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433rd CRF Kickstarts, Transforms, and Closes CLOR 2024

Tech. Sgt. Jared Bull, 433rd Contingency Response Flight specialist, right, and Staff Sgt. Marco Briebeiscas, center, 433rd CRF specialist, execute battle drills at the Contingency Location Operations Rehearsal (CLOR 24) at Alpena, Michigan June 25, 2024. CLOR 24 implemented fire team procedures that incorporated opposing force tactics utilizing blank ammunitions and smoke grenades. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jacob Lewis)
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433rd CRF Kickstarts, Transforms, and Closes CLOR 2024

Staff Sgt. Manuel Estrada, 433rd Contingency Response Flight specialist, performs fire team procedures using blank ammunition and smoke grenades at the Contingency Location Operations Rehearsal (CLOR 24) in Alpena, Michigan June 25, 2024. The 433rd CRF recently added many new assigned members to fill in for their authorization to be activated to a squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jacob Lewis)
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433rd CRF Kickstarts, Transforms, and Closes CLOR 2024

The 433rd Contingency Response Team, performed at the Contingency Location Operations Rehearsal (CLOR 24) at the Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Michigan June 25, 2024, and travelled via a convoy after performing fire team procedures and combat tactics through battle drills. CLOR 24 gave service members an opportunity to hone combat skills while learning to use, and adapt to, emerging technologies and tactics. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jacob Lewis)
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Engine Pod Maintenance Stands

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Caleb Melton, assigned to the 307th Maintenance Squadron, uses a flashlight and mirror to look for deficiencies in the jet’s engine during a Phase inspection at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 3, 2024. Melton was working from a new Engine Pod Maintenance Stand designed by Tech. Sgt. Jermey Vickers, a B-52 maintainer assigned to the 307th MXS. The new stands provide greater freedom of movement for maintainers to reach difficult areas on the jet, improving safety for maintainers and efficiency in detecting and fixing maintenance issues. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)
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Engine Pod Maintenance Stands

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jermey Vickers, 307th Maintenance Squadron B-52 mechanic, stands by his brainchild, the Engine Pod Mainteance Stand, July 10, 2024 at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. Vickers conceived and designed the stand to improve safety and efficiency for maintainers during B-52 Phase inspections. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)
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Engine Pod Maintenance Stands

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 307th Maintenance Squadron use a new Engine Pod Stand to perform a Phase inspection on a B-52 Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 3, 2024. The new stands allow multiple maintainers to readily access the bottom and top of the jet’s engines. They also run underneath the wings, improving efficiency and safety for maintainers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)
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Engine Pod Maintenance Stands

A U.S. Airman assigned to the 307th Maintenance Squadron works aboard a new Engine Pod Maintenance Stand during a Phase inspection of a B-52 Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 3, 2024. The stands were employed for the first time during the Phase inspection and have several advantages over conventional maintenance stands, including reduced set-up times, greater personnel capacity, and more safety features. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)
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Engine Pod Maintenance Stands

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Alexander Orta, with the 2nd Maintenance Squadron, and Tech. Sgt. Michael Starkey, assigned to the 307th Maintenance Squadron, use a new Engine Pod Stand to perform a Phase inspection on a B-52 Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 3, 2024. The new stands allow several maintainers to access the jet simultaneously, improving efficiency and safety. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)
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Engine Pod Maintenance Stands

An Engine Pod Stand runs the length of a B-52 Stratofortress wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 3, 2024. The new stands, designed by Tech. Sgt. Jermey Vickers, a B-52 Stratofortress maintainer assigned to the 307th Maintenance Squadron, allows maintainers to work more safely and efficiently during B-52 Phase inspections. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)
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2024 AFRC Airmen of the Year Awards

2024 AFRC Airmen of the Year — SrA Anastasia Beard, 10th AF
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2024 AFRC Airmen of the Year Awards

2024 AFRC First Sgt of the Year — SMSgt Nicholas Ortiz, HQ AFRC, center.
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2024 AFRC Airmen of the Year Awards

2024 AFRC NCO of the Year — TSgt Jose Lucero, 10th AF.
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2024 AFRC Airmen of the Year Awards

2024 AFRC SNCO of the Year — SMSgt Raymond Shaw, 22nd AF
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2024 AFRC Airmen of the Year Awards

Airmen from commands across AFRC were nominated for 2024 Airmen of the Year. In no particular order: First Sergeants Council Award: 442nd Air Reserve Wing 919th SOW 302nd Air Lift Wing First Sergeant of the Year: MSgt. Trina Torres, 10th AF MSgt Sheelah Smith, 22nd AF SMSgt Richard Hanratty, 4th AF SMSgt Nicholas Ortiz, HQ AFRC SNCO of the Year: MSgt Jeremy Squires, 10th AF SMSgt Raymond Shaw, 22nd AF MSgt Christina Felix, 4th AF SMSgt Timothy Whalon, ARPC MSgt Catherine Ruckstuhl, HQ AFRC NCO of the Year: TSgt Jose Lucero, 10th AF TSgt Krystal Hatter, 22nd AF TSgt Ryan French, 4th AF TSgt Brett Vega, ARPC MSgt Oscar Acosta (Not pictured), HQ AFRC Airmen of the Year: SrA Anastasia Beard, 10th AF SrA John Wortman (Not pictured) 22nd AF SrA Duncan Williams, 4th AF
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2024 AFRC Airmen of the Year Awards

Senior NCOs from across Air Force Reserve Command presented a sword to Maj. Gen. Matthew J. Burger, mobilization assistant to the Chief of the Air Force Reserve, Headquarters United States Air Force, center, for his contributions to the 2024 AFRC Enlisted Symposium.
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2024 AFRC Airmen of the Year Awards

2024 First Sergeants Council Award — 302nd Air Lift Wing.
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Colorado reservist granted $2.5M to develop artificial intelligence prototype

Lt. Col. Nicholas Demakakos, the 310th Space Wing senior intelligence officer, briefs the Space Targeting Analysis and Reporting Celestial Information System’s (STARCIS) potential capabilities at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, June 26, 2024. Last month, Demakakos’ proposal for STARCIS was selected through the Air Force’s Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance Modernization & Automation Development program and was allocated a budget of $2.5 million to develop a software prototype over the next fiscal year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Devon Cole)
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Col. Allen E. Duckworth

Col. Allen E. Duckworth is the Vice Commander, Tenth Air Force, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas. Tenth Air Force is one of three numbered air forces in Air Force Reserve Command, and is responsible for command supervision of 17 units and over 19,000 total force Airmen.
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Col. Allen E. Duckworth

Col. Allen E. Duckworth is the Vice Commander, Tenth Air Force, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas. Tenth Air Force is one of three numbered air forces in Air Force Reserve Command, and is responsible for command supervision of 17 units and over 19,000 total force Airmen.
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Recover, re-fuel, re-frag, launch: Multi-Capable Airmen test abilities at ACE exercise

Staff Sgt. Robert Cheek coaches and observes as Staff Sgt. Shelbi Campbell works the crank of a manually-operated lift truck during a wing exercise at Marine Corps Station Miramar May 15, 2024. The 419th Fighter Wing exercise was designed, in part, to demonstrate effective training with a MOLT in remote environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kayla Barker)
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