• HQ ARPC orders writing team thrives using ‘Operation Triple A’

    The past fiscal year proved challenging for the reserve assignments division, Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center, due to budget restraints and low manpower. Despite those challenges, the team was able to bring on augmentees to support their mission and grow their capabilities to end the FY on

  • DoD Directs Stop Movement in response to COVID-19

    The Department of Defense issued a stop movement of all personnel to, from or through Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designated Level 3 COVID-19 locations effective March 13 and for the next 60 days. Following Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper’s announcement of new travel restrictions,

  • Blended Military Retirement System to take effect Jan. 1

    One of the most wide-reaching and significant changes to military pay and benefits over the last 70 years goes into effect Jan. 1 with the implementation of the Uniformed Services Blended Retirement System, known as BRS.

  • My four tenets of leadership

    Over the last 29 years, I have read a lot of books and blogs. I have served with and spent time with great leaders from all services and the interagency. Most of all, I have spent a lot of time at the school of hard knocks.Now, as a brigadier general, I have boiled these experiences down to four

  • Three ARPC members win Air Force-level awards

    The deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel and services announced today the 2014 award winners for the A1 community.Three of the winners are from the Air Reserve Personnel Center:Lt. Col. Michael Ortiz – Personnel Reserve Component Field Grade Officer of the YearCapt. Andrew Williams –