Sept. 19, 2019 Reserve Citizen Airman first recipient of Reserve Officers Association award Master Sgt. Christina Stewart said she was speechless when she received a call from Chief Master Sgt. Octavio Ortiz, Air Force Reserve Command’s Development and Training Flight program manager, informing her she won the 2019 Reserve Officers Association’s Outstanding Enlisted of the Year award.
June 14, 2019 Running with faith: an Airman’s journey to redemption Standing there with a knife in hand and cold-hearted from the most devastating news of his life, Master Sgt. Brandan “Troy” Keel contemplated an irreversible decision. Looking into his wife’s eyes after learning she was pregnant with another man’s baby, he couldn’t fathom living anymore. Suicide, he
June 10, 2019 Share Your Adventure: help the Reserve team grow through testimony The peer referral program is the lead source generator for AFRC RS with one of four people referred by current Reservists joining the Air Force Reserve and is replacing the command’s Get1Now campaign. As manning levels continue to increase for AFRC and other branches of service and the nation’s
April 12, 2019 Mentorship critical for developing next leaders The 4th Air Force Vice Commander recently provided invaluable mentorship to Air Force Reserve officers at the 624th Regional Support Group here.Col. Robert Blake discussed two important events in every Airmen’s career: the Reserve Officer Development Plan, or R-ODP, and promotion boards.
March 5, 2019 Training for any mission, any environment More than 40 Citizen Airmen from the 154th Wing, 313th Airlift Squadron and 624th Regional Support Group conducted joint aeromedical staging and aerial port training here March 3 in order to build relationships and train for future real-world missions.The event was a collaborative effort between the
Nov. 20, 2018 SG increasing lethality at Wings The Surgeon General’s Office of the Air Force Reserve Command here is revitalizing the medical waiver adjudication process from the top down. They recently tested a new process where wing commanders have the authority to allow members to continue serving, in a full or limited range, while his or her
Oct. 23, 2018 Who’s up for a challenge? Hawaii ‘Port Dawgs’ are … Computer based training has its place, but how do we motivate Airmen to become the best at their craft? Stepping away from the office for hands-on training with their fellow “Port Dawg” tends to do the trick.
June 4, 2018 ‘Port Dawgs’ in Guam welcome new commander Members of the Air Force Reserve’s 44th Aerial Port Squadron here welcomed a new commander during an assumption of command ceremony June 2. Lt. Col. Carla Lugo, who is from Flagstaff, Arizona, and has more than 23 years of military experience, took command of the 44th APS, where the Air Force
April 8, 2018 Hawaii ‘Port Dawgs’ welcome new commander Members of the Air Force Reserve’s 48th Aerial Port Squadron here welcomed a new commander during an assumption of command ceremony April 7.Maj. Kenneth Ruggles Jr., who has more than 25 years of Air Force experience, took command of the 48th APS.
March 16, 2018 Reservist shows innovation, revitalizes testing capability Professional Military Education and career field upgrade testing were a significant challenge for Reservist in Guam. Not because of the materials being tested, but because testing facilities were limited.Senior Airman Jamie Matanane, a Reserve Citizen Airman assigned to the 624th Regional Support