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Show HILLTOP TIMES Hilltop TIMES Aug. 9, 2012 3 Jackson takes helm of Air Force Reserve Command Jackson said at the change of command ceremony. "I will do my best to lead us all to success. "I will not overlook that the Reserve's strength is based on a careful balance of family, employer and military responsibilities — the triad we always talk about. I will focus on projecting those strengths of Citizen Airmen where they will most benefit the continued security of our nation and its interests." Jackson became the deputy to the chief of Air Force Reserve in the Pentagon in May 2010. When he assumed command of AFRC, he became the chief of Air Force Reserve. He is a 1978 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. He completed more than 14 years on active duty, including flying tours in Europe and the Pacific, before joining the Air Force Reserve in 1992. Jackson has held numerous wing leadership and command positions, as well as staff assignments at Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Armed Forces News Service R OBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson became chief of Air Force Reserve and assumed command of Air Force Reserve Command in a ceremony July 30 at the Museum of Aviation. He replaced Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., who retired from the Air Force with 39 years of military service after the change of command. Stenner had served as chief and commander since June 2008. Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Larry 0. Spencer, officiated the ceremony. As the chief of Air Force Reserve, Jackson serves as the principal adviser on Reserve matters to the Air Force chief of staff. As AFRC commander, he supervises 71,400 reservists in the Selected Reserve assigned to command units and the Individual Mobilization Augmentee program. "The challenges will continue," Headquarters U.S. Pacific Command and Headquarters U.S. Air Force. "I believe George Washington explained it well as he spoke of his Continental soldiers in the War of Independence," Jackson said. "His soldiers were farmers, clerks, lawyers, shopkeepers and factory workers. He said, 'When we assumed the soldier, we did not lay aside the citizen.' "Indeed, in today's Air Force Reserve, the Airman is the citizen and the citizen is the Airman." Stenner's previous assignment was assistant deputy chief of staff for strategic plans and programs at Headquarters U.S. Air Force. Stenner was also director of plans and programs and director of operations at Headquarters AFRC and spent nine years commanding AFRC wings and operations groups. Between May 2001 and July 2003, he was deputy director and director of strategy, policy and plans, and director of transformation for U.S. Southern Command in Miami. STAFF SGT. ALEXY SALTEKOFF/U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson became chief of the Air Force Reserve and assumed command of Air Force Reserve Command on July 30. PEN I Mon. - Fri. 7:00 am - 6:00 pm Open Saturdays Most Insurance Plans Accepted. Payment Plans, Credit Cards, Military Dental Plans. EMERGENCIES WELCOME! www.laytonpediatricdentistry.com Senate confirms Gen. Welsh as next Air Force chief of staff By Armed Forces News Service ASHINGTON — Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, a 36-year veteran, will be the twentieth Air Force chief of staff, according to a Senate confirmation vote Aug. 2. Welsh provided testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee July 19, before the full Senate voted on his confirmation. Now the president must appoint the general before he can assume his new position. "I fully accept the responsibility to stand beside Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and lead the 690,000 active, Guard, Reserve and civilian Airmen who selflessly serve our nation as part of an unbeatable joint team," Welsh said. Pending the president's appointment, Welsh, who served as the U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, will assume the position of Air Force chief of staff from Gen. Norton Schwartz in a ceremony Friday, Aug. 10. In his previous position, Welsh's command was responsible for Air W Force activities, conducted through 3rd Air Force, in an area of operations covering almost onefifth of the globe. This area includes 51 countries in Europe, Gen. Welsh Asia and the Middle East, and the Arctic and Atlantic oceans with a total population reaching nearly one billion people speaking more than 80 languages. He also had administrative control of U.S. Air Forces Africa, providing support, logistics and resources to U.S. Africa Command. Welsh entered the Air Force in June 1976 as a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. He has been assigned to numerous operational, command and staff positions during his career. Air Force CSA travel card transitions to GTC BY TECH. SGT. SHAWN J. JONES Air Force Public Affairs Agency W ASHINGTON — The terms and conditions for the Air Force's travel charge card are changing, but Airmen can hang on to their blue cards. Beginning Aug. 7 and continuing through the end of September, the Air Force Banking Office will e-mail some 300,000 Airmen, informing them that their controlled spend account card will convert back to a government travel card, which will operate like a standard charge card. For Airmen who received a CSA card and previously had a GTC or traveled using the CSA without going delinquent, the transition will be automatic. They must complete a training course found at www.defensetravel.dod. mil/passport and sign a statement of understanding. However, some Airmen are being notified by their agency program coordinator that they must apply for the GTC because they never had a GTC in the past, but were issued a CSA card and either went delinquent or never used it. The application process involves a credit check that will only be performed with applicant's consent. The current blue CSA card will now operate just like the GTC that was used for many years prior to the CSA. GTCs have fixed credit limits like a regular charge card, and cardholders no longer need to request temporary spend limit increases. If a cardholder's official travel estimate exceeds their credit limit, they need to discuss their options with their APC. This CSA to GTC transition will bring about a few new features. New to the GTC program is the option for cardholders to request electronic See CARDS I page 6 GREAT PRODUCTS NOW ON ASK ABOUT OUR MILITARY SALE! 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