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  • More than 100 Individual Mobilization Augmentees are assigned to the National Reconnaissance Office, the government agency tasked with the oversight of the United States' intelligence satellites. Many of these IMAs also work within the intelligence, space or cyber communities, bringing a breadth and depth of knowledge and skill to the agency.

    Reservists support global intelligence mission

    BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFNS) -- High above the clouds, intelligence satellites operated by the National Reconnaissance Office keep a close watch on the world below. Air Force Reserve Individual Mobilization Augmentees play a key role in ensuring those satellites remain a viable component of global vigilance for the nation.

  • AF adds international affairs to VLPAD program

    The Air Force has added two international affairs specialties to the Voluntary Limited Period of Active Duty program, which allows Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard Airmen from select Air Force officer and enlisted specialties to serve on active duty in vacant active-duty positions for three years and one day, if approved for release from their reserve or ANG component.
  • 349th Aeromedical Staging Squadron Citizen Airmen litter carry simulated tuberculosis patients during a scenario for exercise Patriot Wyvern at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Feb. 11, 2017. the 349th ASTS is responsible for the loading and unloading patients from aircraft and administering medical care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sam Salopek)

    Patriot Wyvern hones Reserve wing’s readiness skills

    Airmen from the 349th Air Mobility Wing took part in a Patriot Wyvern exercise here Feb. 10 – 12. Patriot Wyvern, which takes place twice a year, brings together organizations across the unit for the common purpose of ensuring mission-ready Airmen for worldwide contingency operations. Over the course of the unit training assembly weekend, Airmen received training and were evaluated on both core Air Force specialty code skills and general readiness capabilities.
  • Capt. John Lockheed of the 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, is the fourth generation of pilots in his family. (Maj. Jolene Bottor-Ortiona)

    Pilot carries on four generations of tradition

    Some people say flying is in their DNA. That couldn’t be truer for Capt. John Lockheed, an Air Force Reserve pilot assigned to the 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson Air Force Base. He’s a fourth-generation pilot -- continuing a family tradition that encompasses more than a century of flight.

  • Program adds multiple career fields, vacancies

    The Air Force’s Voluntary Limited Period of Active Duty (VLPAD) program has added a number of career fields for selected air reserve component line of the Air Force officers.
  • Maj. Tobi Baker, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron aerial reconnaissance weather officer, watches the radar and analyzes weather data during a flight into Hurricane Hermine Sept. 1, 2016 (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Heather Heiney)

    Hurricane Hunters fly into, collect data on Hurricane Hermine

    The Air Force Reserve’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron flew a fix mission Sept. 1 out of Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, into Tropical Storm Hermine, which was upgraded to a hurricane mid-flight.

  • Yellow Ribbon program helps build resilient Reserve deployers

    Approximately 450 Air Force Reserve Airmen and family members attended a Yellow Ribbon event in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Aug. 20, to gain information on available resources before, during and after deployments.

  • Reservists assist aerial firefighting efforts

    An Air Force Reserve C-130 Hercules equipped with a U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System departed Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, Aug. 3 to support ongoing aerial firefighting efforts in the West.

  • Career Intermission Program application window opens

    Air Force officials are accepting applications for the Career Intermission Program through Sept. 12 from active-duty and career status active Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Airmen.
  • Four F-35 Lightning II aircraft prepare for takeoff at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, May 4. Hill's active duty and Reserve F-35 pilots recently began flying routine four-ship configurations, just as they would in combat. This marks a key milestone in getting the Air Force's newest fighter jet to reach Initial Operational Capability later this year, at which time it will be combat-ready. (U.S. Air Force photo/Paul Holcomb)

    Hill F-35s form up for combat training

    F-35 Lightning II pilots from Hill Air Force Base began flying routine four-ship combat training missions at the Utah Test and Training Range in the west desert May 2.
  • Paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade, Italian Folgore Brigade and U.K.’s 16th Air Assault Brigade conduct airborne operations on the Maneuver Rights Area near Hohenfels, Germany during exercise Saber Junction 16, April 12, 2016.The Air Force Reserve's 815th Airlift Squadron, based at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, participated in the exercise, which assessed the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to conduct land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with participating Allied and partner nations. Countries participating in the exercise include Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. (U.S. Army photo/Gertrud Zach)

    AF Reserve airlift squadron plays part in Saber Junction 16

    The Air Force Reserve’s 815th Airlift Squadron returned to Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, on April 20 after participating in the U.S. Army Europe’s Saber Junction 16 exercise since April 5.
  • Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James, Master Sgt. Kandi Costa and Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson, the Air Force Reserve chief and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, cut a cake to mark the Reserve's 68th birthday April 14, 2016, in the Pentagon. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

    Air Force Reserve: 68 years strong

    Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James spoke to the importance of total force integration during the Air Force Reserve’s 68th birthday celebration April 14 at the Pentagon.

