Congress reviews Air Force's readiness at House hearing

The top leaders from the Air Force's active and reserve components were on Capitol Hill to provide statements and answer questions regarding their fiscal year 2014 budgets and force readiness April 24 .Representative Rob Wittman, (R-Va.), chairman of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee,

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AFRC Commander encourages use of "Wingman Toolkit"

In an e-note sent to all members of the U.S. Air Force Reserve, Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson, chief of Air Force Reserve, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C., and commander, Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., encouraged Citizen Airmen, their families and friends, to make

Newest 931st Chief recognized

Chief Master Sgt. Paul McGinnis was formally recognized as a newest chief master sergeant in the 931st Air Refueling Group during the McConnell Air Force Base Chief Recognition Ceremony held here April 24.  The ceremony was a celebration to honor the newest chiefs serving as members of Team

931st commander issues April video message

Col. Mark S. Larson, commander of the 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., presents his monthly video message for April 2013.  This month, Larson pays a visit to the 931st Civil Engineer Squadron.  The video message is available for viewing on the 931 ARG YouTube channel at

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Senior leaders to retire, transfer

The Office of Air Force Reserve announced the following senior leader actions April 18:- Maj. Gen. Frank J. Padilla from deputy inspector general of the Air Force, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, to retirement.- Maj. Gen. Craig N. Gourley from vice commander of Air Force

Lorenz on Leadership: A chance encounter

As a leader, you must always be observant of what is going on around you. Literally you need to observe, listen and sense in a 360 degree circle in real time. To truly be effective, you need to have your radar up and running at all times because you never know when you can make a