Citizen Airman Magazine Features https://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil Citizen Airman Magazine Features RSS Feed en-us Wed, 29 Sep 2021 12:05:33 GMT Sat, 08 Jan 2022 02:55:31 GMT Patriot Warrior 2021: Reservists accelerate readiness at AFRC's premier exercise https://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/Features/Article/2792229/patriot-warrior-2021-reservists-accelerate-readiness-at-afrcs-premier-exercise/ Patriot Warrior is Air Force Reserve Command's premier exercise, providing Airmen an opportunity to<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2021/Aug/27/2002863624/82/55/0/210814-F-IZ286-0113.JPG' alt='Maj. Aaron Sanchez, 815th Airlift Squadron pilot assigned to the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, flies a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from Fort McCoy Army Airfield for aeromedical evacuation training during exercise Patriot Warrior at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 14, 2021. Patriot Warrior is the Air Force Reserve Command&#39;s premier exercise providing Airmen an opportunity to train with joint and international partners in airlift, aeromedical evacuation, and mobility support. The exercise builds on capabilities for the future fight, increasing the readiness, lethality and agility of the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Corban Lundborg)' /> <br /> Wed, 29 Sep 2021 12:05:33 GMT Press Operations https://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/Features/Article/2792229/patriot-warrior-2021-reservists-accelerate-readiness-at-afrcs-premier-exercise/ Out of Kabul: Air Force Reserve supports massive Afghanistan evacuation operation https://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/Features/Article/2790767/out-of-kabul-air-force-reserve-supports-massive-afghanistan-evacuation-operation/ Reserve Citizen Airmen from across the country played a huge role in one of the largest air<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2021/Aug/27/2002862889/82/55/0/210821-F-CQ002-9082A.JPG' alt='Evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport' /> <br /> Tue, 28 Sep 2021 16:25:48 GMT Staff Reports https://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/Features/Article/2790767/out-of-kabul-air-force-reserve-supports-massive-afghanistan-evacuation-operation/ Reservists help deliver babies on board Operation Allies Refuge flights https://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/Features/Article/2790763/reservists-help-deliver-babies-on-board-operation-allies-refuge-flights/ Two separate Air Force Reserve Command airlift wings successfully evacuated hundreds of Americans<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2021/Aug/27/2002862891/82/55/0/210823-F-AM806-1001.JPG' alt='Reservist deliver healthy baby girl on evac flight' /> <br /> Tue, 28 Sep 2021 16:25:28 GMT Capt. Christina Judd https://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/Features/Article/2790763/reservists-help-deliver-babies-on-board-operation-allies-refuge-flights/ Meet our 2021 Outstanding Airman of the Year: Reservist shines as an example of Air Force core values https://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/Features/Article/2790754/meet-our-2021-outstanding-airman-of-the-year-reservist-shines-as-an-example-of/ Staff Sgt. Kristy Riley, the combat plans training supervisor for the 924th Maintenance Squadron’s<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2021/Aug/09/2002862895/82/55/0/210723-F-FZ485-1708.JPG' alt='U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kristy Riley, 924th Maintenance Squadron Munitions Flight combat plans training supervisor, poses for a photo at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, July 23, 2021. Riley was recently congratulated by Lt. Gen. Richard W. Scobee, chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, for becoming one of the Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Blake Gonzales)' /> <br /> Tue, 28 Sep 2021 16:25:07 GMT Tech. Sgt. Courtney Richardson https://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/Features/Article/2790754/meet-our-2021-outstanding-airman-of-the-year-reservist-shines-as-an-example-of/ Helping Hand: Little Rock Reserve maintainers assist Keesler with WC-130J repair https://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/Features/Article/2790751/helping-hand-little-rock-reserve-maintainers-assist-keesler-with-wc-130j-repair/ When the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, needed some extra help to repair one of<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2021/Jul/14/2002862903/82/55/0/210606-F-FC081-1005.JPG' alt='Tech. Sgt. Dani Enderby, 913th Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental technician, works on a WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., June 6, 2021. E&amp;E technicians maintain and repair the wiring and electrical components on an aircraft ranging from everything to cabin pressurization to wiring for engine control. