December issue of Citizen Airman available

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ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. (AFPN) --  Life is returning to normal for thousands of Air Force reservists mobilized -- some for as long as two years -- after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

For many reservists, the transition from full-time active-duty status back to civilian life and part-time Reserve duty has gone smooth as silk. For others, though, the change has not been quite so easy. Read about the demobilization effort in the December issue of Citizen Airman, official magazine of the Air Force Reserve.

Also, stockpiles of weapons stored all across Iraq pose a serious ongoing threat to the safety of U.S. servicemembers as well as the civilians there. The magazine highlights the job Reserve explosive ordnance disposal technicians are doing to make the country a safer place for everyone by destroying this arsenal of terror. The hours are long, and the danger is real, but the reservists said they believe they have the best job in the Air Force.

In other stories, read about a Reserve doctor who in his civilian practice is a pioneer in the field of cochlear implants; the first reservist to be named director of the Air Force port mortuary at Dover Air Force Base, Del.; and an online resource that advertises short-term assignment vacancies.

Also, read about a Thunderbirds crew chief who took advantage of a two-week exchange program to work with the Navy’s Blue Angels, and a chief master sergeant who traveled to Baghdad to lead the effort to rebuild Iraq’s fire protection and prevention network.

For these stories and more, visit Citizen Airman's Web site at www.afrc.af.mil/hq/citamn/default.html. (Courtesy of Air Force Reserve Command News Service)