Air Force Reserve Frequently Asked Questions

AIR FORCE RESERVE COMMAND


Mission

Deliver sovereign options for the defense of the United States of America and its global interests -- to fly and fight in Air, Space, and Cyberspace.

Vision

To provide the world's best mutual support tthe Air Force and our joint partners-flying and fighting as An Unrivaled Wingman.


Responsibilities

Air Force Reserve Command provides the U.S. Air Force about 20 percent of their capability with only about four percent of the total Air Force budget. The Reserve does two missions none else does in the entire Department of Defense - fixed-wing aerial spray missions tkill mosquitoes in the aftermath of natural disasters and the Hurricane Hunters whmonitor hurricanes for the National Weather Service. The Air Force Reserve Command alssupports space, flight test, special operations, aerial port operations, civil engineer, security forces, intelligence, military training, communications, mobility support, transportation and services missions. The command is alsadministratively responsible for all the Air Force's individual mobilization augmentees.


Flying Activity

The Reserve Associate Program trains Reserve aircrews and maintenance personnel tfly and maintain more than 300 active duty aircraft, including the C-5, C-9, C-17, E-3A, F16C, KC-10, T-1, T-37, T-38 and AT-38. Air Force Reserve Command's unit-owned fleet includes A/OA-10, B-52, C-5, C-9, C-17, C-130, F-16, HC-130, HH-60, KC-135, MC-130 and WC-130 aircraft assigned tunits around the United States. Of its 360 aircraft, in times of war or other special needs, 98 percent would be gained by Air Combat Command or Air Mobility Command. The remaining aircraft would go to Air Force Special Operations Command.


Primary Assigned Aircraft

  • B-52H, eight.
  • F-16C, 54 and F-16D, 6.
  • WC-130J, 10.
  • A-10A, 15; OA-10A, 30.
  • C-5A, 30; C-5B, six.
  • C-17A, eight.
  • C-9, three.
  • C-130E, eight; C-130H, 73 and C-130J, eight.
  • MC-130E, 12.
  • HC-130N, one, and HC-130P, four.
  • KC-135R, 64 and KC-135T, eight.
  • HH-60G, 13.

People (Authorized)

  • Traditional Reservists 48,821
  • Air Reserve Technicians 9,943
  • Active Guard and Reserve 2,290
  • Individual Mobilization Augmentees 12,946
  • Total Air Force Reservists 74,000
  • Civilian 4,217
  • Active Duty 310

Reserve Mission

  • Contribution the U.S. Air Force Weather Reconnaissance 100 percent
  • Aerial Spray 100 percent
  • Aeromedical Evacuation 60 percent
  • Flight Test Program 50 percent
  • Strategic Airlift 46 percent
  • Airborne Fire Fighting 25 percent
  • Personnel Recovery 23 percent
  • Tanker 23 percent
  • Theater Airlift 21 percent
  • Intelligence 19 percent
  • Security Forces (deployed) 16 percent
  • Air Operations Center 15 percent
  • Training (T-1, T-6, T-37, AT-38, T-38 aircraft) 14 percent
  • Space 12 percent
  • Airborne Warning And Control System 11 percent
  • Special Operations Forces 10 percent
  • Bomber 8 percent Fighter 5 percent
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicle 5 percent

Unit Locations

  • 5 Air Reserve Bases
  • 6 Air Reserve Stations
  • 49 Air Force tenant locations
  • 2 Navy tenant locations
  • 2 Air National Guard tenant locations
  • 8 Miscellaneous locations
  • 3 Ranges
  • Also, Individual Mobilization Augmentees serving at every Air Force location around the globe.

Organization

Office of the Air Force Reserve, Pentagon, Va. The Air Force Reserve Command commander is alsthe Chief of the U.S. Air Force Reserve. He is stationed at the Pentagon and serves on the Air Staff. The Chief of Air Force Reserve is the principal advisor tthe Chief of Staff on Air Force Reserve matters and is responsible for developing and directing plans, policies, programs, and procedures for managing reserve activities in the Air Force. He alshas oversight responsibilities over Air Reserve Personnel Center.


Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins AFB, Georgia

Collocated with Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command is the Readiness Management Group, Air Force Reserve Command Recruiting Service and The Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve.


Air Reserve Personnel Center, Denver, Colorado

The Air Reserve Personnel Center is a direct reporting unit whreports directly to AFRC. They ensure a "Warrior Bank" of mission-ready Guardsmen and Reservists for mobilization and Air Force augmentation by providing personnel management and services for more than 1.2 million members. They alsmaintain the master personnel records of Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve members not on extended active duty.


4th Air Force, March ARB, Calif.

  • 349th Air Mobility Wing, Travis AFB, Calfornia. (C-5A/B, KC-10A)
  • 433rd Airlift Wing, Lackland AFB, Texas (C-5A)
  • 434th Air Refueling Wing, Grissom ARB, Indiana. (KC-135R)
  • 445th Airlift Wing, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio(C-5A)
  • 446th Airlift Wing, McChord AFB, Washington (C-17)
  • 452nd Air Mobility Wing, March ARB, Calfornia. (KC-135R, C-17)
  • 459th Air Refueling Wing, Andrews AFB, Maryland. (KC-135R)
  • 507th Air Refueling Wing, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma. (KC-135R) - Subordinate flight located in Oklahoma (C-29A)
  • 604th Regional Support Group, March ARB, Calfornia.
  • 624th Regional Support Group, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
  • 916th Air Refueling Wing, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. (KC-135R)
  • 927th Air Refueling Wing, Selfridge ANGB, Michigan. (KC-135R)
  • 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell AFB, Kansas. (KC-135R)
  • 932nd Airlift Wing, Scott AFB, Illinois (C-9C)
  • 939th Air Refueling Wing, Portland IAP, Oregon. (KC-135R)
  • 940th Air Refueling Wing, Beale AFB, Calfornia. (KC-135R)

10th Air Force, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas

  • 301st Fighter Wing, NAS JRB Forth Worth, Texas (F-16C/D)
  • 307th Fighter Squadron, Langley AFB, Virginia. (F-15, F-16, A-10)
  • 310th Space Group, Schriever AFB, Colorado. (DSP, GPS, DMSP, SMIRS, satellites)
  • 340th Flying Training Group, Randolph AFB, Texas (T-1, T-37, T-38, AT-38) - Subordinate squadrons located at Moody AFB, Georgia., (T-38C, T-6); Vance AFB, Oklahoma. (T-1, T-6, T-37B, T-38C); Columbus AFB, Miss. (T-1, T-37B, T-38C) ; Laughlin AFB, Texas (T-1, T-37B, T-38A/C); Sheppard AFB, Texas (AT-38, T-37B,T-38A/C)
  • 419th Fighter Wing, Hill AFB, Utah (F-16C/D)
  • 442nd Fighter Wing, Whiteman AFB, Missouri. (A-10A)
  • 482nd Fighter Wing, Homestead ARB, Fla. (F-16C/D)
  • 610th Regional Support Group, NAS JRB Forth Worth, Texas
  • 917th Wing, Barksdale AFB, La. (O/A-10A, B-52H)
  • 919th Special Operations Wing, Duke Field, Florida. (MC-130E/P)
  • 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick AFB, Fla. (HH-60G, HC-130N/P)
  • 926th Fighter Wing, NAS JRB New Orleans, Louisiana. (O/A-10A)
  • 943rd Rescue Group, Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona. (HH-60G) - Subordinate squadron at Portland IAP, Ore.
  • 944th Fighter Wing, Luke AFB, Arizona. (F-16C/D)
  • 513th Air Control Group, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma. (E-3A)

22nd Air Force, Dobbins ARB, Georgia.

