• Left to right, Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee, Air Force Reserve Command commander, his wife, Janis, and Jim Woodyard, from AFRC's Manpower, Personnel and Services Directorate, participate in the quarterly meeting of AFRC’s Community Action Board

    Staying Connected amidst Social Distancing

    There are usually dozens of people packed into the main conference room at Air Force Reserve Command headquarters here for AFRC’s quarterly Community Action Board meetings. Dozens more from across the country participate via video teleconference.For the latest meeting in early April, it was teleconference or phone-in only as Lt Gen. Richard Scobee,

  • 911th Airlift Wing Airman tests positive for COVID-19

    An Airman assigned to the 911th Airlift Wing tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), April 6, 2020. This is the first confirmed case at the installation.
  • Airmen assigned to the 911th Airlift Wing who were mobilized to support the COVID-19 efforts board onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, April 5, 2020.

    Airmen of Pittsburgh IAP ARS mobilized in support of COVID-19 efforts in New York City

    Approximately 10 members of the 911th Airlift Wing with medical experience were mobilized to support COVID-19 efforts, April 5, 2020.
  • C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 911th Airlift Wing sit on the flightline behind grounded commercial aircraft at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, March 30, 2020.

    Ready when needed

    C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 911th Airlift Wing sit on the flightline behind grounded commercial aircraft at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, March 30, 2020. Despite commercial air travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 outbreak, mission essential personnel from the 911th AW work to continue the mission in defense of the nation.

  • Pittsburgh IAP ARS elevates HPCON level to Charlie at direction of Secretary of Defense

    Col. John Robinson, 911th Airlift Wing commander, has directed Health Protection Condition (HPCON) Charlie for Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station in alignment with Secretary of Defense Mark Esper’s direction to combat the spread of COVID-19 across the Department of Defense and our local communities.

  • Telework options and guidelines for the Air Force Reserve civilians

    As COVID-19 response and mitigation drives work force decisions, Air Force Reserve leadership is getting information out as quickly as possible to its supervisors and employees on civilian telework guidance. Telework is an option commanders may consider when making work force decisions in the current emerging environment. This article serves solely as a resource when considering telework, should the need arise.

  • AFRC Commander and Command Chief Message about COVID-19

    Air Force Reserve Commander Lt. Gen. Rich Scobee and Command Chief Timothy White Jr. shares a message about COVID-19 to Reserve Citizen Airmen.
  • Image of boots in a line marching away

    DoD Directs Stop Movement in response to COVID-19

    The Department of Defense issued a stop movement of all personnel to, from or through Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designated Level 3 COVID-19 locations effective March 13 and for the next 60 days. Following Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper’s announcement of new travel restrictions, the Air Force began implementing and complying with this guidance.
  • Senior Airman Zachary Anderson, 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, prepares to service the liquid oxygen of a C-17 Globemaster III at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, March 10, 2020.

    Maintaining the mission

    Senior Airman Zachary Anderson, 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, services the liquid oxygen of a C-17 Globemaster III at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, March 10, 2020.
  • Capt. Cody Myers and 1st Sgt. Timothy Horner, 128th Brigade Support Battalion, use a map to plan out logistical support locations for an upcoming exercise during the National Guard Bureau’s Northern Strike Exercise Planning Conference at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Feb. 11, 2020.

    National Guard Bureau holds planning conference at 911th AW

    In the military, planning is essential for any mission, whether in real life or for an exercise. The National Guard Bureau’s Northern Strike Middle Planning Conference is held for exactly that purpose by bringing together participants of the upcoming exercise and coordinating all of logistical details that the exercise entails.
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