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  • AFRC salutes its public servants

    “Public service must be more than doing a job efficiently and honestly. It must be a complete dedication to the people and to the nation.” - Margaret Chase Smith For almost 30 years, the first week of May has been designated as Public Service Recognition Week. This year, May 3rd starts the week-long

  • Citizen Airmen conquer Savage Race

    Blue-smoke filled the air near the starting line as music pounded out heavy bass beats echoing throughout the muddy field. A man with a megaphone shouted out for dance challengers in the center of a crowd jumping up and down. The clock ticked down to the start of the next leg of the 25-obstacle,

  • AFRC’s Outstanding Airmen of the Year recognized

    More than 200 leaders from Air Force Reserve Command and the surrounding community came together at the Waverly Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia April 15 for a ceremony to honor the nation’s top Citizen Airmen. The nominees from all of AFRC’s Numbered Air Forces were also recognized for their outstanding

  • Rock Solid Warrior: Capt. Jonathan Lipsey

    This week's Rock Solid Warrior is Capt. Jonathan Lipsey, deputy chief of tactics with the 386th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron. The Lawrenceville, Georgia, native is deployed from the 94th Airlift Wing at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia.Q: What is your family’s military heritage (anyone

  • AF Reserve celebrates 67 years of service

    For many Airmen, April 14 will be just another Tuesday. But to members of the Air Force Reserve, it will be a day to reflect on how each and every one contributes to the Air Force mission.On April 14, 1948, the Army Air Corps Reserve transferred to the Air Force, officially becoming the Air Force

  • Isakson, Perdue to Host Military Academy Day on May 9

    U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and David Perdue, R-Ga., in coordination with the Georgia congressional delegation announced their statewide Military Academy Day event will take place on May 9, 2015. The annual event, which is the largest of its kind in the country, is designed to familiarize

  • Stripes to bars

    The Deserving Airman Commissioning Program is a chance at a journey off of the beaten path. It recognizes enlisted Airmen that show potential for leadership opportunities through commissioning.“From the first year I enlisted in the Air Force, I always wanted to be an officer,” said Tech. Sgt.

  • Inspiring the next generation

    The morning was cloudy and hazy, but the sun soon set March 26 on a unique opportunity for two instructor pilots from the 14th Flying Training Wing, Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi.Capts. Dwayne L. Booker II and Brandon Jones were greeted by their parents upon landing at Dobbins Air Reserve

  • Leadership lessons

    A key member of the Air Force Reserve’s management team and one of its more senior officers hosted a roundtable discussion on the principles of effective leadership with 21 Atlanta area civic and business leaders March 25 at Headquarters, 22nd Air Force, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga.Maj. Gen. Stayce

  • Force Support Silver Flag challenges deployment readiness

    It was a foggy morning and daylight was beginning to break the horizon. All was silent but the crunching of the ground underneath combat boots and morning birds singing their song, when all of a sudden gun-fire pierced the serenity and the Airmen from the 911th Force Support Squadron took to the