  • 94th Airlift Wing, Dobbins ARB, Georgia. (C-130H)
  • 302nd Airlift Wing, Peterson AFB, Colorado. (C-130H) - Detachment 1, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado.
  • 315th Airlift Wing, Charleston AFB, S.C. (C-17A)
  • 403rd Wing, Keesler AFB, Miss. (WC-130H/J, C-130J)
  • 413th Flight Test Group, Robins AFB, Georgia.
  • 439th Airlift Wing, Westover ARB, Mass. (C-5A)
  • 440th Airlift Wing, Gen. Mitchell ARS, Wisconsin. (C-130H)
  • 512th Airlift Wing, Dover AFB, Del. (C-5A/B)
  • 514th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire AFB, N.J. (KC-10A)
  • 622nd Regional Support Group, Dobbins ARB, Georgia.
  • 908th Airlift Wing, Maxwell AFB, Alabama (C-130H)
  • 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown ARS, Ohio(C-130H)
  • 911th Airlift Wing, Pittsburgh ARS, Pennsylvania. (C-130H)
  • 913th Airlift Wing, Willow Grove ARS, Pennsylvania. (C-130E)
  • 914th Airlift Wing, Niagara Falls ARS, N.Y. (C-130H)
  • 934th Airlift Wing, Minneapolis-St. Paul ARS, Minnesota. (C-130H)

Current as of July 2008


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Air Force Reserve - Benefits & Education

Reservists are eligible for a variety of education and enlistment benefits. In addition, healthcare professionals and individuals with prior military experience may qualify for special benefits depending on assignment.

As a Reservist you will train with the best, travel the globe, serve your community and country, get an education – and take home much more than a paycheck.

Pay and Personal Recognition

You'll earn good pay for your two days a month of training and 15 days of annual tour, and compensation for any additional days you choose to put in. The Reserve also provides cost-of-living increases, and additional pay increases for years of accumulated service. And, if you're on flying status, you qualify for additional pay.

Your commitment to the Air Force Reserve may also be recognized with awards, commendations, decorations and promotions.

Life Insurance and Medical Care

Air Force Reservists enjoy the security of medical care while on duty. As a Reservist, you're also eligible for low-cost Servicemember's Group Life Insurance.

Reemployment Rights

As a Reservist, your civilian job security is assured. Your re-employment rights are protected through The Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employment Rights Act of 1994, which enables you to return to your civilian job after being ordered to active duty for training or during a national emergency.

Job Training

First-rate, hands-on training with the military's most high-tech equipment prepares our people to meet all the challenges the civilian world can offer. And, because the Air Force Reserve offers some of the most rigorous and satisfying assignments in the military, our Reservists experience a special sense of accomplishment in their work.

The Community College of the Air Force

After months of hands-on training, many Reservists find themselves with skills they want to further develop. The Community College of the Air Force, which is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, exists to support those aspirations. The Community College of the Air Force offers credit for job-related technical and academic courses; it's the only military school with the authority to grant Associate degrees.

Camaraderie and Pride

In the Air Force Reserve, you'll form new friendships that will last a lifetime. You'll face challenges individually and as part of a team during your local weekend training or on life-saving missions worldwide.

Travel

While you're gaining valuable job experience and building your career, you'll have the opportunity to travel the world. Depending on your Reserve career assignment, you could be on mission overseas or seeking adventure within our borders. Wherever you go with the Reserve, you'll be mastering skills and applying them to rewarding challenges.

Retirement

Members of the Air Force Reserve are enrolled in a non-contributory retirement program. That could add several hundred dollars to your monthly retirement income without ever adding to your payroll deductions.

Special Allowances

Reservists are welcomed and encouraged to use base recreational facilities, gyms, tennis courts and libraries. Reservists also enjoy tax-free and subsidized privileges at the commissary (the base supermarket) and base exchange (our department store).

All information contained is subject to change.

Contact an Air Force Reserve Recruiter today 1-800-257-1212 to learn more about how you can take your career above and beyond your expectations in the Air Force Reserve.



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