• Chief of AF Reserve announces senior leader changes

    Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson, chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander, Air Force Reserve Command, announced four senior leader changes Dec. 10.Brig. Gen. Jocelyn M. Seng, mobilization assistant to the Military Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Washington,

  • President nominates 20 Reserve officers for promotion

    President Barak Obama has nominated 20 officers for Reserve of the Air Force Appointment to major general and brigadier general. The nominations move to the Senate for confirmation. Nominated for promotion to major general are:Brig. Gen. William B. "Blaze" Binger, 10th Air Force commander, Naval Air

  • AF chaplain brings puppets to life

    They don't like being called dummies; they prefer puppets, figures or Mannequin Americans -- anything but the term, dummy. They find it degrading and disrespectful, according to Dexter Smiley, a puppet at the everlasting age of 10 years old.Dexter and his sidekick, Chaplain (Capt.) Randy Croft,

  • NORAD provides web site, apps to track Santa

    Children of all ages will be able to track Santa Claus on his annual journey, thanks to the North American Aerospace Defense Command.The "NORAD Tracks Santa" website at http://www.noradsanta.org is up and running. The site features a holiday countdown, games and daily activities, video messages from

  • AFSPC units approved for wearing ABUs Mondays

    Col. Daniel Dant, 460th Space Wing commander, announced Nov. 30 that per guidance from Air Force leadership the uniform of the day, including Mondays, will be the Airman Battle Uniform effective Dec. 3.Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III relayed his decision to commanders at major

  • ARPC recruiters earn award

    The Air Reserve Personnel Center recruiters were awarded the Headquarters Support Person of the Year award during a commander's call here Dec. 6, 2012. The recruiting team who recently attended the Combat Readiness Training Center for their yearly deployment readiness training in Savannah, Ga.,

  • Enhancement to Retirement Application

    Enhancement to Retirement Application: HQ ARPC officials will release an enhancement to the Retirement Application today. This enhancement to the application enables Air Reserve Component members and commanders to route retirement applications to Group Commanders within the vPC-GR Dashboard at

  • 940th Wing Reservists respond to rising floodwaters

    Heavy rains and high winds pounded Beale Air Force Base, Calif., early Sunday morning as 940th Wing reservists reported for duty on the December Unit Training Assembly weekend.The 940th Civil Engineering and 940th Security Forces squadrons had just settled in for a day of training when the call for

  • CSAF directs Air Force-wide inspection

    Commanders across the Air Force will conduct health and welfare inspections starting Dec. 5 to emphasize an environment of respect, trust and professionalism in the workplace.The health and welfare inspection is a tool routinely used by unit commanders, command chiefs, and first sergeants.Air Force

  • AFSPC units approved for wearing ABUs Mondays

    Col. Daniel Dant, 460th Space Wing commander, announced Nov. 30 that per guidance from Air Force leadership the uniform of the day, including Mondays, will be the Airman Battle Uniform effective Dec. 3.Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III relayed his decision to commanders at major