June issue of Citizen Airman available Published May 28, 2003 ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. (AFPN) -- Thousands of mobilized reservists, along with hundreds of volunteers, performed critical roles supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Since the beginning of the effort to liberate the Iraqi people, Air Force Reserve Command airmen have been involved in a variety of areas, including aeromedical evacuations, close-air support, civil engineering, security forces, long-range bombing, air refueling and air transport.Read about AFRC’s many contributions to Operation Iraqi Freedom in the June issue of Citizen Airman, official magazine of the Air Force Reserve.Also, Air Combat Command and AFRC officials entered into an agreement that is expected to meet the growing need for fighter-pilot training. The agreement, which went into effect April 2, calls for reservists to be assigned to active-duty units and active-duty pilots to Reserve units.In other stories, Reserve airmen tested and used the Litening II precision-attack targeting system on the B-52 Stratofortress. A group of individual mobilization augmentees have been working to provide forces in the field with the munitions they need to fight the 21-month-old war on terrorism. A review process was designed to achieve a balance between training requirements and the time reservists have to perform that training. Also, reservists play a role in raising lawmakers’ awareness of issues that are important to the reservists and their families, as well as the Reserve. One company provides care packages and letters to deployed reservists. Memorial Day has a special meaning for one reservist and her family.For these stories and more, visit Citizen Airman's Web site at http://www.afrc.af.mil/hq/citamn/default.html.