• Active Guard Reserve office moves to ARPC

    Officials will realign and relocate some transactional work from the Air Force Reserve Command to the Air Reserve Personnel Center March 4.The Active Guard Reserve Management Office from AFRC will realign functionally as part of the ARPC's Directorate of Personnel Assignments, with a streamlined

  • If sequestration triggers, furloughs begin in late April

    If sequestration is triggered next week, unpaid furloughs for civilian Defense Department employees will start in late April, Pentagon officials said here today.Sequestration is a provision in budget law that will trigger major across-the-board spending cuts March 1 unless Congress agrees on an

  • Panetta notifies Congress DOD preparing for furloughs

    Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has notified Congress that the Defense Department is prepared to implement furloughs for civilian personnel in response to the threat of sequestration.In a memo to all employees, Panetta vowed to continue working with Congress to avoid sequestration, which would add

  • ARPC welcomes new commander

    The Air Reserve Personnel Center welcomed a new commander here Jan. 25. 2013.During an interview, Brig. Gen. John C. Flournoy, Jr., talked about what it meant to be selected as ARPC's commander."When I was first notified I was going to become the commander, the first thing I thought of was what a

  • ARPC bowlers win league championship, earn Commander's Cup Trophy points

    Seven Air Force reservists teamed up for the Air Reserve Personnel Center-A Team to win the Buckley base bowling league championship Feb. 12, 2013.Team members consisted of Maj. Trent Champion, Senior Master Sgt. Peter Price, Master Sgt. Jon Christensen, Master Sgt. Javier Castro, Tech. Sgt.

  • AF chief of staff releases 2013 reading list

    The Air Force chief of staff published his professional reading list Feb. 1.In a message on the website, Gen. Mark A. Welsh III said, "We are the world's greatest air force because of our Airmen...and we must continue to strengthen that team." He asks Airmen to take a look at the list that

  • AFAF kicks off campaign

    The Air Force Assistance Fund Campaign kicked off Feb. 8 at the Buckley AFB Chapel.This is a chance to give to a charitable organization that gives back to our Air Force members, said Col. Dan Dant, 460th Space Wing commander. It's easy to give to and it directly impacts the people of Team Buckley.

  • Panetta signs memo extending benefits to same-sex partners

    Calling it "a matter of fundamental equity," Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta today signed a memorandum to the service secretaries and the Pentagon's top personnel official extending benefits to same-sex partners of service members.Here is the secretary's announcement of the policy

  • Officers eligible for promotion should review records before MilPDS upgrade

    The data feed from the Military Personnel Data System to the Air Force promotions data systems will not be available during the March MilPDS upgrade. Some officers eligible for promotion consideration may be affected, including those eligible for the calendar year 2013A colonel line of the Air

  • Reservist enjoys dual careers

    For one airman assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, being a reservist allows her time to pursue other passions while also serving her country."It's like living two completely different lives," Senior Airman Denice Luke said. "That's why I like it so much." Luke is an air