• A Reserve Citizen Airmen with the Joint Task Force-Crisis Response high fives child after helping reunite their family at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, Aug. 20. U.S. service members are assisting the Department of State with a Non-combatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) in Afghanistan

    Air Force Reserve supports one of the largest airlift operations in history

    Reserve Citizen Airmen are playing a huge role in what is being described by senior U.S. government officials as one of the largest airlift operations in history, as Airmen are supporting the evacuation of thousands of people from Afghanistan.
  • An aerial view of the Pentagon.

    Secretary of Defense Mandates COVID-19 Vaccinations for Service Members

    Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III issued a memorandum directing the secretaries of the military departments to immediately begin full vaccination of all members of the department on active duty or in the Guard or Reserve who aren't yet fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
  • Master Sgt. Luca Farkas, 911th Aeromedical Staging Squadron aeromedical technician, fills a syringe with the COVID-19 vaccine at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, Jan. 28, 2021. The 911th Airlift Wing is committed to taking every precaution to ensure the health and wellbeing of all personnel and their families as well as the community we share. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joshua J. Seybert)

    Is the vaccine right for you? Leadership encourages Airmen to get vaccinated

    The Air Force Reserve’s number one priority for COVID-19 is to take care of Americans, Airmen and their families. One of the best ways the AFRC can do that is by making sure vaccines are available for Airmen who want them.

  • Air Force revises wing, vice and group command screening board process

    This year, the Air Force implemented a revised process for the 2022 wing, vice and group command screening boards to streamline notification, align more closely with joint partners and enhance senior leader talent management. Approximately 24% of all O-6 positions are command billets and half of the 780 command positions come vacant each year.
  • Members of the 911th Airlift Wing Honor Guard prepare to present the colors during a dedication ceremony renaming the post office in Hookstown, Pennsylvania, Aug. 16, 2021. The post office was renamed after a fallen Airman, Staff Sgt. Dylan Elchin, who was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province in November 2018.

    Dedication ceremony renames local post office

    Airmen assigned to the 911th Airlift Wing participate in a dedication ceremony renaming the post office in Hookstown, Pennsylvania, Aug. 16, 2021. The post office was renamed after a fallen Airman, Staff Sgt. Dylan Elchin, who was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province in November 2018.
  • Senior Airman Clayton Roppa, 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, wipes down the landing gear of a C-17 Globemaster III at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, Aug. 16, 2021. Airmen routinely wipe down a variety of parts of the aircraft to help prevent corrosion.

    Cleaning Day

    Senior Airman Clayton Roppa, 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, wipes down the landing gear of a C-17 Globemaster III at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, Aug. 16, 2021. Airmen routinely wipe down a variety of parts of the aircraft to help prevent corrosion. 
  • Col. John F. Robinson, 911th Airlift Wing commander, passes the 911th Maintenance Group guidon to Lt. Col. Richard Cox, 911th MXG commander, at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, Aug. 8, 2021. The passing of the guidon symbolizes the transfer of command and that Cox assumes responsibility for the 911th Maintenance Group.

    Ceremony hails in new maintenance commander

    Lt. Col. Richard Cox, 911th Maintenance Group commander, assumes command of the 911th MXG during an Assumption of Command ceremony at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, Aug. 8, 2021.  The assumption of command ceremony is a military tradition meant to symbolize the passing of authority and leadership to a given unit's incoming commander.
  • A trio of C-17 aircraft from Pittsburgh Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, was one of a trio of aircraft making use of the local runway and uncongested airspace for training.

    Trio of Pittsburgh C-17s logs training hours at YARS

    Aircrews flew a trio of C-17 aircraft from Pittsburgh Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, to Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, for training, Aug. 8, 2021.
  • An Airman assigned to the 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron inspects a C-17 as part of Operation Steel Moose ’21 at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, Aug. 6, 2021. Operation Steel Moose ’21 is a pre-deployment exercise designed to test the wartime capabilities of the 911th Airlift Wing.

    911th Airlift Wing exercises aircraft generation

    Airmen assigned to the 911th Airlift Wing generate four C-17 Globemaster III aircraft as part of Operation Steel Moose '21 at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station.
  • Lt. Col. Gregory S. Sell, 911th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron commander, cuts a ribbon after a lengthy renovation at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, Aug. 6, 2021. Renovations have been completed on the former 911th Avionics Flight building and will soon be staffed by the 911th AES.

    AES gets new home

    Lt. Col. Gregory S. Sell, 911th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron commander, cuts a ribbon after a lengthy renovation at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, Aug. 6, 2021. Renovations have been completed on the former 911th Avionics Flight building and will soon be staffed by the 911th AES.
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