News

Aug. 7, 2009
Final scan at ARPC continues paperless conversion

Air Reserve Personnel Center officials here reached an important milestone when the last paper unit personnel record from an Air Force Reserve unit was electronically scanned Aug. 4. A total of 54,649 records were scanned during the year-long project. The conversion to electronic records means
Aug. 7, 2009
DFAS closure ceremony set

The Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Denver site, will conduct a Commemoration of Service ceremony Sept. 1 at the Buckley Air Force Base Annex. The ceremony will include guest speakers Robert F. Hale, Undersecretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Chief Financial Officer; Audrey Davis, Deputy
July 31, 2009
Capt. Trent Champion, chief, Records and Board Support Division, DPB

Capt. Trent Champion, chief, Records and Board Support Division, DPB, is the ARPC Spotlight of the Week. Captain Champion has been in the Air Force for more than 20 years. He is from Duluth, Minn., and he enjoys riding his motorcycle, traveling, skiing and reading. What is your most memorable Air
July 28, 2009
Officials break ground on new building

History was made as officials broke ground on the Air Reserve Personnel Center's new headquarters building July 23 at Buckley Air Force Base, Colo.Lt. Gen. Charles Stenner Jr., commander, Air Force Reserve Command, spoke to an audience of more than 200 ARPC employees and Air Force and community
July 24, 2009
VA to begin accepting Post-9/11 GI Bill transfers

The Defense Department is now accepting registrations to transfer servicemembers' Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to their spouses or children. To get started, Airmen must get counseling from their education center, said Lt. Gen. Charles Stenner, commander of Air Force Reserve Command, in a letter to
July 17, 2009
Waleed Sharbini, assistant operation manager, Directorate of Personnel Services

Waleed Sharbini, assistant operation manager in the Directorate of Personnel Services, is the ARPC Spotlight of the Week.Mr. Sharbini has worked federal civil service for more than 15 years and at ARPC for two and a half years. He is from Nazareth, Israel, and recently celebrated 30 years as an
July 17, 2009
ARPC officials conduct annual muster

More than 120 men and women gathered at the Air Reserve Personnel Center here as part of the Individual Ready Reserve muster program July 17.The program is mandated by law and requires the Air Force to connect with some of the more than 47,000 Airmen who have served and still have a military service
July 17, 2009
ARPC announces captain, lieutenant promotions

The Air Reserve Personnel Center announces the first half of the 2009 line and nonline captain and first lieutenant promotions. There were 206 Air National Guard and 176 Air Force Reserve officers selected for promotion to captain, and 196 Air National Guard and 59 Air Force Reserve officers
July 10, 2009
Marilyn Wigton-Gurule, Equipment Control Officer, Directorate of Communications and Information

Marilyn Wigton-Gurule, Equipment Control Officer for the Air Reserve Personnel Center, is the ARPC Spotlight of the Week. Mrs. Wigton-Gurule was born in Galena, Kan., and moved to Denver with her family when she was 2-weeks old. She has nearly 26 years of service and enjoys solving puzzles,
July 10, 2009
Commander discusses goals, welcomes questions

"One Team, One Fight" is often used to describe joint service cooperation. For Brig. Gen. Kevin Pottinger, the phrase exemplifies his top priority as commander of the Air Reserve Personnel Center. "My No. 1 goal is to build a strong ARPC team," General Pottinger said in an interview here recently.