The Air Reserve Personnel Center wants to change the dynamics of how reservists conduct their personnel administrative actions—changing from nearly all done face-to-face to mostly online transactions. ARPC currently finds that 85 percent of personnel actions are handled in-person, with 10 percent conducted online. It wants to reverse that. First, however, it must expand its new virtual Web portal, which officials say is maturing in capability as successive phases go online. Right now, reservists can correct their duty history and points or sign up for Tricare Reserve Select, among other capabilities.
As Air Force leaders consider concepts of operations for Collaborative Combat Aircraft, sustainment in the field—and easing that support by using standard parts and limiting variants—should be a key consideration, according to a new study from AFA's Mitchell Institute of Aerospace Studies.