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  • Opted into BRS? Don’t forget this important step

    A major benefit of the Blended Retirement System (BRS) is the free money you can now get from your service: Each time you contribute to your Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) retirement account, your service will match it, up to 5 percent of your pay.
  • A Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16 and U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagles fly in formation together behind a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker during an aerial refueling training mission March 21, 2018, over the Netherlands. Nearly 260 Airmen from the 142nd Fighter Wing deployed with F-15Cs operating from Leeuwarden Air Base, Netherlands, as part of a Theater Security Package in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luke Milano)

    AF Week in Photos

    This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
  • Airmen duck for cover as a non-lethal grenade explodes during a Pre-Ranger Assessment, Feb. 11, 2018, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The three-day course is designed to determine whether Airmen are ready to attend the Air Force Ranger Assessment Course held at Fort Bliss Army Post, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Janiqua P. Robinson)

    AF Week in Photos

    This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
  • An Airman assigned to the 14th Weapons Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla., stands outside a CV-22 Osprey before a night mission during the U.S. Air Force Weapons School advanced integration course at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Dec. 10, 2017. The CV-22 is a tiltrotor aircraft that possesses vertical takeoff, hover and vertical landing qualities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Tanenbaum)

    AF Year in Photos

    This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This annual feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
  • An MQ-9 Reaper, armed with GBU-12 Paveway II laser guided munitions and AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, piloted by Col. Lex Turner flies a combat mission over southern Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force Photo / Lt. Col. Leslie Pratt)

    Air Force Marathon to feature MQ-9 Reaper

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB – The MQ-9 Reaper has been selected as the featured aircraft for the 2018 Air Force Marathon.  Built by General Atomics Aviation Systems Inc., the Reaper is an armed, multi-mission, medium-altitude, long-endurance remotely-piloted aircraft that is employed primarily against dynamic execution targets and secondarily as an

  • TRICARE Reserve Select policy change

    A significant change will be made to the Tricare Reserve Select policy regarding re-reinstatement, beginning January 1, 2018.
  • (From Left to right) Lt. Gen. Maryanne Miller, chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, Col. James Devere, 302nd Airlift Wing commander, Senior Master Sgt. Darby Perrin, artist, and Gen. Carlton D. Everhart II, commander of Air Mobility Command unveiled the painting "Earth, Blood and Fire" at the 49th annual Air Mobility Command and Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium in Orlando, Florida. The painting depicts the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems mission of the 731st Airlift Squadron, 302 AW, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Peter Dean)

    AFRC commander unveils "Earth, Blood and Fire” painting

    During the 49th Air Mobility Command and Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium in Orlando, Oct. 26 through 29, Lt. Gen. Maryanne Miller, chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander, Air Force Reserve Command, unveiled the painting "Earth, Blood and Fire,” a painting that depicts the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) mission of the Air
  • Lt. Gen. Maryanne Miller, the chief of Air Force Reserve and commander, Air Force Reserve Command, discusses her top priorities for the Air Force Reserve during the House National Guard and Reserve Caucus breakfast on Capitol Hill, March 8. The event featured service chiefs from the Reserve and Guard components and members of Congress. The NGRCC advocates legislative and policy initiatives for National Guard and Reserve. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kat Justen)

    Miller discuss priorities with House Caucus

    Service chiefs from the Reserve and Guard components met with members of House National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus on Capitol Hill, March 8.
  • Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright speaks during his appointment ceremony on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Feb. 17, 2017. Wright succeeds Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody, who retires after 32 years of service, as the 18th Airman to hold this position. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

    CMSAF: Airmen say goodbye to Cody, welcome Wright

    An American flag, the symbol of freedom, served as the backdrop in a vast aircraft hangar. The bleachers were filled to the brim with Airmen, families and well-wishers from all around the Air Force who came to bid farewell to the 17th Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody and welcome the 18th CMSAF Kaleth O. Wright during a transition and retirement ceremony Feb. 17, 2017 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.
  • Retired Maj. Gen. Joseph McNeil at the International Civil Rights Center and Museum in Greensboro, North Carolina. The 1960s-era Woolworth's lunch counter where McNeil and three of his college classmates staged a historic sit-in is the centerpiece of the museum. (Tech. Sgt. Stephen Schester)

    February issue of Citizen Airman now available

    The February issue of Citizen Airman magazine is now available on the web at http://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/. The cover story is about retired Maj. Gen. Joseph McNeil, who, along with three of his fellow students from North Carolina Agriculture and Technical University, staged a peaceful sit-in at the "whites only" Woolworth's Department Store lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, in 1960.
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