AFR Yellow Ribbon Program




Welcome to the Air Force Reserve Command Yellow Ribbon program

Helping maintain resiliency during all stages of deployment is paramount to the morale and welfare of our Airmen and families. The Air Force Reserve Yellow Ribbon Program is a series of events designed to provide members and families with essential resources prior to departure (pre-deployment), a level of stability and support while deployed (during deployment), and successful re-integration techniques after the deployment cycle ends (post deployment).
Tap our resources to learn about all of the benefits available to you, how you can participate, and the invaluable impact Yellow Ribbon has had in the lives of thousands of fellow reservist and their families.

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    Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program

    Yellow Ribbon is an event-driven program designed to help service members and their families prepare for, see-through and reintegrate after deployments.

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AF Reserve Yellow Ribbon Program

Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Dondi E. Costin, the Air Force chief of chaplains, speaks to a crowd of nearly 450 Airmen and their loved ones Aug. 20, 2016, during an Air Force Reserve Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program event in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Dondi E. Costin, the Air Force chief of chaplains, speaks to a crowd of nearly 450 Airmen and their loved ones Aug. 20, 2016, during an Air Force Reserve Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program event in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

'Be Hopey'

AF Top Chaplain addresses deployers
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Safe and secure

Team watches over YR participants
Erin T. King (left) leads Staff St. Chalcea Maggs (center) and Master Sgt. Alex Murray in a communication exercise July 25, 2015, at an Air Force Reserve Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program event in Orlando, Florida. Erin T. King (left) leads Staff St. Chalcea Maggs (center) and Master Sgt. Alex Murray in a communication exercise July 25, 2015, at an Air Force Reserve Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program event in Orlando, Florida.

Renegotiate

YR session focuses on reconnecting
Emily Hain, Integrative Restoration and yoga instructor, monitors  Tech. Sgt. Clifford Daniels and wife Staff Sgt. Alexandra Daniels June 27, 2015, during a breakout session at an Air Force Reserve Yellow Ribbon Program training event in Orlando, Florida. (U.S Air Force photo/Master Sgt. James Branch) Emily Hain, Integrative Restoration and yoga instructor, monitors  Tech. Sgt. Clifford Daniels and wife Staff Sgt. Alexandra Daniels June 27, 2015, during a breakout session at an Air Force Reserve Yellow Ribbon Program training event in Orlando, Florida. (U.S Air Force photo/Master Sgt. James Branch)

iRest

Reservists learn meditation techniques
Second Lt. Stephanie Creel, 434th Air Refueling Wing Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program representative, interacts with children attending a Yellow Ribbon event in Orlando, Fla., March 28, 2015. Second Lt. Stephanie Creel, 434th Air Refueling Wing Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program representative, interacts with children attending a Yellow Ribbon event in Orlando, Fla., March 28, 2015.

On the rise

Grissom YR rep increases program participation
The Grosjean family of Oklahoma during the Air Force Reserve Yellow Ribbon training event May 16 in Orlando, Florida. The Grosjean family of Oklahoma during the Air Force Reserve Yellow Ribbon training event May 16 in Orlando, Florida.

Balancing act

Reserve couple preps for deployment
Senior Airman Kyle McCollum, AFRC Yellow Ribbon logistics manager, inventories a hand held radio during a Yellow Ribbon event in Orlando. McCollum is responsible for inventory and shipment of all Yellow Ribbon supplies for each event throughout the year. (Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Chance Babin) Senior Airman Kyle McCollum, AFRC Yellow Ribbon logistics manager, inventories a hand held radio during a Yellow Ribbon event in Orlando. McCollum is responsible for inventory and shipment of all Yellow Ribbon supplies for each event throughout the year. (Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Chance Babin)

The art of logistics

Duo makes sure YR program has what it needs
David Craig, a key spouse trainee with the 433rd, Joint Base San Antonio- Lackland, Texas, and Lisa Radliff, a key spouse mentor with the 419th Fighter Wing, Hill AFB, Utah, adhere family photos to a pillowcase during a Yellow Ribbon event in Florida. David Craig, a key spouse trainee with the 433rd, Joint Base San Antonio- Lackland, Texas, and Lisa Radliff, a key spouse mentor with the 419th Fighter Wing, Hill AFB, Utah, adhere family photos to a pillowcase during a Yellow Ribbon event in Florida.

Soft touch

Pillowcases popular at YR events
Staff Sgt. Phillip Steffen of the 434th Civil Engineering Squadron at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana, poses for a photo with his daughter in the neonatal intensive care unit at Lutheran Hospital in Ft. Wayne, Indiana after meeting her for the first time July 22, 2014. Staff Sgt. Phillip Steffen of the 434th Civil Engineering Squadron at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana, poses for a photo with his daughter in the neonatal intensive care unit at Lutheran Hospital in Ft. Wayne, Indiana after meeting her for the first time July 22, 2014.

Shedding light

Pre-deployment YR helps family prepare
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Singing praises

Yellow Ribbon events can make a difference
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Maintaining a community of resiliency

Reach Us

AFR Yellow Ribbon Program
155 Richard Ray Blvd
Robins Air Force Base, Ga., 31098

Call:
(478) 327-1041 DSN: 497-1041

Fax:
(478) 327-0207 DSN: 497-0207

Email:
afrc.yellowribbon@us.af.mil

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