Oct. 31, 2017 Air Reserve Technicians Needed During the October UTA, Master Sgt. Christopher Flynn addressed members of 10th Air Force to discuss the new efforts to recruit Air Reserve Technicians into critically manned units. Most of the shortages are in maintenance squadrons and many 10th Air Force units have specialized recruiters attached
Oct. 25, 2017 926th Wing hosts change of command The 926th Wing, an Air Force Reserve associate unit to the United States Air Force Warfare Center, held a change of command here Oct. 14. Maj. Gen. Ronald Miller, 10th Air Force Commander, presided over the ceremony at the Lightning hangar where Col. Ross Anderson relinquished command to Col.
Oct. 25, 2017 Citizen Airman aids Hurricane Maria victims in Puerto Rico Having just experienced the wrath of Hurricane Irma as it tore through his hometown of Melbourne, Florida, early September 2017, Master Sgt. Gerardo Ramos was on pins and needles as he watched the next Category 5 hurricane, Maria, ravage Puerto Rico, the island where he spent the first 21 years of
Oct. 25, 2017 USTRANSCOM's cloud computing transition enhances cyber processes, protection U.S. Transportation Command is the first Defense Department organization to initiate migration of its cyber domain to a commercial cloud provider to improve mission assurance, while strengthening information technology efficiency and effectiveness.
Oct. 25, 2017 Active-duty positions added for Guard, Reserve pilots Air National Guard and Reserve pilots now have 20 more opportunities to fly in order to augment active duty chronic vacancies across the force.
Oct. 24, 2017 AFRC enables Total Force Integration with new Cyber Intelligence Squadron Air Force Reserve Command activated the 512th Intelligence Squadron “Mustangs” as the command’s newest Reserve squadron in a ceremony Sept. 10, 2017, at the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Virginia.
Oct. 24, 2017 Hill Airmen set for F-35 deployment to Japan HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – About 100 reservists from the 419th Fighter Wing will join their active duty counterparts in the 388th Fighter Wing for the first F-35A operational deployment to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region next month. In total, approximately 300 Airmen and 12 F-35s from Hill AFB will
Oct. 24, 2017 NRO Airman represents Latina strength: Beats cancer, starts campaign, earns award Tech. Sgt. Carmen Washington, non-commissioned officer in charge of the National Reconnaissance Office Operations Squadron, earned the 2017 Latina Style Distinguished Military Service Award, in Washington D.C., Sept. 15.
Oct. 21, 2017 ARC WEPTAC innovations modernize legacy weapon systems The Air Reserve Component Weapons and Tactics Council (ARC WEPTAC) was held October 16-20 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and at the Air National Guard’s 162nd Fighter Wing in Tucson, Arizona. This year’s theme was “Defend the Homeland - Global Warfighters” which focused attendees on what they need
Oct. 20, 2017 Reservists perform lifesaving efforts in aftermath of mass shooting Senior Airman Jon Brauch was heading to work on the Las Vegas Strip when he heard the gun fire. He had a good view of the overpass between the Excalibur and Tropicana hotels, so he began to surveil the area. Suddenly, hordes of people were running in his direction. Several were severely injured.