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Jan. 8, 2021
Reserve Senior Leaders Receive COVID-19 Vaccination

Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee, AFRC commander and chief of the Air Force Reserve, and Chief Master Sgt. Timothy White, AFRC’s command chief and Scobee’s senior enlisted advisor, rolled up their sleeves at the base medical facility. They will receive their second vaccination shot in about three weeks.“I
Dec. 30, 2020
379th AEW welcomes first reservist, first female command chief

Chief Master Sgt. Dana Capaldi took over as the the first reservist and first female command chief in the history of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, on Dec. 28, 2020.
Dec. 22, 2020
Virtual or in-person: Yellow Ribbon events benefit deploying Airmen and their loved ones

Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, the success of the Air Force Reserve Yellow Ribbon Program could be summarized by one key statistic—more than 95 percent of attendees said Yellow Ribbon events benefited their family.This success was built on in-person events where deployers, their loved ones,
Dec. 15, 2020
914th ARW ISO Dock Maintenance

For over 60 years the KC-135 has been the core aerial refueling capability for U.S. operations around the world. It’s been flying before Alaska and Hawaii became states and continues now during the COVID Pandemic.“Every day we make history keeping these aircraft in the air because of the men and
Dec. 15, 2020
914th Airmen return home from first KC-135 deployment

After almost half a century flying the C-130 Hercules, 914th Airmen return home following their first KC-135 Stratotanker mission deployment.
Dec. 14, 2020
914th Airmen and Family Readiness wins DoD award

When Ethan Saxby began as the Airman and Family Readiness director for the 914th Air Refueling Wing at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, New York, in 2017, he said his only goal was to do everything he could for all Airmen. That his secret for success was communicating every opportunity to all
Dec. 8, 2020
ESGR Freedom Award nominations end Dec. 31

‘Tis the season for giving and what better way to spread holiday joy than to recognize your employer with a Secretary of Defense Freedom Award nomination. With just a few weeks remaining in this year’s nomination season, you can’t properly ring in the New Year without nominating your supportive
Dec. 7, 2020
Air Force moves physical fitness assessments to April 2021, removes waist measurement from composite score permanently

To ensure social distancing practices remain in place during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and to give Airmen and Space Professionals time to prepare, testing was delayed from October to January and is now further delayed to April.
Dec. 1, 2020
Command leaders look to enhance communication with an on-the-go force

Air Force Reserve Command leaders are looking to utilize mobile technology to enhance communications with Reserve Citizen Airmen and their families.
Nov. 30, 2020
Base status update

Base status during Covid-19 update.