Air Force continues to pursue total force integration

The Air Force continues to make strides toward total force integration, according to an annual report submitted to Congress March 4. The report is based on recommendations from the National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force and focuses on how the force structure should be modified to best

Kelly selected as new AFRC Command Chief

The Chief of the Air Force Reserve has announced the new Command Chief Master Sergeant for Air Force Reserve Command.Chief Master Sgt. Ericka E. Kelly, command chief for the 349th Air Mobility Wing, Travis Air Force Base, California, will fill AFRC's top enlisted position, according to a release

Ministry of presence – A Reserve chaplain’s way of connecting with Airmen

Flying with an aircrew on an operational mission is not a task most people associate with when thinking about a military chaplain. Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Ronald Apollo, a chaplain with the 315th Airlift Wing, calls it “ministry of presence” and he sees this as the bedrock of what an Air Force chaplain

A look back at Desert Storm

Operation Desert Storm was an exceptional example of Total Force integration in support of combat operations with an all-volunteer force.Jan. 16, 2016, marks the 25th anniversary of Desert Storm, the coalition effort to free Kuwait from the grips of an Iraq invasion force. Below are some factoids on

2015 in photos

Dobbins first to test new aviation technology

A team from Air Force Reserve Command arrived at Dobbins Air Reserve Base the week of Sept. 30 to test the first-of-its-kind Mobile Mission Kit with the 94th Airlift Wing.The 94th AW became the first unit in the Air Force to test out this new system for documenting flight information that is

315th AW Reservists help paratroopers celebrate 75 years

As the light flashed green in the back of a Joint Base Charleston, S.C. C-17 Globemaster III a group of Army paratroopers standing in line took their turn stepping out the jump door into the sky over Lawson Army Airfield like their predecessors did before them 75 years ago at this same

Charleston Reservists to give paratroopers lift at 75th anniversary event

Reservists with the 701st and 300th Airlift Squadrons at Joint Base Charleston will be providing airdrop support at the 75th anniversary of the American paratrooper at Fort Benning, Georgia Aug. 15.Using Charleston C-17 Globemaster IIIs, the Reserve aircrews will drop paratroopers over Lawson Army

Chaplain Candidates visit Joint Base Charleston

Chief Master Sgt. Bryan DuBois, 317th Airlift Squadron loadmaster superintendent, shares his Air Force Reserve story with a group of Air Force chaplain candidates who visited Joint Base Charleston this week. The 315th Airlift Wing Chaplain Service hosted the 18 second lieutenants in an effort to

315th AW app puts information at your fingertips

The 315th Airlift Wing released a new mobile device app this week which brings the wing’s latest news and information to Reservists’ fingertips.“We wanted to have our own app that would make it easier for our Reservists to stay up to date on the wing,” said Maj. Wayne Capps, 315th AW Public Affairs