• Commander's podcast 11 - motorcycle safety

    Brig. Gen. Jay Flournoy, commander of the Air Reserve Personnel Center, talks about motorcycle safety as part of the Critical Days of Summer safety campaign. Stay safe 'n sound all year round.

  • Air Force takes swift action against sexual assault

    It's not an overstatement to say that the past many years have been challenging for those in the military working to prevent sexual assault and sexual trauma. However, for those who've been victimized it has been much worse, and we should never forget that. The harm in this crime is not just

  • Free smartphone app for some locations including Reserve bases

    The Air Force launched a free mobile app geared toward informing Airmen and families about force support squadron morale, welfare and recreation events happening on their base.Twenty locations are currently available on the app and more than 25 additional bases are adding content in order to go live

  • Team Buckley renders final courtesy to A1C Hargrove

    Members of Team Buckley line the street to render a final military courtesy to Airman 1st Class Shaquille Hargrove July 18, 2013, at Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. Hargrove was a satellite systems operator with the 2nd Space Warning Squadron. Hargrove was killed in an incident at 15th and Market

  • ARPC receives Air Force Organizational Excellence Award

    Headquarters, Air Reserve Personnel Center was recently awarded the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award for exceptionally meritorious service from Oct. 1, 2010 to Sept. 30, 2012.During this period, the center's strategic vision, new information technology system support and integrated

  • Post-9/11 GI Bill benefit transfer phase-in period ends soon

    Click on the video to hear Brig. Gen. Jay Flournoy, commander of the Air Reserve Personnel Center, talk about the Post-9/11 GI Bill transfer phase-in period ending July 31.When the program was initiated in 2009, the post 9-11 GI Bill education transfer program was phased in to enable Airmen nearing

  • Commander's podcast 9 - joint officer management

    According to Air Reserve Personnel Center officials, the deadline for Air Force Reserve officers to apply for joint credit is Sept. 30, 2013. After this date, the Joint Qualification System will only accept joint service for the prior 12 months from the date of application.Click on the video to hear

  • Buckley bans open fires

    Fire danger, forecasted high temperatures and dry ground have led to an open-burning ban here beginning June 26.The ban applies to all portions of Buckley AFB, including base housing and the base family camp.Open burning is defined as the use of the following: - Fireworks- Campfires- Fires in

  • Safety tips to help keep Team Buckley safe this summer

    The summer has brought peak temperatures and cause for summer safety tips. The Air Force Critical Days of Summer campaign promotes all Airmen and their families stay aware of summer hazards."The safety office has high-risk activity worksheets and briefings that individuals can attend," said Stephen