• ARPC announces 2008 ARPC MPF Orientation Course Schedule

    The Air Reserve Personnel Center proudly announces the 2008 ARPC MPF Orientation Course dates -- Jan. 16-17 (for ANG only); May 7- 8; July 23-24; and Nov. 19-20 -- all sessions will be held here. Historically, this course had been presented primarily for the ANG, however, with dynamic personnel

  • Guard arrives at ARPC

    Staff Sgt. Javier Castro loves being in the military. So much so, that when the opportunity came to leave his job as a bank manager and home of more than 12 years in Sioux Falls, S.D., the Air National Guardsman jumped at the chance. "I like the structure of the military," he said. "You control your

  • ARPC provides Nov. 3-4 UTA Support, prepares vPC-GR Dashboard

    Commanders-Nov. 3-4 UTA Support -- Air Reserve Personnel Contact Center counselors will be standing by this weekend from 0730-1600 MT to provide assistance to you and your units. This enhanced customer service provides drilling Guardsmen and Reservists the opportunity to speak with a customer

  • Driven by technology, vPC-GR adding 'Dashboard'

    An enhancement to the virtual Personnel Center - Guard and Reserve scheduled to launch in December will put Air National Guard and Reserve Airmen in the driver's seat of their personnel transactions. The new vPC-GR Dashboard will streamline the way all Airmen manage their vPC-GR account profiles,

  • Navy reservist, Air Force civilian deploys to Africa

    After serving 14 months in the dangerous Iraqi Anbar province, Chief Petty Officer Robert Orton said his visit to Madagascar was about as good as a deployment can get. "This was about partnership and friendship," Chief Orton said. "It was the kind of tour you write home about." The Navy reservist