• REMINDER -- CY12 AIR FORCE RESERVE COMMAND SCREENING BOARD (RCSB) (AFRC)

    The RCSB is scheduled to convene at the Air Reserve Personnel Center, April 10, and will nominate eligible individuals for consideration to occupy wing commander, vice wing commander, operations group commander, space wing commander, space operations group commander, maintenance group commander and

  • Basic Military Training needs Reserve instructors

    Click, clack. Click, clack. You hear the taps on the boots colliding with the pavement, in a rhythmic pattern coming towards you. Your spine stiffens, and you notice the shadow of the Smokey the Bear hat looming over your shoulder, you immediately know you are in the presence of the one who taught

  • SecAF: Air Force must continue to modernize

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley highlighted the service's need to continue future modernization plans during remarks to approximately 400 Airmen, industry officials and Air Force Association members Feb. 24 here.Donley spoke on the second day of the Air Force Association's 2012 Air Warfare

  • ARPC announces annual award winners

    The Air Reserve Personnel Center honored their 2011 Outstanding Performers of the year and the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command Center A1 annual award winners during a breakfast at the Summit Conference and Event Center Feb. 17, 2012, in Denver. The winners are: Special AwardsGeneral

  • ARPC hosts ARC Field Orientation

    Les Brockman, Air Reserve Personnel Center points branch chief, discusses point credit and pay systems during the Air Reserve Component Field Orientation here Feb. 15, 2012.This orientation offers an opportunity for Air National Guard and Reserve field personnel, whether from state headquarters or

  • Air Force Medical Service turns to secure messaging

    Patients at Air Force-wide medical treatment facilities will soon be able to communicate securely and privately with their health care teams anywhere and anytime thanks to the expansion of secure messaging.Secure messaging will be available to patients through what is known as the MiCare portal. The

  • Business process review event held at ARPC

    Subject matter experts from the Air Reserve Personnel Center, the Air Force Reserve Center and the Readiness Management Group gathered at ARPC last week to streamline Reserve Promotions, Awards and AGR Review Board processes.ARPC will host eight total Business Process Review events that ultimately

  • Air Force leads DOD in green power

    The Air Force is one of the nation's top purchasers of green power, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Top 25 list of Green Power Partners released Jan. 31.The Air Force's use of renewable energy ranks number one in the Department of Defense, number two in the federal

  • We are First Sergeants

    They wake up at 4:30 a.m. to be at the fitness center at 5 a.m. They workout, head back home and change into the uniform for the day. They talk to their spouse for a few minutes, kiss their children and tell them they will see them later and head off to work. They are in the office by 7:15 a.m. and