAP reforms help Reservists Until recently, Reserve Citizen Airmen were required to complete the Transition Assistance Program with every new 180 day set of military orders. With new reforms enacted by Congress, Reservists are no longer required to attend TAP with every 180 day set of orders, according to the policy.
Dec. 9, 2020 Camp Gulfport opens doors for ROM operations With preventing the spread of COVID-19 being a top priority, Headquarters Air Force had to develop a new process to ensure the safety of the service members before deployment into the U.S. Central, Africa and European Commands’ areas of responsibility.
Nov. 20, 2020 Fall issue of HOMEFRONT, AFR's Yellow Ribbon Program magazine available The Fall issue of HOMEFRONT, the Magazine of the Air Force Reserve Yellow Ribbon Program, is available electronically via the Air Force Reserve Command YRP webpage.
Nov. 17, 2020 Reservists hone skills for future missions Airmen from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina are taking part in the Palmetto Challenge exercise this week at various locations throughout the state.Both active and reserve units will participate in the exercise designed to simulate a real-world mission in preparation for possible operations in
April 6, 2020 Dobbins ARB mobilizes medics to New York for COVID-19 response Five Air Force Reserve medical personnel departed here Sunday morning for Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, to join the effort to combat COVID-19 in New York City. They are part of a much larger effort to augment medical care in the city, as more than 120 Reserve medical personnel are
April 6, 2020 Charleston Reserve mobilizes medical personnel for New York COVID-19 response Within 48 hours of notification, the Air Force Reserve mobilized more than 120 medical personnel across the nation to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. to help with the fight against COVID-19 in New York City. Joint Base Charleston’s 315th Airlift Wing mobilized a doctor, physician assistant
March 29, 2020 President signs Executive Order calling up Air Force Reserve medics, other specialties On March 27, the President signed an Executive Order authorizing mobilization of the Reserve Component in response to COVID-19 operations. For the Air Force Reserve, personnel already serving in the Selected Reserve and Participating Individual Ready Reserve, as well as those assigned to the
March 27, 2020 Deployment Q&A’s 1. Q: Are all deployments cancelled for the Air Force Reserve?A: Deployments are not cancelled, but the Secretary of Defense has ordered a stop movement for all OCONUS deployments with exceptions. Airmen will start deployment orders in accordance with their AF 938. Airmen are still required to
Jan. 7, 2020 Esper: U.S. Continues to Deploy, Reposition Troops in Middle East The United States continues to deploy and reposition troops throughout the region of Iraq and Iran to bolster U.S. security and force protection and to be prepared for any contingency, Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper said."Over the last several days, I've had many conversations with our partners