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    Mindset change key to Reservist’s fitness reversal

    For one reservist while deployed, losing about 30 percent of her body weight and gaining lean muscle mass wasn’t just a physical transformation. It was also a mental one.
  • 2018 Black History Month poster

    Robins to celebrate Black History Month 2018

    In February, Robins will host a variety of events, celebrating “African-Americans in Times of War.”
  • This photograph shows a mobile radio goniometric tractor near Verdun. These vehicles conducted radio direction finding against enemy radio transmissions.

    A century of Army cryptology and signals intelligence

    The years 2017 and 2018 mark the centennial for U. S. Army involvement in World War I. They also commemorate 100 years of ground-based signals intelligence collection and the use of cryptology to support major combat operations.
  • Courtesy photo of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, provided by Aryn Lockhart.

    Honoring the man not the day

    The third Monday of January observes Martin Luther King Jr. Day, an annual holiday celebrated since 1986 and while it means a day off for most, it especially highlights the life of the man himself.
  • Plans call for this artifact to be displayed near the B-17F Memphis Belle™ as part of the new strategic bombardment exhibit in the WWII Gallery, which opens to the public on May 17, 2018. German Air Raid Warning Service civilians, who notified the population of imminent bomber attacks, wore these helmets.

    Helmet worn by German Air Raid Warning Service civilians

    Plans call for this artifact to be displayed near the B-17F Memphis Belle™ as part of the new strategic bombardment exhibit in the WWII Gallery, which opens to the public on May 17, 2018. German Air Raid Warning Service civilians, who notified the population of imminent bomber attacks, wore these helmets. Click here for details about the Memphis
  • Awards and decorations lay out on a table at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 10, 2018. The awards and decorations office supports a variety of programs and services that help bestow military honors on personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mariette Adams)

    Serving those who sacrifice

    The oath of enlistment states, “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.”
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    Don’t be a scrooge for the holidays

    “Bah Humbug!” Ebenezer Scrooge’s signature catchphrase has become well known in popular culture as an expression of distaste towards holiday festivities, but one does not need to be a scrooge to have negative feelings associated with the holiday season.
  • A KC-135 Stratotanker from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. refuels an F-22A Raptor from the 95th Fighter Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, over European skies before landing at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, April 25, 2016. The aircraft will conduct air training with other Europe-based aircraft to maximize training opportunities while demonstrating the U.S. commitment to NATO allies and the security of Europe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Leah Davis/Released)

    Embracing Total Force culture

    Air Force wide, a large emphasis is being placed on institutionalizing the total force concept in order to embrace all active duty, guardsmen, reservists, and civilian employees as members of a unified team and not as competitors.“What holds us together is our partnerships throughout the Department of Defense, the government, this nation, and the
  • A KC-135 Stratotanker from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. refuels an F-22A Raptor from the 95th Fighter Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, over European skies before landing at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, April 25, 2016. The aircraft will conduct air training with other Europe-based aircraft to maximize training opportunities while demonstrating the U.S. commitment to NATO allies and the security of Europe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Leah Davis/Released)

    Embracing Total Force culture

    Air Force wide, a large emphasis is being placed on institutionalizing the total force concept in order to embrace all active duty, guardsmen, reservists, and civilian employees as members of a unified team and not as competitors.“What holds us together is our partnerships throughout the Department of Defense, the government, this nation, and the

  • Air Force resolves Yellow Ribbon travel funding issue

    Air Force leaders have resolved a situation that temporarily limited how many guests the service could fund to accompany Reserve Citizen Airmen to Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program training weekends.“I'm delighted we are going back to the way we've always done it," said Mary Hill, Yellow Ribbon program manager at Air Force Reserve Command
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