  • Air Force continues to pursue total force integration

    The Air Force continues to make strides toward total force integration, according to an annual report submitted to Congress March 4. The report is based on recommendations from the National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force and focuses on how the force structure should be modified to best fill current and future mission requirements, an area Air Force senior leaders have been vocal about, expressing their desires to continue to expand total force integration.

  • AF Reserve chief delivers holiday message

    Lt. Gen. James Jackson, the chief of Air Force Reserve, and his wife Barbara wish all Airmen and their families a season’s greetings in a video holiday message.
  • Members of the Air Force Reserve community look over the panels after the unveiling of the Profiles in Leadership display in the Pentagon, Washington D.C., Dec. 7, 2015. The display highlights outstanding examples of leadership in the Air Reserve forces, and celebrates and honors Citizen Airmen's contributions in serving the nation. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Jim Varhegyi)

    Pentagon exhibit showcases Reserve leaders

    The Office of the Air Force Reserve unveiled 13 portraits of Air Force Reserve leaders during the Profiles in Leadership display ceremony here Dec. 7. The display celebrates and honors citizen Airmen’s contributions in serving the nation.
  • Air Force Reserve Senior Airman Anne Venice Jalos, a 446th Airlift Wing finance manager, stands in Heritage Park at McChord Field, Wash., Aug. 7, 2015. Jalos became a U.S. citizen after completing Air Force basic military training. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo/Senior Airman Daniel Liddicoet)

    Airman achieves dream of U.S. citizenship

    Growing up in rural Tarlac province in the Philippines, Air Force Reserve Senior Airman Anne Venice Jalos, a finance manager with the 446th Airlift Wing here, never envisioned that at age 19 she would be serving in the U.S. military as a naturalized citizen.
  • A C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing taxis to a reload "pit" to take on nearly 3,000 gallons of fire retardant at McClellan Air Tanker Base in Sacramento, Calif., Aug. 4, 2015. The aircrew received a tasking to provide support to the growing Rocky Fire northwest of Sacramento, which had consumed approximately 65,000 acres as of the morning of Aug. 4. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Stephen J. Collier)

    Colorado AF reservists fighting California fires from the sky

    Two Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped aircraft arrived at McClellan Air Tanker Base in Sacramento, California, from the Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, Aug. 3, to assist in fighting the Rocky Fire northwest of Sacramento, California, the same day.
  • Air National Guard Director Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clark III, far left, testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Defense, to answer questions pertaining to the fiscal year 2016 funding request and budget justification for the U.S. National Guard and Reserve, in Washington, D.C., April 29, 2015. Among others, Clark testified before the Senate with Air Force Reserve Chief Lt. Gen. James Jackson. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jim Varhegyi)

    AF Reserve, Guard leaders testify before the Senate

    The chief of the Air Force Reserve and the director of the Air National Guard testified alongside the other services’ Reserve chiefs and Guard directors before the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Defense, April 29.

  • OTS eliminates component distinctions

    The Air Force Officer Training School here has removed all service component distinctions from its line officer commissioning courses.
  • Reserve Airmen from the 512th Airlift Wing deliver humanitarian supplies to Nicaragua aboard a C-5M Super Galaxy Dec. 20, 2014, just in time for the holidays. The massive delivery was made possible through the Denton Program, a Defense Department humanitarian assistance transportation program that utilizes space available military air, surface and sea-lift assets. The supplies were provided to World Missions Outreach, which is an international nonprofit organization based in Nicaragua that provides food, education, medical and ministry services to the country's citizens. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Steve Lewis)

    Reserve aircrew deliver food to thousands in Nicaragua

    Reserve Airmen from the 512th Airlift Wing delivered 125,000 pounds of humanitarian supplies to Nicaragua aboard a C-5M Super Galaxy Dec. 20, just in time for the holidays.
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