• Eligible Airmen may now apply for nuclear deterrence medal

    Airmen who meet eligibility criteria may now submit an application for the newly approved Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal, Air Force officials announced.Eligibility is retroactive to Dec. 27, 1991 for active duty, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve, retired and separated Airmen and

  • Suicide prevention is everyone's year-round responsibility

    Though September was suicide prevention month, prevention must be on our minds continuously. That's why I want to reiterate that it's each Airman's responsibility to prevent suicide by building personal resiliency and by being a good wingman throughout the year.Recognizing the signs of suicide is

  • 460 SW command chief visits ARPC, says farewell

    Chief Master Sgt. Craig Hall, 460th Space Wing command chief, bid adieu to service members and civilians at the Air Reserve Personnel Center here Oct. 10, 2014, thanking them for their service and letting them know the impact they had on him.Hall was greeted by Chief Master Sgt. Ruthe Flores, ARPC

  • AF releases criteria for new service medal

    Air Force officials released nomination criteria for the new Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal, following Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James' May 27, 2014, authorization.The NDOSM will be awarded to individuals for their direct support of Nuclear Deterrence Operations."This

  • Emergency preparedness IMA serves as NC lawmaker

    Col. J. Chris Whitmire, an Individual Mobilization Augmentee assigned to Readiness and Integration Organization Detachment 6, has made it his mission to serve the people of his home state of North Carolina.In addition to his Air Force role as an Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer with the

  • POW/MIA ceremony held on Buckley

    Team Buckley members formed up Sept. 19, 2014, at the 460th Space Wing headquarters building here for a POW/MIA reveille ceremony in honor of those who suffered as prisoners of war or are missing in action.National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed around the world on military installations,

  • ARPC chiefs, shirt take on Buckley ALS Class

    Three chief master sergeants and the first sergeant from the Air Reserve Personnel Center contributed to the Buckley Chiefs and Shirts team who competed against Airmen from the Airman Leadership School here Oct. 8, 2014.Chief Master Sgts. Ruthe Flores, Sean Strong and James Kirkley were a force to

  • Substantiated sex-related offenses must be documented in official records

    Any complaint of a sex-related offense committed by an Airman occurring on or after Dec. 26, 2013 that resulted or results in conviction by court-martial, non-judicial punishment or punitive administrative action must be documented on the offender's enlisted performance report, officer performance

  • ARPC members celebrate quarterly fitness event

    Service members, civilians and their families celebrated the Air Reserve Personnel Center's Commander's Fitness Enhancement Program quarterly event here Oct. 3., 2014Col. Sean McElhaney Pahia, Air Reserve Personnel Center vice commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Ruthe Flores, ARPC command chief,

  • HQ RIO holds Commander's Call; chili cookoff

    Col. Christopher E. Cronce, Headquarters Individual Reservist Readiness and Integration Organization, held the group's first commander's call at the Air Reserve Personnel Center, Wednesday.September 30 and the end of fiscal year 2014 marked the official stand down of the Readiness Management Group.