Sept. 26, 2020 A Gold Star to remember The last Sunday of September every year is Gold Star Mother’s and Family Day, where the families of service members who died while in the line of duty are honored. On this day, these families are remembered for the losses they suffered. While many choose to honor their losses in different ways,
Sept. 16, 2020 Commander discusses the new ‘ops normal’ at Air, Space and Cyberspace Conference During the panel, Scobee discussed how the Air Force Reserve has risen to meet the challenges of the current pandemic. He said that as the crisis began, he and Chief Master Sgt. Timothy White, AFRC’s command chief master sergeant, set out their top priorities, including:
Sept. 11, 2020 Reserve Chaplain reflects on the events of 9/11 **Editors note: This article was pulled with permission from the author Lyman Smith, Director of Presbyterian Federal Chaplaincies. Lt. Col. Amy Hunt is a staff chaplain for recruiting at Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command on Robins Air Force Base in Georgia.**The Rev. Amy Hunt is a minister of
Aug. 13, 2020 Staying safe and healthy all summer As the summer months wind down, leadership at all levels advocate for the continued health and safety of our Airmen and Space Professionals on and off duty. The Air and Space Forces top five leaders continued the conversation with a recently released memorandum encouraging vigilance in combatting
July 17, 2020 Reserve squadron, American Airmen march into history JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-Randolph, Texas – The Air Force Reserve's 433rd Training Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, marched hundreds of Total Force Air Force trainees into the history books today when those trainees took their Airman's Oath during basic military training graduation,
July 17, 2020 To the Rescue A hospital within a hospital, a first of its kind, was the response needed to combat a new strain of coronavirus that has not been previously identified in humans and was rapidly affecting New York, the country and world.
July 16, 2020 KC-46 Completes Its First Aeromedical Evacuation Mission Airmen from the 931st Air Refueling Squadron and 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron participated in a Total Force mission to test capabilities of the KC-46A Pegasus during its first aeromedical evacuation on July 10, 2020.Over the course of six flights and 17 hours, the mission, which originated at
July 7, 2020 COMMENTARY: A Pandemic, Groundhog Day, and our Core Values - Lessons Learned These days may seem like the movie Groundhog Day where we are faced with the seemingly never-ending daily challenges and restrictions caused by a global pandemic. In the 1993 comedy, weatherman Phil Conners (played by Bill Murray) wakes up to relive the same day over and over. At first, he is
July 1, 2020 Medical IMAs mobilized for historic COVID-19 response April 4th felt like a typical Saturday for Col. Ari Fisher, an Individual Mobilized Augmentee with the Air Force Medical Readiness Agency. After a busy week in his civilian job as a physician’s assistant at a gastroenterology clinic, Fisher was roused from a quick afternoon rest by his cell phone
June 29, 2020 Air Force Chief of Staff visits AFRC Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein visited AFRC Headquarters to tour the new facilities and recognize two Airmen for their efforts during COVID-19 during his base visit to Robins Air Force Base, Gerogia on June 24.