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shelton Sherrill)' /> <br /> Tue, 28 Sep 2021 16:24:43 GMT Lt. Col. Marnee A. C. Losurdo https://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/Features/Article/2790751/helping-hand-little-rock-reserve-maintainers-assist-keesler-with-wc-130j-repair/ Behind the Scenes: Ops Support Reservists ensure helmets work properly https://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/Features/Article/2790747/behind-the-scenes-ops-support-reservists-ensure-helmets-work-properly/ Reserve Citizen Airmen in the 419th Operations Support Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, play a<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2021/Aug/02/2002862906/82/55/0/210710-F-KM531-1919.JPG' alt='Designed to work with the F-35 Lightning II, the custom-fitted helmet serves to increase pilot responsiveness through enhanced situational awareness. Real-time imagery from the aircraft’s six exterior cameras is streamed onto the helmet’s display providing the pilot a view that would otherwise be obscured.' /> <br /> Tue, 28 Sep 2021 16:24:15 GMT Senior Airman Erica Webster https://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/Features/Article/2790747/behind-the-scenes-ops-support-reservists-ensure-helmets-work-properly/ New Fitness Assessment: Reserve's exercise physiologists help shape latest program https://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/Features/Article/2790738/new-fitness-assessment-reserves-exercise-physiologists-help-shape-latest-program/ Air Force Reserve Command’s Fitness and Health Promotion functional manager and his team of 10<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2021/Jul/19/2002862910/82/55/0/210710-F-MA984-0003.JPG' alt='People run on a track early morning.' /> <br /> Tue, 28 Sep 2021 16:23:51 GMT Bo Joyner https://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/Features/Article/2790738/new-fitness-assessment-reserves-exercise-physiologists-help-shape-latest-program/ Accelerating Readiness in the Pacific: Reservists sharpen their skills during inaugural exercise in Hawaii https://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/Features/Article/2790963/accelerating-readiness-in-the-pacific-reservists-sharpen-their-skills-during-in/ More than 300 Reserve Citizen Airmen teamed with their Guard and active-duty counterparts to sharpen<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2021/Jun/25/2002862919/82/55/0/210610-F-MK831-0029.JPG' alt='Lt. Col. Rudoph Bartley, 624th Civil Engineer Squadron commander (CES), briefs Reserve Citizen Airmen on teamwork, safety and a positive attitude while at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, June 10, 2021.' /> <br /> Tue, 28 Sep 2021 16:22:58 GMT Tech. Sgt. Tricia Topasna https://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/Features/Article/2790963/accelerating-readiness-in-the-pacific-reservists-sharpen-their-skills-during-in/ Diversity and Inclusion: Reservist helping lead barrier analysis working group for LGBTQ members https://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/Features/Article/2790726/diversity-and-inclusion-reservist-helping-lead-barrier-analysis-working-group-f/ A Reserve Citizen Airman is helping lead a new Air Force team charged with identifying and resolving<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2021/Sep/28/2002863042/82/55/0/210821-F-HH789-0001.JPG' alt='Senior Master Sgt. David Smith is an individual mobilization augmentee currently serving as the co-chair of the Air Force&#39;s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Initiative Team. (Courtesy photo)' /> <br /> Tue, 28 Sep 2021 16:22:39 GMT Bo Joyner https://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/Features/Article/2790726/diversity-and-inclusion-reservist-helping-lead-barrier-analysis-working-group-f/ Reservists must be fully COVID-19 vaccinated this year https://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/Features/Article/2790720/reservists-must-be-fully-covid-19-vaccinated-this-year/ The Air Force has directed that all Reserve Citizen Airmen in part-time statuses be fully vaccinated<br/> Tue, 28 Sep 2021 16:22:03 GMT Headquarters AFRC Public Affairs https://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/Features/Article/2790720/reservists-must-be-fully-covid-19-vaccinated-this-year/ Teaming Up: Arizona medical Reservists train with their Ohio Counterparts https://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/Features/Article/2790717/teaming-up-arizona-medical-reservists-train-with-their-ohio-counterparts/ Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 944th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona,<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2021/Aug/17/2002862923/82/55/0/210805-F-UL677-0142.JPG' alt='WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, OHIO -- U.S. Air Force Reserve Citizen Airmen with the 944th Aeromedical Staging Squadron (ASTS) and the 445th ASTS prepare to conduct aircraft familiarization and En-Route Patient Staging System (ERPSS) training on a C-17 Globemaster III at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, August 5, 2021. The 944th ASTS from Luke AFB, Arizona, aligned their annual training this year with the 445th ASTS to maximize training capabilities by utilizing medical training facilities and ERPSS mission essential squadrons located at Wright-Patterson AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Bruch)' /> <br /> Tue, 28 Sep 2021 16:21:38 GMT Staff Sgt. Matthew Bruch https://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/Features/Article/2790717/teaming-up-arizona-medical-reservists-train-with-their-ohio-counterparts/ Play Ball: IMA is first Academy grad to play Major League Baseball https://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/Features/Article/2790712/play-ball-ima-is-first-academy-grad-to-play-major-league-baseball/ Capt. Griffin Jax put his baseball dream on hold when he joined the Air Force, but the flexibility<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2021/Sep/16/2002862946/82/55/0/210505-F-F4636-1001.JPG' alt='Capt. Griffin Jax, Minnesota Twins pitcher, hugs his wife, Savannah, at his Major League Baseball debut in Kansas City, Missouri, June 5, 2021.' /> <br /> Tue, 28 Sep 2021 16:21:04 GMT Tech. Sgt. Tara R. Abrahams https://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/Features/Article/2790712/play-ball-ima-is-first-academy-grad-to-play-major-league-baseball/ Element of Surprise: Patrick Reservists tackle training during Hawaii field exercise https://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/Features/Article/2790708/element-of-surprise-patrick-reservists-tackle-training-during-hawaii-field-exer/ In a remote and desolate field at U.S. Army Garrison, Hawaii, 100 one-person tents seemed to appear<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2021/Aug/18/2002862933/82/55/0/210810-F-F3617-3070.JPG' alt='Distant Horizon 2021' /> <br /> Tue, 28 Sep 2021 16:20:34 GMT Lt. Col. Ian Phillips https://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/Features/Article/2790708/element-of-surprise-patrick-reservists-tackle-training-during-hawaii-field-exer/ A Helping Heart: Reserve Citizen Airman provides for children in need https://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/Features/Article/2790705/a-helping-heart-reserve-citizen-airman-provides-for-children-in-need/ Most people don't share their toothbrush, not even with another family member.But that exact<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2021/Aug/09/2002862961/82/55/0/210807-F-ML790-0067.JPG' alt='An Airman arrange donated items on a desk' /> <br /> Tue, 28 Sep 2021 16:19:46 GMT Senior Airman Kate Bragg https://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/Features/Article/2790705/a-helping-heart-reserve-citizen-airman-provides-for-children-in-need/ 'It's like Uber for the work force': IMA leading innovative talent management initiative https://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/Features/Article/2710106/its-like-uber-for-the-work-force-ima-leading-innovative-talent-management-initi/ Reserve Citizen Airmen across the country have taken Air Force Reserve Command Commander Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee’s directive to reform the organization to heart; perhaps none more so than Col. Michael McGinley.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2021/Jul/28/2002813777/82/55/0/210629-F-TC996-0001.PNG' alt='Gig Eagle is a Total Force initiative designed to connect commanders and program managers with short-term needs with the people with the right skill set, availability and desire to work on a project. (Graphic by Anthony Burns)' /> <br /> Thu, 29 Jul 2021 12:05:56 GMT Bo Joyner https://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/Features/Article/2710106/its-like-uber-for-the-work-force-ima-leading-innovative-talent-management-initi/ Cold Chain Guru: Reservist critical to DLA's COVID vaccine logistics efforts https://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/Features/Article/2710100/cold-chain-guru-reservist-critical-to-dlas-covid-vaccine-logistics-efforts/ For 21 years, Dana Dallas successfully juggled her flourishing civil service career at the Defense Logistics Agency with military service in the Air Force Reserve. Then came COVID-19.