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23 Jan 2020
News you may have missed: ARPC fax services have ended
The Directorate of Personnel and Total Force Services at HQ Air Reserve Personnel Center, Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado, eliminated all inbound fax (short for facsimile) services Jan. 30.
23 Jan 2020
News you may have Missed: Air Force Aid Society Education Grant Program opens for upcoming academic year
The Air Force Aid Society's General Henry “Hap” Arnold Education Grant application window is now open for the 2020-2021 academic year. Eligible recipients have until April 30, 2020, to submit applications.
23 Jan 2020
News you may have missed: Avoid these common awards and decorations mistakes
Awards and decorations are one way senior leaders recognize outstanding performance and play an important role in an Airman’s career progression.
22 Nov 2019
Meeting the Demand: Reserve command makes strides hiring full-time aircraft maintainers
For years, Air Force Reserve Command has struggled to hire enough Air Reserve Technician aircraft maintainers. However, due to the direct hiring authority to recruit ART maintenance personnel when and where they are needed and ART-focused recruiting efforts, the command continues to make strides in meeting AFRC’s need for full-time maintainers.ARTs
22 Nov 2019
Going the Distance: Reserve optometrist dedicated to humanitarian causes, running marathons
Lt. Col. (Dr.) Daniel Toocheck, an optometrist with the 514th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. Toocheck is a dedicated humanitarian and avid marathon runner.Originally from West Chester, Pennsylvania, Toocheck has been around military members most of his life. His father was an Army officer who served in
22 Nov 2019
Guardians of the Galaxy: Reserve missileer sits alert for first time in Air Force history
For the first time in the history of the Air Force, a Reserve Citizen Airman has become a full-fledged mission partner for the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile leg of the nuclear triad at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota.Capt. Benjamin Shea took command of a Minuteman III weapon system in Max, North Dakota, on Oct. 26, making him the first
22 Nov 2019
Reserve Ready: C-130 crews sharpen their skills at exercises across the globe
Fall brought a busy season for Air Force Reserve Command’s tactical airlift wings as C-130 crews from a host of Reserve organizations sharpened their skills at exercises across the globe.In October, Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 403rd Wing’s 815th Airlift Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, and the 913th Airlift Group’s 327th Airlift
22 Nov 2019
Chief uses resiliency to survive tragedy, vows to help others
Nothing can prepare you for the reality of a knock on your door and hearing your wife has been in a terrible auto accident. Nothing can prepare you for being asked to identify her by her wedding ring as she lies in a coma in the intensive care unit. Nothing can prepare you for becoming a widower and a single dad at the age of 28.For Nathan Parks,
22 Nov 2019
Ready to Go: First Reserve group completes Ground Surgical Team training course
When American service members are injured in combat, Ground Surgical Teams are there to provide life-saving medical care close to the action. Working out of tents, cargo trailers or in the back of a truck, the six-member teams are trained to quickly set up a mobile operating room and perform life-saving surgeries designed to stabilize patients
22 Nov 2019
HQ RIO: Making it Easy to Serve
The Air Force Reserve individual mobilization augmentee forces are part of a global organization comprised of the best Airmen our nation has to offer. As commander of the Headquarters Readiness and Integration Organization, it’s an absolute privilege to serve the nearly 8,000 IMAs around the world. My top priority is to ensure every IMA is equipped

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News you may have missed: ARPC fax services have ended

News you may have Missed: Air Force Aid Society Education Grant Program opens for upcoming academic year

News you may have missed: Avoid these common awards and decorations mistakes

Meeting the Demand: Reserve command makes strides hiring full-time aircraft maintainers

Going the Distance: Reserve optometrist dedicated to humanitarian causes, running marathons

Guardians of the Galaxy: Reserve missileer sits alert for first time in Air Force history

Reserve Ready: C-130 crews sharpen their skills at exercises across the globe

Chief uses resiliency to survive tragedy, vows to help others

Ready to Go: First Reserve group completes Ground Surgical Team training course

HQ RIO: Making it Easy to Serve

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