• Loadmaster soars on American Idol

    For one aspiring singer at Westover, 15 minutes of fame stretched out over weeks as a contestant on American Idol.The television show broadcast to millions gave Tech. Sgt. Blaire Sieber an opportunity to stand in front of the world and live out her dream."It's really hard to describe the

  • SecAF and CSAF discuss changes to active, reserve mix to Congress

    The Air Force's two top leaders discussed planned adjustments to the Air Force's active and reserve components during a congressional hearing here March 14.During testimony before the Senate Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on Defense, Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force

  • Stop Loss Special Pay Extended

    Eligible Airmen, veterans and their beneficiaries now have until midnight Oct. 21 to apply for retroactive stop loss special pay following an extension in the continuing resolution authorized by Public Law 112-74. The new Oct. 21, 2012 deadline extends the original cutoff for applications and allows

  • TJAG visits ARPC

    Lt. Gen. Richard C. Harding, The Judge Advocate General, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C., was greeted by Col. Pat Blassie, Air Reserve Personnel Center commander, then given a tour of ARPC March 14, 2012, on Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. General Harding, who serves as the legal adviser

  • ARPC announces major promotions

    Air Reserve Personnel Center officials here announced results for the CY12 Air Force Reserve Line and Nonline Major Promotion Selection board March 13, 2012. This board selected more than 700 Citizen Airmen for promotion. The selection board convened at the center January 23 to determine those

  • Air Force Reserve plans to change about 3,000 jobs in FY13

    The Air Force Reserve announced about 3,000 job changes on March 6 that will realign affected reservists into growing new career fields and help the Total Force reduce manning by 9,900 Airmen in fiscal 2013. As some Air Force reservists have to move or travel to new jobs, the Air Force Reserve plans

  • ARPC ANNOUNCES RDEDB RESULTS

    Headquarters, Air Reserve Personnel Center officials here announced selection results from the Reserve Developmental Education Designation Board (RDEDB) for the AY12-13 In-Residence Senior Developmental Education (SDE) and Intermediate Developmental Education (IDE). The selection board convened at

  • 3 win awards in Air Force Media Contest

    Three Air Force reservists won top honors in the 2011 Air Force Media Contest, according to an announcement Feb 27.The winners from Air Force Reserve Command are Tech. Sgt. Shawn Jones, print journalist of the year, 514th Air Mobility Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.; Senior Airman

  • Marathon early registration brings chance to win prize package

    Anyone registering for the Air Force Marathon before March 17, 2012, will be automatically entered to win an All-Access Prize Package."This is our third year for this contest, and we've had to move it from July to April and now March because the races keep filling up so fast," said Molly Louden, the