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30 Jan 2018
Back to Life: Three-Person Team at Boneyard Revives ‘Dead’ Aircraft
As the home of thousands of retired military aircraft, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona is best known for having the largest aircraft boneyard in the world. However, a small team of Reserve Citizen Airmen is responsible for reviving some of the base’s “dead” aircraft.
30 Jan 2018
Rosie the Riveter: Iconic World War II Hero Still Inspiring Today’s Youth
When Elinor Otto enters a room, her orange hair is often the first thing people notice. But her energy, joy and sense of humor quickly become the focus of people’s attention.
30 Nov 2017
Duty Planning Fusion: How AFRC is developing a better way to plan, schedule and track participation
When then-Maj. Jason Reiss came off active duty in 2008 and joined the Air Force Reserve, he quickly learned how complicated the Reserve pay and participation process can be.“My first job as a Reservist was director of operations for a new classic associate detachment standing up at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in North Carolina (the 414th
30 Nov 2017
The War on Poaching: Intelligence specialist uses what she learned fighting terrorism to help save elephants
Satao was one of Kenya’s most famous and beloved elephants. Standing nearly 13 feet tall, weighing close to 13,000 pounds and sporting ivory tusks 6 ½ feet long, the massive African bush elephant was a huge draw for tourists visiting Kenya’s Tsavo East National Park.Knowing he would be a prized target for poachers, park rangers kept a close eye on
30 Nov 2017
Spreading the Word: IMA uses African masks collection to help tell his Air Force Reserve story
An individual mobilization augmentee with a passion for Africa and the Air Force Reserve has come up with an innovative way to educate people about his adopted continent and why he loves serving there.Lt. Col. Will Cambardella has served as an IMA public affairs officer at U.S. Africa Command, with headquarters at Kelley Barracks, Stuttgart,
30 Nov 2017
You Can't Fly Them if you Can't Fix Them: AFRC working hard to ease aircraft maintenance shortage
As it faces many challenges such as an increase in operations tempo, budgetary uncertainty and the Air Force-wide pilot shortage, Air Force Reserve Command is stepping up efforts to meet another difficult challenge: a shortage of much-needed Reserve Citizen Airmen in the aircraft maintenance career field.Lt. Col. Daniel Posch, Maintenance
30 Nov 2017
Recruiting Services adds people to address maintenance shortage
In a move designed to increase the number of maintenance air reserve technicians, the Air Force Reserve Command Recruiting Service and Directorate of Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, known as A4, have teamed up to create a group of recruiters dedicated to the ART mission."Maintenance manning is the biggest issue we face right now in the
30 Nov 2017
Revolutionary App: RIO Connect enables access to secured sites from mobile devices
The latest release of the RIO Connect Individual Mobilization Augmentee Mobile Wingman application enables Reserve Citizen Airmen to access common access card-secured sites from their mobile devices when paired with a mobile CAC reader and associated software.RIO stands for the individual Reservist Readiness and Integration Organization located at
30 Nov 2017
Full STEAM Ahead: Headquarters directorate partners with area schools to enhance students' knowledge
An organization within Air Force Reserve Command headquarters at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, is partnering with Middle Georgia high school students in an effort to foster a culture of innovation in the areas of science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics.As part of that effort, the Directorate of Logistics, Engineering and Force
30 Nov 2017
Faith Works: AFRC chaplain corps uses scientific research to increase resiliency among Reserve Citizen Airmen
In December 2016, Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Dondi Costin, the Air Force’s chief of chaplains, launched a new campaign to encourage Airmen and their families to explore faith, not just as a religious option, but also as a health and resilience tool.The campaign, Faith Works, is based on a body of research demonstrating the positive effects religion and

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