04/14/2026
Today we celebrate 78 years of the United States Air Force Reserve, and the men and women who have made it one of the most capable reserve components in the world.
When President Truman signed the Reserve into existence in 1948, the goal was readiness. Today, that mission holds strong with roughly 70,000 personnel trained and prepared to deploy whenever the nation calls. These are people with careers, families, and full civilian lives who still raise their hand and say they are ready.
A number of professionals within our own association serve concurrently in the Reserve. They bring that training, that discipline, and that sense of duty directly into the work they do here at home.
Happy birthday to the Air Force Reserve. Seventy-eight years of service worth celebrating.