• ARPC cadre brings personnel answers to troops

    Bringing the latest personnel news and information directly to Guard and Reserve Airmen is an essential job of the Air Reserve Personnel Center cadre. The cadre visits gatherings of reservists and guardsmen to explain the latest personnel changes and how they affect that specific group of

  • Risk to Tricare beneficiary data met with proactive response

    A limited amount of Tricare beneficiary data may have been placed at risk through a violation of internal computer security practices at Science Applications International Corporation. Analysis shows the chance any data was compromised is low, but action is being taken to ensure that affected

  • Position Vacancy Clarifications

    Commanders- The Air Force Reserve position vacancy program gives senior raters the means to nominate exceptionally well qualified candidates for early promotion to fill vacancies. This program is limited by eligibility constraints outlined in AFI 36-2504, Officer Promotion, Continuation, and

  • Guard and Reserve officer PME enhanced

    Leaders of the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve have long recognized the importance of professional military education for career progression. However, Guard and Reserve officers traditionally have had limited availability for onbase seminar programs. Because of increased operations tempo

  • Changing with the Guard

    They're sending in the Guard. For the first time in the history of the Air Reserve Personnel Center, some 70 Air National Guardsmen are slated to begin working here later this year. The new Guardsmen are a result of ARPC's taking on personnel services for the Air National Guard, increasing the

  • IMA touts 'exceptional service'

    In the business of customer service, ARPC is accustomed to receiving comments from its customers. Sometimes the customer is unhappy. Not the case with Tech. Sgt. Brian Raymond, an Individual Mobilization Augmentee assigned to the U.S. Air Force Academy's 10th Security Forces Squadron. "When poor

  • Air Force leaders send Independence Day message

    The following is an Independence Day message from Secretary of the Air Force Michael W. Wynne and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley. "To the Airmen of the United States Air Force: "On July 4, 1776, 56 men signed a document that established the foundation for new nation where "all men

  • First phase of Reserve mobility exercise concludes

    More than 150 Individual Ready Reservists finished a week-long active duty tour June 22 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. The five-day tour of duty was the conclusion of the "Push" portion of the "Push-Pull 2007" exercise. The exercise tests and evaluates the IRR mobilization process, said Lt. Col.

  • Reserve Airmen test mobilization at Lackland

    With the start of the Air Force "Push-Pull 2007" exercise here June 18, some 320 Individual Ready Reserve Airmen from across the country have been called to active duty. A push-pull exercise, typically conducted every two years, tests the mobilization process and evaluates the skill level of the

  • AFRC commander to get national award

    The commander of the Air Force Reserve Command will receive the Minuteman Hall of Fame Award at the Reserve Officers Association national convention June 27-30 in San Francisco. Lt. Gen. John A. Bradley will accept the association's highest honor for contributing to "the advancement of ROA programs