• Citizen Airman December issue is online

    The December issue of Citizen Airman magazine is now available. The cover story highlights Staff Sgt. Lucy Reyna of the 434th Operations Group at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana, who has made it through some tough times thanks to help from her family, friends and the Air Force Reserve. Other

  • Rescuer reunites with ‘Katrina Girl’

    Ten years ago, Staff Sgt. Mike Maroney hovered over a maelstrom of water, debris and human suffering. New Orleans, a once vibrant mecca for revelers and tourists, was ground zero for impoverished refugees in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. By Sept. 6, 2005, Maroney had become depressed and felt

  • Reservists prep first responders for Pope's visit

    In July a group of Individual Mobilization Augmentees spent two days training Philadelphia-area first responders on how to respond in the event of a nuclear or radiological terrorist attack. Four IMAs taught the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Introduction to Radiological and Nuclear Incident

  • Interview with AF artist Maj. Warren Neary

    Maj. Warren Neary, an Individual Mobilization Augmentee and civil service historian, is a member of the Air Force Art Program. He recently completed and unveiled two new pieces commissioned by the Air Force. In the following interview he discusses his history in the art program and talks about his

  • Taking aim: Reservist prequalifies for 2016 Olympic Trials

    Standing at the 10-meter firing line, Capt. Caitlin Harris slowly raises her precision air pistol. She takes careful aim as she steadies her breathing; a slow, steady in and out. She knows that the moment to pull the trigger will surprise her. A sharp crack pierces the calm. The Air Force Reserve

  • 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

  • Summer opportunities for Reserve teens

    Air Force Services Activity has announcedthe following summer opportunities for teenage children of Air Force Reservists.Air Force Reserve Youth of the Year (Suspense: April 10)Air Force Reserve teens, age 14-18, are invited to apply to attend the AF Youth of the Year summer camp, June 23-26, San