Staff Sgts. Robert Gibson and Joshua Sweetman, 445th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters, put out an aircraft structural fire during live-fire training, Sept. 9, 2022 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Eight members of the 445th Civil Engineer Squadron fire and emergency services teamed up with the 788th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department for a live-fire training exercise, Sept. 9, 2022.

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  • Blended retirement system training now available

    Online training designed to educate Airmen about the new Blended Retirement System, the Defense Department system with changes on the current military retirement system, is now available via Joint Knowledge Online course number P-US1330. The course is also available to those without a Common Access

  • Coping with stress through healthy thinking

    Stress. Even mention of the word can increase anxiety for some. Everyone deals with stress differently, but how you cope with daily stressors can have great impacts on your quality of life and overall health.Stress is actually the body’s response to any demand, including change. According to the

  • "The Quest for Zero - Countering Fatigue"

    Countering Fatigue Fatigue is often overlooked by many, but it is a normal response to stress, boredom, physical exertion or simply a lack of sleep. With today’s increasingly on-the-go, around-the-clock society, sleep deprivation is more prevalent than ever. Sleep is vital to our ability to perform

  • On time, every time

    The Air Force Reserve Command has initiated a beta test of the Reserve Travel System at five U.S. locations to help reduce the time it takes for some traditional reservists to get their travel vouchers processed and paid.The test is a response to repeated requests from reservist assigned to units on

  • June is National Safety Month

    The Air Force Safety Center joins the National Safety Council in highlighting June as National Safety Month.According to the NSC, the goal for National Safety Month is to raise awareness of what it takes to stay "SafeForLife," and focus on reducing the leading causes of injury and death at work, on

  • CY17 RESERVE OF THE AIR FORCE SELECTION BOARD SCHEDULE RELEASE

    The CY17 Reserve of the Air Force Selection Board Schedule was released by the Reserve of the Air Force Selection Board Secretariat under ARPCM 16-15 June 7, 2016.ARPCM 16-15 can be found on myPers as well as the ARPC/PBO restricted access site. The ARPCM includes: 1) The CY17 board schedule; 2) Key

  • Yellow Ribbon doubles down on security

     Armed local law enforcement officers are teaming with Air Force Reserve security forces at Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program events.The Reserve added the extra level of security starting in December 2015, prompted in part by the fatal shootings five months earlier at a Chattanooga, Tennessee,

  • Carter Unveils Next Wave of Force of the Future Initiatives

    Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced the next steps in his Force of the Future initiative to modernize the rules and regulations that govern how the Defense Department recruits, develops and retains service members and civilian employees.