• Guidance on political activities

    As the Nation prepares for the November 2012 Presidential elections, I encourage all Airmen- Active Duty, National Guard, Reserve, and civilian employees-to participate in our Nation's political process to the maximum permissible extent. It is important, however, that in doing so, we all comply with

  • 2012 Teen Summit locations announced

    The Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard announced the 2012 AFR/ANG Teen Leadership Summit locations Jan. 13. The AFR/ANG Teen Leadership Summit locations this summer are in Dahlonega, Ga., and Estes Park, Colo. The teen summits combine high-adventure activities with leadership classes to allow

  • Center hosts Deputy to the Chief of Air Force Reserve

    The deputy to the chief of Air Force Reserve paid a visit to the Air Reserve Personnel Center here Jan. 12, 2012.Maj. Gen. James "JJ" Jackson, visited with ARPC employees, received a mission briefing and discussed key topics with Col. Patricia Blassie, ARPC commander and other senior leadership at

  • Air Force leaders commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. birthday

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy issued the following message to the Airmen of the United States Air Force:As America commemorates the federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr., we call

  • McConnell Airman represents AF Reserve at 172 miles per hour

    Calling an Airman "high speed" is a figure of speech that goes hand-in-hand with phrases like "sharp troop," "go-getter," and "on-the-ball," but when someone says Tech Sgt. John Fitzpatrick is "high speed," the compliment is literal.Fitzpatrick, an aircraft structural craftsman with the 931st

  • Air Force chief of staff releases 2012 reading List

    The Air Force chief of staff announced his latest professional reading list Jan. 6.In a letter to all Air Force personnel, Gen. Norton Schwartz said today's Airmen are among the military's best educated and most inquisitive. "We Airmen are innovators because we embrace the word 'why' and mine it for

  • AF officials release video tutorials to educate Airmen about AFPERS

    Air Force officials have created four video tutorials, or vodcasts, to educate people on some of the capabilities and features available on the Air Force Personnel Services, or AFPERS, website.A team of Air Force personnelists and contractors collaborated on the vodcasts to teach Regular Air Force,

  • National Guard's senior officer elevated to Joint Chiefs of Staff

    The chief of the National Guard Bureau is a statutory member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.With the stroke of a pen, the same month the nation's oldest military institution celebrated its 375th birthday, President Barack Obama signed legislation that includes a provision adding the CNGB to the Joint