• ARPC senior NCO wins base chili cook-off

    "Wish I had time for just one more bowl of chili," said Kit Carson, an American frontiersman, on his death bed.Sixteen chili artisans competed in the 10th Annual Chili Cook-Off hosted by the Buckley Air Force Base Chapel Feb. 6. More than 100 Team Buckley members turned out at the Buckley chapel

  • Charleston reservists score with humanitarian aid mission to Guatemala

    The National Football League wasn't the only organization busy this Super Bowl weekend. Reservists from the 300th Airlift Squadron here traveled more than 2,700 miles to deliver about 77,000 pounds of cargo to a children's hospice facility in Guatemala Feb. 3.The mission involved a C-17 Globemaster

  • McChord Reservist assist with French airlift

    A simple phone call can change everything. Lieutenant Col. Ben Morley was on the road less than eight hours after receiving the call to manage U.S. airlift operations in support of French efforts against extremist forces in Mali. On Jan. 20, mere hours after the call, he landed in Istres, France

  • Airmen eligible to retrain in March should submit package by Feb. 15

    Editor's note: This story is a part of a series of articles to inform and educate total force Airmen about personnel programs impacted by the Military Personnel Data System upgrade occurring in March.Air Force officials are encouraging active duty Airmen who are eligible to retrain in March to

  • New issue of Airman available online

    The February issue of Airman magazine is now available to download. In this issue, our cover story, titled "Holding Pattern," features the "Boneyard," a 2,600-acre aircraft storage facility located on Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.Officially known as the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and

  • Citizen Airman February issue available online

    The February issue of Citizen Airman magazine is now available online.The issue features stories on changes to the Transition Assistance Program, a plumber who is on track to achieve his dream of becoming a C-17 pilot, members of the command band spreading cheer to troops in Afghanistan, recovery

  • Academy grad, reservist suits up for Super Bowl

    An Air Force Academy graduate and San Francisco 49ers wide receiver arrived in New Orleans Jan. 27 for Super Bowl XLVII.Chad Hall, an Air Force reservist, was signed to the 49ers practice squad Nov. 27 for scout team duty, wearing No. 14. He was released Dec. 14 as the team juggled its active and

  • ARPC launches IVR June 1

    In order to provide improved customer service, the Air Reserve Personnel Center is launching a new Interactive Voice Recording or phone menu here starting June 1, 2012.The purpose of the new IVR is to narrow the focus on what customers' needs are to quickly service them, said Capt. Tim Martin, ARPC

  • Secretary Donley nominated for Order of the Sword

    The enlisted men and women of the United States Air Force nominated the service's senior civilian for induction into the Air Force Order of the Sword Jan 23 here.Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley accepted the nomination from then-Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy at a meeting with