(Left to right)In 1997, Gen. Ronald R. Fogelman, Air Force chief of staff; Chief Master Sgt. Carol Smits, Air Force Reserve Command senior enlisted advisor; and Maj. Gen. Robert A. McIntosh, AFRC commander, look on as the new Air Force Reserve Command flag is presented. The ceremony, establishing AFRC as the Air Force's ninth major command, took place Feb. 17, 1997, during the Reserve Officers Association Mid-Winter Conference and Military Exposition at the Washington Hilton Hotel. Prior to becoming a MAJCOM, the Reserve functioned as a field operating agency. (U.S. Aifr Force file photo)