• Guard, Reserve legal communities gather for intense training

    More than 500 judge advocates and paralegals from throughout the air reserve component gathered here for two days of intense training at the annual ARC Survey of the Law Jan. 21-22.The legal professionals from the Air National Guard, the traditional Reserve and the individual mobilization augmentee

  • Survey will assess Air Force community well-being

    Nearly 40, 000 Reservists and 10,000 spouses of Reservists will be recieving invitations to take the 2011 Air Force Community Assessment on Jan. 25. The Air Force-wide assessment is designed to assist chaplains and people working in installation-level Airman and family readiness centers, family

  • Air Force rescuers pull female hiker to safety

    Senior Master Sgt. Mike Flake, an HH-60G Pave Hawk flight engineer with the 305th Rescue Squadron here, had been flying a training mission Dec. 22 around Tucson, Ariz., where his unit trains regularly. Upon clocking out, he was home by 9:30 p.m., enjoying family time, when he received a call from a

  • Air Force officials approve changes to officer selection brief

    In an effort to better highlight candidates who possess the skills necessary for officer promotion in today's expeditionary Air Force, senior Air Force officials approved changes to the officer selection brief. The modified officer selection brief will be used beginning with boards in June and

  • Changes coming to the Post-9/11 GI-Bill

    The Post-9/11 Veterans Education Assistance Improvements Act of 2010 was recently signed into law. Effective Aug. 1, 2009, but not payable until Oct. 1, 2011-- Certain National Guard members mobilized on Title 32 orders on, or after, Sept. 11, 2001 are now eligible for the Post-9/11 GI Bill and any

  • Air Force officials caution against geotags, location-based services

    Social media offers many Airmen another way to keep in touch with colleagues, friends and family, but users need to be aware of the risks associated with technical tools that help them share information, officials said Jan. 7.As more Airmen and their family members use smartphones to take pictures

  • 3 Teen Leadership Summits planned in 2011

    The Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard announced the 2011 AFR/ANG Teen Leadership Summit locations Jan. 5. The AFR/ANG Teen Leadership Summit locations this summer are in Dahlonega, Ga.; Estes, Colo.; and Washington, D.C. The summits combine high-adventure activities with leadership classes to

  • Congress extends Stop Loss application deadline

    The deadline for eligible service members, veterans and their beneficiaries to apply for retroactiThe deadline for eligible service members, veterans and their beneficiaries to apply for retroactive Stop Loss special pay has been extended to March 4, 2011, Defense Department officials announced Dec.