Feb. 10, 2021 Behind the Braids: Reservists play key role in first women’s hair policy change in 70 years Reserve Citizen Airmen have been instrumental in helping bring about the first major change in the Air Force’s women’s hair policy since the late 1940s.As an outcome of the 101st Air Force uniform board, Air Force women will be able to wear their hair in up to two braids or a single ponytail with
Jan. 26, 2021 433rd ASTS trains in receiving incoming patients aboard Black Hawks The 433rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron, 433rd Airlift Wing, participated in an exercise to train in receiving incoming patients here Jan. 9.
Jan. 21, 2021 Air Force to allow longer braids, ponytails, bangs for women As an outcome of the 101st Air Force uniform board, Air Force women will be able to wear their hair in up to two braids or a single ponytail with bulk not exceeding the width of the head and length not extending below a horizontal line running between the top of each sleeve inseam at the under arm
Jan. 14, 2021 AFR Major promotion, Captain continuation boards postponed The Calendar Year 2021 Air Force Reserve Major Line and Nonline Promotion Board has been rescheduled for March 29, pushing it back two months from its original date of January 29. This change is due to new Department of Defense and Department of the Air Force requirements, and the time need to
Jan. 8, 2021 Year in review: Alamo Wing adapts, continues executing mission despite COVID-19 In 2020, the 433rd Airlift Wing trained 255 C-5M Super Galaxy aircrew members, flew 84 operational airlift missions, 527 local training missions, supported COVID-19 relief efforts in New York, deployed 205 Airmen in support of ongoing contingency operations, developed new processes for continued
Jan. 4, 2021 BAMC provides COVID-19 vaccine program update Brooke Army Medical Center administered its first Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines to frontline medical professionals Dec. 17 as part of the Department of Defense’s initial vaccine rollout.
Jan. 4, 2021 Collection of 2020 Social Security Tax Deferral This notice provides an update to the prior notification, Subject "Collection of 2020 Social Security Tax Deferral" sent Dec. 18, 2020.The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 was passed and extended the period for collecting deferred 2020 Social Security taxes. The period for collection is now
Dec. 29, 2020 Senior leaders provide update on strategic priorities Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee, commander of Air Force Reserve Command, and Chief Master Sgt. Timothy White, AFRC’s command chief master sergeant, issued a memorandum for all Reserve Citizen Airmen November 30 titled AFR Strategic Priorities – Our Current Progress and Future Path.
Dec. 22, 2020 Virtual or in-person: Yellow Ribbon events benefit deploying Airmen and their loved ones Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, the success of the Air Force Reserve Yellow Ribbon Program could be summarized by one key statistic—more than 95 percent of attendees said Yellow Ribbon events benefited their family.This success was built on in-person events where deployers, their loved ones,
Dec. 18, 2020 Alamo Wing Top 3, Wish for Our Heroes provide holiday meals The Alamo Wing Top 3 and Wish for Our Heroes joined to provide 150 holiday meals to enlisted military members here and at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Dec. 18.