News

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,
Nov. 20, 2020
Fall issue of HOMEFRONT, AFR's Yellow Ribbon Program magazine available

The Fall issue of HOMEFRONT, the Magazine of the Air Force Reserve Yellow Ribbon Program, is available electronically via the Air Force Reserve Command YRP webpage. This issue includes a feature story on the recent hybrid Yellow Ribbon Event conducted for the 624th Regional Support Group at Joint
Oct. 21, 2020
Air Force Reserve adds chaplain, first sergeant positions to boost resiliency

In an effort to promote resiliency, Air Force Reserve Command is placing 10 Active Guard/Reserve chaplains and 30 AGR first sergeants at select Reserve locations around the country.
Oct. 13, 2020
Reserve Citizen Airmen look to reform the organization during Spark Tank 2021

Reserve Citizen Airmen are highly encouraged to support their wingmen by logging into the crowdsourcing platform Airman Powered by Innovation (CAC required) and vote for their favorite ideas (direct links below).
Sept. 16, 2020
Department of the Air Force pushes fitness testing to Jan. 1

To continue minimizing close contact among personnel during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and ensure units and personnel are fully ready to resume, testing has been delayed from October to January, and testing in January will move forward without obtaining waist, height and weight measurements.
June 30, 2020
A career worth a thousand words: Colonel Campbell reflects on career in aviation

Col. Pat Campbell, who recently served as the 94th Operations Group commander, reflects on the highs and lows of his career, which he credits as being equally responsible for molding him into the commander he is today. This includes his time as an Air Force Academy cadet, an EWO on the F-4G Wild
March 17, 2020
AFRC Fitness Assessment Guidance due to COVID-19

Fitness Assessments have been cancelled until Jun 2020. There is an article on myPers for more information. Effective 17 March 2020, all Official Fitness Assessment Testing is cancelled until June 2020. Members who are due for their Official Fitness Assessment in March will test in 6 months,
Dec. 20, 2019
Space Force: Air Force Reservists to continue to support space operations

The Space Force will initially be comprised of active-component members and civilian personnel who are conducting and supporting space operations today as part of Air Force Space Command. The secretary of defense, with advice from key Defense Department stakeholders, will work with Congress if
Oct. 7, 2019
Air Force observes National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

The awareness month is a collaborative effort between the Department of Defense, along with the Department of Homeland Security and its public and private partners. It is up to the total force to stay vigilant, keep learning and be ready for any potential cyber threat.
Sept. 19, 2019
Air Force Reserve takes center stage at AFA conference

AFRC leaders played a prominent role during the conference as Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee, chief of the Air Force Reserve and AFRC commander, led discussions on “Using the Competitive Edge to Train How We Fight,” and Chief Master Sgt. Timothy White Jr., AFRC command chief master sergeant, joined a panel