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Flexible reserve opportunities supporting Air Force auxiliary
For Airmen who want to continue serving their country, but can no longer commit to a monthly or annual schedule, the Civil Air Patrol Reserve Assistance Program may be their next career move.The program, CAPRAP for short, utilizes officer and enlisted Reserve Airmen as liaisons between local CAP squadrons and the Air Force. The program is operated
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3/21
2017
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Reservist wraps up two-year mobilization, supports OIR in Turkey
Over the past two years, Individual Mobilization Augmentee Col. Carl Magnusson has travelled the globe in support of a variety of U.S. operations.The U.S. Pacific Command Air Force Reservist has seen Japan, the Philippines, and Mongolia as a joint exercise control group director, and most recently, Kuwait and Turkey, where he supported Operation
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2/09
2017
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Flexible Service: Individual Reserve offers unique opportunities
The Individual Reserve program offers service members a flexible way to continue serving.
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2/06
2017
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Reservist shares civilian skills to support SOCOM Para-Commandos
Bill Walsh is a familiar face to the people of Charleston, S.C. He’s been the lead weather forecaster for the #1 station there for 30 years. His face is on billboards and his professional Facebook page has 17,000 followers. Many Charleston residents have come to rely on Bill for his forecasts; some also know about his “side gig.” Bill is also
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1/25
2017
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Detachment 3 volunteers at therapeutic riding center
The staff of Headquarters Individual Reservist Readiness and Integration Organization Detachment 3, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, paid a visit Nov. 30 to a local therapeutic horse riding center tackling several maintenance and housekeeping projects.The detachment’s 12 military and civilian Airmen spent the afternoon at the Pikes Peak
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12/07
2016
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IMA program lets crew chief in on ground floor of KC-46 program
When Air Force leaders announced the KC-46A aerial refueler was in the works, Senior Master Sgt. Constantine Karamargin wanted to get involved in the development process.But first he had to find a way into the program.With over 20 years as a crew chief on the KC-10 Extender and as a long-time Federal Aviation Administration maintenance inspector,
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11/15
2016
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16 EPLOs support Hurricane Matthew relief efforts
As Tropical Storm Matthew intensified and morphed into a category 5 Hurricane over the Caribbean this past September, Air Force Reserve Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officers in the Southeast United States prepared for the worst. 16 EPLOs from Federal Emergency Management Agency Region 4 were activated in the early days of October to assist states
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11/03
2016
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Reserve marathon team member winning with life balance
Colorado native, Dr. (Lt. Col.) Audrey Hall is one of 10 Air Force Reservists who has been selected to be a member of the Air Force Reserve Command’s Challenge Team in this year’s U.S. Air Force Marathon.Hall, an Individual Mobilization Augmentee and staff pediatrician assigned to the 21st Medical Group here, has been an avid runner throughout her
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9/09
2016
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Reservist aims to change national veteran narrative
The average American has three categories for all veterans: hero, victim and monster.So says Capt. Melissa Boatwright, the founder of Battle Tested Veterans, a not-for-profit dedicated to changing the national veteran narrative through the use of data and first-person stories.The idea for the non-profit came from her own experience leaving active
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8/24
2016
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Reservist augments MAJCOM, earns quarterly FGO award
An individual Reservist voluntarily supporting the financial management office at Air Combat Command was named the FM field grade officer of the third quarter.Maj. Jason J. Bishop, an Individual Mobilization Augmentee budget analyst assigned to Los Angeles Air Force Base, has been on loan to ACC since April, backfilling for deployed members.
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8/22
2016
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