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  • Muralist, painter, street artist and 315th Airlift Wing Reservist, Staff Sgt. Corban Lundborg, combat photojournalist with the 4th Combat Camera Squadron at JB Charleston, South Carolina, used his creative talent and public affairs training to win 2018 Air Force Photographer of the Year and first place in the 2018 Military Visual Awards portrait category.

    Artist to Airman: Street Artist to Art of War

    Muralist, painter, street artist and 315th Airlift Wing Reservist, Staff Sgt. Corban Lundborg, combat photojournalist with the 4th Combat Camera Squadron at JB Charleston, South Carolina, used his creative talent and public affairs training to win 2018 Military Photographer of the Year and first place in the 2018 Military Visual Awards portrait category. “On a daily basis we are evolved with creativity, adventure and challenge,” said Lundborg.
  • Lt. Gen Richard Scobee, Chief of Air Force Reserve, approved changes to the Active Guard Reserve program earlier this year which are expected to be implemented September 1. The ACD worksheet is currently in the testing phase at HQ ARPC with implementation coming soon. AGR members who are not career status and have a date of separation before December 2020 will be the first to complete the ACD worksheet. Members who do not complete their ACD worksheet will separate from their AGR status on their date of separation. However, AGR members may apply for additional AGR positions, regardless of the outcome of an ACD. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Staff Sgt. Katrina M. Brisbin)

    Online worksheet to replace biannual AGR review board

    Lt. Gen Richard Scobee, Chief of Air Force Reserve, approved changes to the Active Guard Reserve program earlier this year which are expected to be implemented September 1. One significant change to the program was the elimination of an AGR Review Board, or ARB, which was held twice a year. The board was co-chaired by the Deputy to the Chief of Air
  • Retreat Ceremony

    Do's and Don'ts for displaying Old Glory

    This week, American flags will be displayed across the nation in celebration of the Independence Day holiday. Following a few guidelines can ensure we are displaying Old Glory properly.In 1923, the U.S. National Flag Code was created and distributed nationwide. The code became Public Law in 1942 and became the U.S. Flag Code we know today. The U.S.
  • Rountree sisters of Hinesville, Georgia, serving together since 2003

    One door closes, another opens for Hinesville Air Force sisters

    The Rountree sisters of Hinesville, Georgia, have more than 40 years of combined Air Force service and have been serving together since 2003. That’s about to change as one sister prepares to retire and the other takes on a new challenge.The daughters of Joe and Joevelyn Rountree, Jr., Chief Master Sgt. Stephanie R. DeSouza and Lt. Col. Tara L.
  • “A lot of people think that our job is to show up and take pictures at events, but what they do not realize is that it is also our job to be first responders to crime scenes, such as car accidents and property defacement – even suicides.” (U.S. Air Force Photo by Courtesy)

    Tech. Sgt. Courtney Richardson: “From one Airman to another, ask for help and never give up”

    The old saying goes, "A picture is worth a thousand words. Since 2004, Tech. Sgt. Courtney Richardson has been telling the Air Force story through pictures as a public affairs photojournalist.“Serving as a photographer has been a great job; I would not trade it for any other job in the Air Force,” said Richardson. “A lot of people think that our
  • This week’s Up Close features Tech. Sgt. Jeff McKee, a 94th Logistics Readiness Squadron supply technician. Up Close is a series spotlighting individuals around Dobbins Air Reserve Base. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Tech. Sgt. Andrew Park)

    Up Close: Tech. Sgt. Jeff McKee

    This week’s Up Close features Tech. Sgt. Jeff McKee, a 94th Logistics Readiness Squadron supply technician. Up Close is a series spotlighting individuals around Dobbins Air Reserve Base. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Tech. Sgt. Andrew Park)WHERE ARE YOU FROM?Born in Chattanooga, TN, raised in Radford, Virginia.WHY DID YOU JOIN?My senior year of high
  • This week's motivation is from Frank Gifford, a football player and sports commentator: "Gray skies are just clouds passing over." (U.S. Air Force graphic/Tech. Sgt. Andrew Park)

    #mondaymotivation: June 24

    This week's motivation is from Frank Gifford, a football player and sports commentator:"Gray skies are just clouds passing over."(U.S. Air Force graphic/Tech. Sgt. Andrew Park)
  • Share Your Adventure

    Share Your Adventure: help the Reserve team grow through testimony

    Air Force Reserve Command Recruiting Service is going all in with a new peer referral campaign called Share Your Adventure.This 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
  • Joint service members and civilians discuss Individual Ready Reserve program topics during Day Two of the 2019 Joint IRR Conference, hosted by HQ Air Reserve Personnel Center, Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado, June 13-15, 2019.

    HQ ARPC hosts 2019 Joint IRR Conference

    The Joint IRR Conference included representatives from the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines and Navy, educating one another on their service-specific IRR programs. While each service program has the same Office of the Secretary of Defense policies driving them, the consensus was that the conference was of great value for each service to attend by being able to discuss ongoing problems experienced by each branch.
  • Maj. Gen. Craig L. La Fave, the commander of the 22nd Air Force, assists the 910th Security Forces Squadron with checking 910th Airlift Wing Reserve Citizen Airmen’s ID cards as they enter Youngstown Air Reserve Station’s front gate on June 3. La Fave visited YARS from June 1 through 3 making his way around the station and receiving briefings from each of the 910th AW’s squadrons on how they provide a current, qualified, mission-ready force so the Air Force can fly, fight and win in air, space and cyberspace. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Noah J. Tancer)

    La Fave bids farewell to 22nd AF

    Today, as I write this farewell missive, Hercules aircraft assigned to 22nd Air Force are flying over Northern France, painted with invasion stripes, and once again dropping airborne forces over the beaches of Normandy. On this 75th Anniversary of Operation Overlord, the liberation of Europe, it is a good time to reflect on my past 20 months
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