• A look back at Desert Storm

    Operation Desert Storm was an exceptional example of Total Force integration in support of combat operations with an all-volunteer force.Jan. 16, 2016, marks the 25th anniversary of Desert Storm, the coalition effort to free Kuwait from the grips of an Iraq invasion force. Below are some factoids on

  • Total Force Service Center Closed Jan. 18 and 22

    The Total Force Service Center, located at Buckley Air Force Base, Colo., will be closed Jan. 18, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Jan. 22 to allow personnel to participate in a base sponsored event. Citizen Airmen can request assistance 24/7/365 by logging onto myPers.We apologize

  • Three awarded in memorial essay contest

    Three Air Force Space Command Airmen were awarded prizes for their winning essay entries in the 2015 Gen. Bernard A. Schriever Memorial Essay Contest, Dec. 10, 2015.The purpose of the contest is to stimulate thought, discussion, and debate on matters relating to how the Air Force and Air Force

  • Changes to the Voluntary Delay of Promotion Request for Colonel selects

    Effective immediately, Air Force Guidance Memorandum (AFGM) to AFI 36-2504, Officer Promotion, Continuation and Selective Early Removal in the Reserve of the Air Force dated Nov. 10, 2015 incorporates changes to the Voluntary Delay of Promotion for Colonel Selects. Voluntary Delay of Promotions for

  • CY16A RSSB adds International Junior Officer Development Course (IJOLD)

    CY16A Reserve School Selection Board has added the International Junior Officer Development Course (IJOLD) availability as of Dec. 29, 2015.The HQ ARPC application deadline will be extended, for this course only, to 4:30 p.m. MT, Jan. 18, 2016. The current deadline for all other courses remains

  • Reservists support historic launch, landing of rocket

    Helicopter aircrews from the 920th Rescue Wing held their hover near Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station while a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted skyward at 8:29 p.m. Dec. 21. On board the Falcon were 11 communications satellites, which were to be placed into low-Earth orbit (LEO)

  • Reservists selected to lead active-duty units

    Three Air Force Reserve officers have been selected to lead active-duty units under the voluntary Extended Active Duty tour program. EAD tours assign Reservists to active duty units to help meet active force requirements. The assignments are part of a larger initiative to leverage Total Force

  • Reservists go active duty

    At the beginning of fiscal year 2016 the Air Force Personnel Center launched the Voluntary Limited Period of Active Duty program. The program is offering some great opportunities for Air Force Reservists interested in returning to active duty. Under VLPAD, opportunities to serve an active-duty tour

  • Total Force Service Center Closure

    The Total Force Service Center, located at Buckley Air Force Base, Colo., will be closed Dec. 24, 25, and Dec. 31, Jan. 1 in observance of the Christmas and New Year's holidays and Family Days. Citizen Airmen can request assistance 24/7/365 by logging onto myPers.We apologize for any inconvenience