News

Sept. 19, 2019
Reserve readiness for today and the future

The reemergence of long-term strategic and great-power competition necessitates that the Air Force Reserve grow its capabilities to meet the demands of the future operating environment while integrating with AETC and the Air National Guard.
Sept. 9, 2019
Middle schoolers set sights on the moon with help from UGA, Air Force Reserve

Inquisitive smiles emerged and hands shot up to ask an Air Force space operations officer about his work managing the Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites, which at this moment were ensuring those youth had accurate directions to get to the event and the appropriate geofence around their
July 3, 2019
Out with the old, in with the new: Aircrew gets new anti-smoke goggles

For more than 20 years the ASGs have been a basic four part system, until now. With innovation, the new ASGs are now a three-part system. The suspension frame itself is still made the same with the nape pad attached, while the goggles and oxygen mask portion have been upgraded.
June 4, 2019
B-52 pilot reconnects with retired aircraft after more than a decade

Lt. Col. Stephen Miracle, 10th Flight Test Squadron B-52 flight commander, recently took part in a mission to fly a regenerated B-52 from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, to Barksdale AFB, Louisiana. The feat was only the second time a Stratofortress returned to service from
June 1, 2019
Reserve Citizen Airmen hunt hurricanes

This specialized unit of Reserve Citizen Airmen is made up of a five-person crew consisting of a pilot, co-pilot, navigator, aerial reconnaissance weather officer, and loadmaster who is also the dropsonde operator.
May 20, 2019
Little Rock Reservists return from deployment

More than 100 Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 913th Airlift Group returned from deployment on May 19, 2019, from various bases in Southwest Asia in support of Operations Freedom’s Sentinel and NATO’s Resolute Support. The deployed group consisted of the 327th Airlift Squadron, 913th Maintenance