SFS feels 'simulated' by training

Diligently treading over the Kansas prairie while decked out in battle gear, their figures obscured only by the awkward sway of sunflowers and a few sparse, makeshift metal buildings, more than 30 members from the 931st Security Forces Squadron were ready to train, not exercise.That's because the

Leaders sign Total Force Aircrew Management charter

Leaders of the Air Force and the Air Reserve Component gathered for an Aircrew Summit to sign the Total Force Aircrew Management Charter Sept. 18 at the Air Force Association convention.Lt.. Gen. Stanley E. Clarke, director, Air National Guard, Deborah Lee James, Secretary of the Air Force, Gen.

A return to 'arms'

Airman comes home after 62 years

"We never expected it -- it's a miracle," said Mary May, as she watched the dignified arrival of her brother's remains, U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. William Irving Turner at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport, New York, Sept. 18.The Niagara Falls ARS Honor Guard conducted the arrival, and a

New 931st Aeromedical Squadron facility reinforces Reserve mission

has been more than a month since the official opening of the new 931st Aeromedical Squadron facility, but for the Reservists who work within the walls, the luster certainly hasn't worn off."We love our new building, "said Master Sgt. Anneliese Barrier, 931st AMDS Health Services technician. 

Then and now: Air Force basic military training

No two careers are identical, but for enlisted Airmen, past and present, there is one place that connects us all -- basic military training.For the past 67 years, many have entered into what is now known as Joint Base San Antonio - Lackland, Texas, only to be transformed into Airmen of the world's

Defense leader praises Air Force as backbone of global reach

The Air Force's dominance in the skies, space and cyberspace is the backbone of the military's global reach and U.S. commitments around the world, a senior Defense Department official said here Sept. 17.Frank Kendall, under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, delivered

A blast from the past: KC-135A

September Newcomers

ARPC launches new Guard app, reduces personnel backlog

The Air Reserve Personnel Center's separations branch launched a new automated application here Aug. 1 to reduce the large volume of backlogged customer requests to zero in the next few months. "We currently have more than 2,100 customers waiting for their National Guard Bureau Form 22s," said