• TRS re-enrollment deadline approaching

    Commanders/Superintendents-  Time is running out for your reservists to enroll or re-enroll in the new, lower-rate Tricare Reserve Select without a break in coverage. Right now, 651 or 78 percent of people enrolled in the current three-tier program have not re-enrolled. They will be disenrolled if

  • RMG commander visits familiar territory

    The Readiness Management Group has a close relationship with the Air Reserve Personnel Center. The RMG, which manages individual reservists who are ready to be mobilized, was established at ARPC nearly two years ago. (Shortly thereafter, the group was relocated to Robins Air Force Base, Ga.) Also,

  • ARPC welcomes new commander

    The men and women of the Air Reserve Personnel Center welcomed a new leader during a change of command ceremony here today. Brig. Gen. Eric W. Crabtree assumed command of the center from Col. Ann C. Shippy. General Crabtree was previously the 446th Wing commander at McChord Air Force Base, Wash.

  • All Air Force Reserve officer candidates to train at Maxwell

    Starting in October, Air Force Reserve Command will send all candidates for reserve line officer training to the Officer Training School at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. Previously, only rated officer candidates - pilots, navigators and air battle mangers - attend OTS at Maxwell AFB. The first

  • Fiscal 2008 captain, first lieutenant promotions announced

    The Air Reserve Personnel Center announces the fiscal 2008 line and nonline captain and the first half of fiscal 2008 first lieutenant promotions. There were 499 Air National Guard and 1,435 Air Force Reserve officers selected for promotion to captain, and 231 Air National Guard and 105 Air Force

  • Hickam Airman to play during Air Force Week

    One Hickam Air Force Base Airman will get the chance of a lifetime to take the stage before the Air Force's premiere talent showcase, Tops in Blue, at the Waikiki Shell during the Air Force Week Honolulu celebration Sept. 7 through 15. Tech. Sgt. Daniel Baduria, an air Reserve technician with the

  • vPC-GR Decorations Nomination Improvement, September UTA support

    Commanders/Directors, Decorations Nomination Improvement: ARPC continues to seek improvement to provide the best service for vPC-GR online applications and to develop solutions to the issues our customers have identified. We would like you to know that your concerns are heard and many will be

  • Air Guard stunt pilot dives into Air Force Week New England

    When it was parked on the flight line, the 330 horsepower, carbon-fiber Air National Guard stunt plane, with its colorful paint scheme, drew looks from passersby. But when its owner took off and barrel-rolled it with white smoke trailing, then soared high into the clouds before stalling and flipping

  • Postmark honors Air Force's 60th birthday

    The U.S. Postal Service and the 94th Airlift Wing will honor the Air Force's 60th anniversary with a commemorative pictorial cancellation here Sept. 18. These kinds of postmarks are unique and commemorate a special event, which are rare and often sought after by stamp collectors and others