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  • Senior Airman Jennifer Martinez and Senior Airman Ashley Garcia, 433rd Force Support Squadron, load a container onto a truck for transport during a field training exercise, April 10, 2021, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The exercise provided Reserve Citizen Airmen familiarity with real-world scenarios they could face in a deployed environment or at home. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mike Lahrman)

    433rd AW Airmen perform readiness training

    433rd Airlift Wing Reserve Citizen Airmen practiced chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear operations here April 10.
  • The 433rd Civil Engineer Squadron and Joint Base San Antonio Fire Department firefighters brush and wash the contaminates off of firefighters in hazardous material suits during a joint training exercise at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, April 8, 2021. The 433rd CES and JBSA Fire Department firefighters wore mission oriented protective posture gear and HAZMAT suits to protect themselves against simulated contaminates from patients and personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Wich)

    JBSA Airmen participate in total force exercise

    The 433rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron trained on responding to a chemical agent exposure situation, here April 8. The training included unregulated patient movement and familiarization with decontamination procedures. The 433rd AES collaborated with the 433rd Civil Engineer Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio Fire Department, and the 911th AES, Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, to accomplish the training.
  • A flight test mechanic works on a plane in 1942-1943 at Duncan Field, later renamed Kelly Field, Texas. Women who worked at Kelly Field were known locally as “Kelly Katies.” (Courtesy photo provided by the National WASP World War II Museum)

    Legacy of the ‘Kelly Katies’

    Before the 433rd Airlift Wing arrived here to Kelly Field in 1960, a major shift in workforce demographics had already taken place on the flight line. World War II and the Korean War forced people on a national level to reconsider the capabilities of women in what used to be regarded as “men’s work.” With men being called off to war, there was still a need for hands to turn wrenches, build engines and fix aircraft. War production drove the need to recruit women.
  • Reserve Citizen Airmen with the 433rd Airlift Wing receive their COVID-19 vaccines, March 6, 2021 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The wing had 600 doses available for those wanting to be vaccinated. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Wich)

    433rd AW starts COVID-19 vaccine distribution

    Reserve Citizen Airmen with the 433rd Airlift Wing received the COVID-19 vaccine here March 6.
  • Air Force Uniform Office members 1st Lt. Avery Thomson and 2nd Lt. Maverick Wilhite put updated versions of the Air Force physical training (PT) uniform through their paces at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Feb. 25, 2021. The Air Force Uniform Office is part of the Human System's Division in the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Agile Combat Support Directorate. This is the first update to the PT uniform in more than 16 years, and over 150 Airmen participated in testing the new gear. The new ensemble currently consists of a jacket, a pair of pants, a T-shirt and two types of shorts; a lined runner's short and a longer unlined multipurpose short. A long sleeve t-shirt and a hoodie are in development. The ensemble features improved fabrics that are softer and quick drying, and have antimicrobial technology, which helps with moisture and odor control. The new uniform items are entering the production phase and will be available to Airmen sometime in 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jim Varhegyi)

    PT test pushed to July, updates to scoring, physical components ahead

    When assessments resume, the three-component fitness test (1.5 mile run, 1 minute of pushups and situps) will be reset with scores calculated on a new three component scoring table. In addition, work is underway to separate scoring into five-year age groups as opposed to the previous ten – for example, age groups will start at <25, 25-29 years old, 30-34, years old, etc.
  • U.S. Air Force graphic by Alexx Pons

    Department of the Air Force to allow shorts for maintainers, updates variety of uniform options

    Airmen and Guardians will now have more dress and appearance options with upcoming uniform changes to Air Force Instruction 36-2903, Dress and Appearance.
  • February is Heart Health Awareness month which was established in December of 1963 to bring awareness of heart disease. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute can help provide information that can assist individuals looking for ways to prevent heart disease. (U.S. Army graphic by Rebecca Westfall)

    February helps bring awareness to heart health

    February is Heart Health Awareness Month.
  • Know your Rights under USERRA; Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act graphic. (U.S.Air Force graphic by Jessica L. Kendziorek)

    Know your Rights for reemployment, USERRA

    Veterans Employment and Training Service, an agency of the Department of Labor, oversees grants for Veterans seeking employment, maintains transition assistance programs for employment, and it also runs the Compliance and Investigation Division for employment complaints, which is responsible for overseeing the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994.
  • Commander of Air Force Reserve Command, Lt. Gen. Richard W. Scobee and AFRC’s command chief master sergeant, Timothy C. White, salute the arrival of Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., to Air Force Reserve Command headquarters on Robins Air Force Base in Georgia on Feb. 8, 2021. While at the headquarters, Brown discussed COVID-19 response efforts, diversity and inclusion issues, readiness, and the role of the Air Force Reserve in the future fight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Stephen D. Schester)

    CSAF talks COVID operations, diversity and inclusion, readiness with Reserve senior leaders

    COVID-19 operations, diversity and inclusion, and the readiness posture of 70,000-plus Reserve Citizen Airmen were the main topics of discussion when Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. met with Air Force Reserve Command senior leaders at AFRC headquarters here Feb. 8.
  • Lt. Gen. Mary F. O’Brien,deputy chief of staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Cyber Effects Operations, and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass stand in front of a group of female Airmen demonstrating the Air Force’s new hair policy for women in front of the Air Force Memorial Jan. 24. (US. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Grant Langford)

    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 bulk not exceeding the width of the head and length
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