• 16 EPLOs support Hurricane Matthew relief efforts

    As Tropical Storm Matthew intensified and morphed into a category 5 Hurricane over the Caribbean this past September, Air Force Reserve Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officers in the Southeast United States prepared for the worst. 16 EPLOs from Federal Emergency Management Agency Region 4 were

  • Reserve marathon team member winning with life balance

    Colorado native, Dr. (Lt. Col.) Audrey Hall is one of 10 Air Force Reservists who has been selected to be a member of the Air Force Reserve Command’s Challenge Team in this year’s U.S. Air Force Marathon.Hall, an Individual Mobilization Augmentee and staff pediatrician assigned to the 21st Medical

  • Reservist aims to change national veteran narrative

    The average American has three categories for all veterans: hero, victim and monster.So says Capt. Melissa Boatwright, the founder of Battle Tested Veterans, a not-for-profit dedicated to changing the national veteran narrative through the use of data and first-person stories.The idea for the

  • Reservist augments MAJCOM, earns quarterly FGO award

    An individual Reservist voluntarily supporting the financial management office at Air Combat Command was named the FM field grade officer of the third quarter.Maj. Jason J. Bishop, an Individual Mobilization Augmentee budget analyst assigned to Los Angeles Air Force Base, has been on loan to ACC

  • IMAs support multinational USSOUTHCOM exercise

    Two Individual Mobilization Augmentees supported U.S. Southern Command’s PANAMAX 16 exercise at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, July 29 through Aug. 4.Col. Mary Johnson and Lt. Col. Charlotte Jackson supported the annual exercise. PANAMAX is a 7-day, multinational exercise simulating command

  • Intelligence officer finds research is for the birds

    For many, an Antarctic cruise to spend time with penguins is just a dream. For Capt. Hila Levy, it’s all in a day’s work. Levy is an Air Force Reserve Individual Mobilization Augmentee intelligence officer at the Joint Reserve Intelligence Support Element, Royal Air Force Molesworth, United Kingdom.

  • AF IMA paints depiction of AC-130 gunner

    A new Air Force painting, created by Individual Mobilization Augmentee Maj. Warren Neary, was unveiled during a special ceremony at USSOCOM headquarters at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, May 23, commemorating the 25th anniversary of Desert Storm. Gen. Raymond A. Thomas, III, left, U.S. Special

  • Summer opportunities available for Reserve teens

    Teenagers of Air Force Reserve Airmen are eligible to apply for several upcoming summer opportunities, which include all or partial coverage of expenses. Application details for Aviation and Space Camp, and the 2016 Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard Teen Leadership Summit  are below.

  • 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

  • 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)