Latest "air force reserve command" stories

Lt. Gen. John Healy, the new Air Force Reserve commander, receives applause after taking command of Air Force Reserve Command during a ceremony at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Aug. 3, 2022. Healy previously served as the Deputy to the Chief of the Air Force Reserve, Headquarters U.S. Air Force. (Master Sgt. Louis Vega Jr./Air Force)

Air Force Reserve’s No. 2 officer takes over as commander

The Air Force Reserve is functioning like the "New England Patriots on a high school team’s budget,” Lt. Gen. John Healy said.

By Rachel S. Cohen

6 months ago

Air Force Reserve is busily preparing for 2035

Since the start of 2019, a group of almost 50 Air Force Reserve members have been busy imagining what the Air Force Reserve will look like in 15 years.

By Brian Mackley

4 years ago

Reserve seeks to speed up hiring of maintainers

Direct hire authority will allow units to hire traditional reservists to fill Air Reserve Technician maintenance job much more quickly, without going through the typical competitive rating and ranking processes.

By Stephen Losey

4 years ago

Go Active Guard Reserve, boost your pay and benefits? Full-time reservist program to grow

The Active Guard and Reserve program is projected to grow from 20 percent of the Reserve’s full-time support to 26 percent over the next three fiscal years.

By Stephen Losey

4 years ago

New Reserve Command chief wants to give airmen predictability, better pay

Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee, the new AFRC commander, says he’s focusing on three things: recruitment, retention and relocation.

By Charlsy Panzino

4 years ago

‘Dishonored and disgraced’: IG slams AFCENT one-star for ‘inappropriate relationship’

Brig. Gen. Jose Monteagudo, one of the top leaders in U.S. Air Forces Central Command, “dishonored and disgraced” himself by engaging in a years-long “inappropriate relationship” with his executive officer when he commanded a fighter wing, the Air Force’s inspector general said in a report completed early last year.

By Stephen Losey

5 years ago