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  • Air Force Reserve Key Spouse Mentors from around the country came together virtually May 7, to share their ideas, struggles and best practices. The Key Spouse Mentors conference also provided guidance and education on a host of Reserve programs available, resiliency and wellness techniques. Janis Scobee, AFRC Key Spouse Mentor and spouse of Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee, AFRC commander and Chief of the Air Force Reserve and Edith White, AFRC Key Spouse Mentor and spouse of Chief Master Sgt. Timothy White, AFRC’s command chief master sergeant and Scobee’s senior enlisted advisor pictured hosted the event. (Courtesy photo)

    Key Spouse Mentors gather virtually to share ideas, best practices

    Air Force Reserve Key Spouse Mentors from around the country came together virtually May 7, to share their ideas, struggles and best practices. The Key Spouse Mentors conference also provided guidance and education on a host of Reserve programs available, resiliency and wellness techniques.
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    Risk Management - the key to a safe and enjoyable summer

    The Department of the Air Force reminds Airmen and Guardians to apply sound risk management when enjoying outdoor and recreational activities with family and friends this summer. The summer focus period runs from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day.
  • Physical fitness testing will resume July 1, 2021. Several changes have been made to the test to include increasing scoring for push-ups and sit-ups from 10 to 20 points each, five-year age groups and the waist measurement no longer being required. The Air Force has also worked on alternative strength and cardiovascular testing exercise options with plans to announce them in the coming weeks.

    Air Force releases updated fitness test score breakdown

    Without the waist measurement as a scored component, push-ups and sit-ups will increase from 10 to 20 points each, while the 1.5-mile run will remain at 60 points. Scoring will fall into five-year age groups, as opposed to the previous 10.
  • Maj. Joya Gamara, 854th Combat Operations Squadron chief of combat plans division, speaks with Christina Avalos, 960th Cyberspace Wing psychological health volunteer, and Christyn Mundy, 960th CW psychological health intern, during the Mental Health and Resiliency Fair, May 1, 2021, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samantha Mathison)

    960 CW hosts Mental Health and Resiliency Fair at JBSA

    The 960th Cyberspace Wing kicked off National Mental Health Awareness Month by inviting service members, civilians and their families to its inaugural Mental Health and Resiliency Fair here, May 1, with more than 800 attendees both in-person and virtually.
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    Step by step

    A 920th Rescue Wing Airman recently accepted a Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal in posthumous recognition of her late grandfather’s military service.Master Sgt. Janet Muñoz,  301st Squadron Medical Element non-commissioned officer in charge, received the award during a March 2021 live stream event in honor of Isabelo Leano
  • Senior Airman Lexi Smith 301st Fighter Wing Force Support Squadron customer support technician demonstrates the check-in process using the wing's new Queue Kiosk system at U.S. Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas. This system will allow a customer to select any support agency within the entire FSS building to include support from finance, legal, retention and career counseling among others. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jeremy Roman)

    301 FW members accelerate innovation, change in customer service

    In an effort to support Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. 's “Accelerate Change or Lose” strategic approach and accompanying Action Orders to find innovative ways to implement new programs and processes to accelerate change, the 301st Fighter Wing is using awarded Squadron Innovation Funds to increase Airmen readiness by efficiently returning time back to its warriors through a new virtual kiosk/QR code customer service system.
  • Combat communications Reserve Citizen Airmen dismantle a satellite April 29, 2021, at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. The Airmen participated in the Total Force Expeditionary Communications Rodeo, which provided an opportunity for units in combat communications to gather in a joint environment and practice their skills in a simulated deployed location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samantha Mathison)

    AFRC leadership visits combat comm rodeo

    Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee, chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, and Chief Master Sgt. Timothy White Jr., senior enlisted advisor to the chief of the Air Force Reserve and command chief master sergeant of AFRC, visited the 55th Combat Communications Squadron, April 29.
  • Photo of Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee, chief of the Air Force Reserve, and his counterparts from the Marines, Army, Navy and National Guard testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Defense during a hearing May 18.(Courtesy photo)

    Scobee highlights Reserve contributions during Senate hearing

    Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee, chief of the Air Force Reserve, and his counterparts from the Marines, Army, Navy and National Guard testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Defense during a hearing May 18.

  • DAF releases update on telework, remote work guidance

    The DAF guidance memorandum, DoDI1035.01_DAFI 36-816 Telework Program, provides necessary clarification and expands the Department’s use of telework and remote work based on current lessons learned, pending a comprehensive review of the Department of the Air Force telework program.
  • 943rd SAR ready

    943rd Rescue Group ready for SAR operations in agile combat environment

    Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 943rd Rescue Group successfully completed training scenarios that incorporated highly mobile, temporary facilities in remote, austere locations while still performing combat search and rescue operations from 30 April through 3 May.Exercise Northern Assessment was hosted by the Arizona Army National Guard Base at Camp
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