Dec. 29, 2017 The value of decompression: Transition center helps deployed members prepare for life back home There’s a little-known gem nestled in the hills of Germany that can help all who are deployed decompress before returning home.The Deployment Transition Center is on Ramstein Air Base in Germany and stands ready to assist anyone who meets the attendance criteria by providing a buffer to decompress
Dec. 26, 2017 Employee Assistance Program available to all civilians For civilian employees of Air Force Reserve Command who need a little helping hand in dealing with any of life’s myriad challenges, assistance is just a phone call or a mouse click away.As of Oct. 1, the Air Force started offering Federal Occupational Health's Employee Assistance Program and
Dec. 22, 2017 Blended Military Retirement System to take effect Jan. 1 One of the most wide-reaching and significant changes to military pay and benefits over the last 70 years goes into effect Jan. 1, 2018, with the implementation of the Uniformed Services Blended Retirement System, known as BRS.
Dec. 22, 2017 TRICARE Consolidations: Welcome TRICARE East TRICARE beneficiaries will be affected by new policy changes starting Jan. 1, 2018. TRICARE will be consolidated to TRICARE East and West. Each region will have their own network providers. Members in the current TRICARE North or South region will soon fall under TRICARE East. Altus AFB will
Dec. 19, 2017 Air Force Reserve commander visits deployed Airmen Lt. Gen. Maryanne Miller, commander of Air Force Reserve Command, and Chief Master Sgt. Ericka Kelly, AFRC Command Chief Master Sergeant, visited Air Force Reservists deployed here during a trip to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. The two leaders talked with deployed Reserve
Dec. 13, 2017 AF Reserve refreshes 'Profiles' display at Pentagon The Office of the Air Force Reserve refreshed its Profiles in Leadership display here Dec. 8 with 16 new profiles. The display celebrates and honors Reserve Citizen Airmen and civilians and their contributions in serving the nation.
Dec. 11, 2017 Reservists bundle Christmas joy for remote islanders Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 44th Aerial Port Squadron here alongside the people of Guam worked hand-in-hand filling boxes full of critical supplies Dec. 9 as part of Operation Christmas Drop.For the first time OCD will be using the U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft to air drop
Dec. 8, 2017 AF Reservist brings Hickam Field history alive A historian for the 624th Regional Support Group here continued a time-honored tradition of providing a battlefield staff ride Dec. 3 designed to bring the history of Hickam Field alive for unit members.Reserve Citizen Airman Tech. Sgt. Christine Kearney-Kurt coordinated the staff ride, which is a
Nov. 30, 2017 A layer of defense watching the sky With a constant threat of ballistic missile launches by North Korea, the Army maintains forward Army Navy/Transportable Radar Surveillance Systems, otherwise known as AN/TPY-2, on mainland Japan to keep a watchful eye above the skies scanning for threats.
Nov. 30, 2017 Air Force announces continuation pay rates Air Force leaders recently announced the Air Force’s continuation pay rates which are part of the new Blended Retirement System.