LLNL On April 14, 1948, President Harry Truman established the United States Air Force Reserve, a force comprised of people who would stand ready to serve during wartime. Today the Reserve performs 20 percent of the work in the Air Force including specialized missions such as weather reconnaissance, firefighting and personnel rescue. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is proud to have several Air Force reservists as part of the workforce. Jela Paras Paras, center, on a mission during her time as an Air Force Reservist. Jela Paras, who works in LLNL’s Cybersecurity Program as a business unit security specialist, has been able to draw upon her experience as a former Air Force reservist in her current role at the Lab. She said what she learned as a reservist has been a tremendous asset to her position at LLNL.