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2021/Jul/28/2002813809/82/55/0/210728-F-HH789-0001.JPG' alt='Lt. Col. Dana Dallas, second from left, along with fellow Reservists from the 914th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, New York. Dallas has been a Reserve Citizen Airman for 21 years. (Courtesy photo)' /> <br /> Thu, 29 Jul 2021 12:05:43 GMT Bo Joyner https://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/Features/Article/2710100/cold-chain-guru-reservist-critical-to-dlas-covid-vaccine-logistics-efforts/ Balancing Act: Husband and wife squadron commanders find harmony in busy lives https://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/Features/Article/2710093/balancing-act-husband-and-wife-squadron-commanders-find-harmony-in-busy-lives/ Reserve Citizen Airmen are constantly striving to find balance in life between civilian job, Reserve duty and family. A husband and wife team of Air Force Reserve squadron commanders has found that balance despite their busy schedules and the lofty demands of leadership.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2021/Jul/28/2002813837/82/55/0/210728-F-HH789-0003.JPG' alt='Lt. Col. Cyrus Champagne and his wife, Lt. Col. Kimberly Champagne, shown with their daughter, Sarah, both served as Air Force Reserve squadron commanders while juggling busy civilian jobs and ensuring time for their family. (Courtesy photo)' /> <br /> Thu, 29 Jul 2021 12:05:31 GMT Bo Joyner https://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/Features/Article/2710093/balancing-act-husband-and-wife-squadron-commanders-find-harmony-in-busy-lives/ Ironman: Triathlete encourages others to up their fitness game https://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/Features/Article/2710086/ironman-triathlete-encourages-others-to-up-their-fitness-game/ As Brig. Gen. David W. Smith ramps up his training for the Ironman Triathlon World Championships in Kona, Hawaii, in October, he is encouraging all Reserve Citizen Airmen to make fitness a priority in their lives.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2021/Jul/28/2002813941/82/55/0/210728-F-HH789-0008.JPG' alt='Brig. Gen. David W. Smith will be competing in the Ironman Triathlon World Championships in October. He encourages all Reserve Citizen Airmen to make physical fitness a priority. (Courtesy photos)' /> <br /> Thu, 29 Jul 2021 12:05:12 GMT Press Operations https://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/Features/Article/2710086/ironman-triathlete-encourages-others-to-up-their-fitness-game/ Digital Age Resiliency: AFRC launches new tool on Air Force Connect https://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/Features/Article/2710080/digital-age-resiliency-afrc-launches-new-tool-on-air-force-connect/ Reserve Citizen Airmen are now able to access Developing Resilient Leader, or DRL, content on demand on any device from one easy-to-access location on the Air Force Connect app.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2021/Jun/02/2002813265/82/55/0/210602-F-VM627-0001.JPG' alt='The New DRL AF Connect Feature' /> <br /> Thu, 29 Jul 2021 12:04:57 GMT Jessica Dupree https://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/Features/Article/2710080/digital-age-resiliency-afrc-launches-new-tool-on-air-force-connect/ Saluting a Hero: Air Force's last serving POW retires, shares resiliency journey https://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/Features/Article/2710076/saluting-a-hero-air-forces-last-serving-pow-retires-shares-resiliency-journey/ I thought to myself 'this is it - I'm a dead man.' As Lt. Col. Rob Sweet, the last serving Air Force prisoner of war, approached retirement on June 6, he recalled the moment during Operation Desert Storm when his A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft was shot down by enemy forces southwest of Basra, Iraq. <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2021/Jun/07/2002813270/82/55/0/210606-F-WJ837-1052.JPG' alt='A photo of Lieutenant Colonel Rob Sweet posing in front of an aircraft' /> <br /> Thu, 29 Jul 2021 12:04:39 GMT Airman 1st Class Brianna Beavers https://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/Features/Article/2710076/saluting-a-hero-air-forces-last-serving-pow-retires-shares-resiliency-journey/