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  • Maj. Jacque Vasta presents her idea for a child care app to senior leaders during the 2020 Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Innovation Rodeo, Feb. 7, 2020, in San Antonio.

    Call for Innovation Rodeo ideas nears Dec. 1 deadline

    With less than a month to go in their annual call-for-topics campaign, the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is still looking for innovative ideas with potential to change the Air Force.
  • Courtesy photo of Air Force Reserve then Senior Amn. Nyssa Curtis, chaplain assistant, who poses next to her mother.

    Letters from Home: Commentary by Tech. Sgt. Curtis

    Much like the route of mail, life takes us down many roads before we reach our final destination. However, in life we aren’t given a map or directions. Instead, we are left to choose our own path, with each step hoping that the chosen path will lead us to the place we were meant to be. Some decide to stop, look back, and wonder; I chose to move forward.
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    913th Airlift Group leadership charts future of unit

    The Air Force Reserve 913th Airlift Group leadership team took an in-depth look into the group’s mission, vision, and priorities and outlined goals during a Strategic Alignment Summit, Sept. 9-10.
  • Retired Reserve 'Awaiting Pay' Notification Letter Update

    Retired Reserve 'Awaiting Pay' Notification Letter Update

    Effective October 1, 2020, Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center reinitiated the process to notify service members assigned to the Air Force Retired Reserve’s ‘awaiting pay’ status on the processing procedures to draw retirement pay.
  • PII is unique information about an individual not releasable to the public without the written consent of the individual. Examples includes Social Security numbers, dates of birth, marital status, race or financial information. (Air Force Graphic by Naoko Shimoji)

    Reservists must stay focused on PII breach reduction during ‘new normal’

    For most Reserve Citizen Airmen, partial or full-time telework has become the “new normal” during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since telework poses a slew of potential information security risks, Reserve Command officials are encouraging all members of the Reserve team to stay focused on Personally Identifiable Information breach reduction while working from home.
  • Total Force medical personnel from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., drag a wounded training mannequin to safety during the Tactical Combat Casualty Care Course final exam on base, Oct. 16, 2020. Fifteen medics from Air Force active duty, Reserve and Guard units completed the course, which was facilitated by the 19th Medical Group, local Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services and supported by Air National Guard security forces members. The training prepares medical professionals to perform in an austere combat environment. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Maj. Ashley Walker)

    Herk Nation Medics conduct next level training

    Total Force medical personnel from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., drag a wounded training mannequin to safety during the Tactical Combat Casualty Care Course final exam on base, Oct. 16, 2020. Fifteen medics from Air Force active duty, Reserve and Guard units completed the course, which was facilitated by the 19th Medical Group, local
  • Air Force Reserve Staff Sgt. Tiah Phillips, inspects the engine of a Humvee Aug. 2, 2020, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Earlier in her career she cross-trained into vehicle operations, where she deployed to Kuwait and Iraq in 2011. Phillips drove dozens of convoy missions in tractor trucks, bringing back heavy equipment from forward operating bases as operations were drawn down. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Maj. Ashley Walker)

    Profiles in Leadership - Staff Sgt. Tiah Phillips

    Adventure called to Staff Sergeant Tiah Phillips when she joined the Air Force at 17 years old. She started as a C-130H loadmaster, ensuring the safe loading of aircraft cargo and personnel. Then, taking the opportunity to train into vehicle operations, she deployed to Kuwait and Iraq in 2011. She drove dozens of convoy missions in tractor trucks, bring back heavy equipment from forward operating bases as operations were drawn down.  “Deployment was one of the most terrifying and confidence boosting experiences of my life. I would 100 percent do it again. I really felt part of the mission.”
  • U.S. Air Force C-130s from Little Rock Air Force Base fly over Arkansas, Oct. 8, 2020, in celebration of the 65th anniversary of the base's first open house. The aerial review honored the local community for their unwavering support since 1955. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Ashley Walker)

    Reservists help Herk Nation celebrate 65 years of community partnership

    Little Rock Air Force Base is known as Herk Nation and is the epicenter for C-130, combat airlift operations. Nestled within the many military organizations is the 913th Airlift Group, which reactivated in July 13, 2014, and is classically associated with the active duty, 19th Airlift Wing. Five C-130 Hercules aircraft flew in formation with a C-47 Skytrain vintage aircraft Thursday, Oct. 8 across central Arkansas to commemorate Little Rock Air Force Base’s first open house event in 1955.
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    Reserve Citizen Airmen to keep full tuition assistance benefit

    Reductions to tuition assistance announced last week by the Department of the Air Force will not impact Reserve Citizen Airmen this fiscal year. The decrease in the military tuition assistance program (MilTA) from $4,500 to $3,750, affects only active-duty Airman. The $250 per semester hour and $166.66 per quarter hour allotment for Reserve Citizen Airmen will remain the same.
  • Tax Deferral Graphic. Calculator on top of money

    Temporary Social Security Payroll Tax Deferral

    In an effort to provide economic relief during the COVID-19 pandemic, a Presidential Memorandum was released, Aug. 8, along with guidance put out by the Internal Revenue Service, Aug. 28, to temporarily defer Social Security (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI), tax withholdings. This will be effective through the end of the 2020 calendar year.
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