• 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

  • CSAF reading list author speaks at Pease ANG Base

    Airmen from Pease Air National Guard Base, Newington, New Hampshire, gathered in an auditorium to hear from the biographer of Medal of Honor recipient Chief Master Sgt. Richard “Dick” Etchberger, June 10. About 20 members from the New Hampshire ANG’s 157 Air Refueling Wing and its active-duty

  • New Force Development site serves all Airmen

    A new site available on the Air Force Portal aims to deliver force development for the Air Force’s Total Force officers, enlisted and civilian Airmen. The virtual Force Development Center acts as a depot for development resources; a comprehensive portal allowing all Airmen to have access to

  • Airmen provide care to shooting victim

    In the fall of 2015, a Saturday night dinner outing during 7-level paralegal school found two Airmen testing their self-aid buddy care training in the real world.Tech. Sgt. Amanda Knotts and Tech. Sgt. Brandon Lancaster had just arrived in downtown Montgomery, Alabama, for dinner on the night of

  • ARPC icon retires at 43 years

    At 25, Linda Bradford signed on to work at the Air Reserve Records Center at the York Street location in downtown Denver, Dec. 18, 1972. Forty three years, two more locations and countless transitions later, she’s signing off, ready to enjoy a quiet life of retirement and community involvement.

  • 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

  • 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

  • From initiation to execution: ARPC changes the face of strategic planning

    When the mission is high and workload stressful, members of Air Force units around the world can find it difficult to take the time to make strategic planning part of daily operations, which can mean endless cycles of reacting to problems instead of managing and growing. To overcome this, the Air

  • 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 –