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AFRC News

  • Reservists support launch of NASA test rocket

    Air Force reservists from Patrick's 920th Rescue Wing supported the successful launch of NASA's Ares I-X test rocket from the Kennedy Space Center Oct. 29. Wing crews cleared the Eastern Range, warning mariners to stay away from the 10-mile by 70-mile strip in the Atlantic Ocean that extends out

  • March civil engineers remove soil treatment system

    Base civil engineers and contractors marked an important environmental milestone earlier this year when they began dismantling a soil treatment system. The system had been used to remove an equivalent of 58,000 gallons of jet fuel from beneath the flightline. The Panero aircraft refueling system was

  • U.S. forces take part in Bright Star multinational exercise

    Airmen, soldiers, sailors and marines from around the world formed a common front in a multi-national military exercise near here in October. Exercise Bright Star began in 1981 as a biennial training exercise to better relations between Egypt and the United States. "Bright Star has always been about

  • Airmen affected by Stop Loss eligible for compensation

    Airmen who were involuntarily extended on active duty because of Stop Loss may be eligible for Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay compensation. The 2009 War Supplemental Appropriation Act set aside $534.4 million to compensate people who had to stay beyond an approved separation or retirement date

  • Reserve crew assists in airdrop test

    A C-130 aircrew from here tested an airdrop concept that may one day help war fighters in Afghanistan and Iraq know the exact location and content of cargo. Reservists from Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd Airlift Wing flew the test for the U.S. Air Force Academy's Institute for Information

  • Air Force Reserve makes ‘fantasy’ an MTV reality

    Fans can check out MTV at 7:30 .m. ET Oct. 16 to see Rob Dyrdek, a professional skateboarder, fulfill his dream to fly in an Air Force fighter plane. An episode of Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory was filmed at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., in September. In this episode of the reality television

  • Headquarters employee marks 50 years of service

    Jerry Chalker, a civilian employee at Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, achieved the personal and professional milestone Oct. 9 of 50 years of continuous service at Robins AFB. Mr. Chalker began his career at Robins AFB as a tabulation machine operator Oct. 9, 1959. Today he is the chief of

  • Air Force Reserve adjusts to meet operational demands

    As the next logical step in Air Force Reserve Command's journey to become a fully operational major command, Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr. moved his permanent residence from Bolling Air Force Base, D.C., to Robins AFB Oct. 11. Since before AFRC became a major command in 1997, the commander, who

  • Wright-Patt airlift control flight shuts down

    No fanfare or well-wishers were present when the lights went off for the last time Sept. 30 at the 445th Airlift Control Flight. The 445th Airlift Wing is one of four units in Air Force Reserve Command to lose its airlift control flights because of ALCF restructuring in the command. Other units in

  • Georgia National Fair provides venue for mass enlistment

    Air Force Reserve Command hosted a mass enlistment ceremony for 24 new recruits at the Georgia National Fairgrounds here Oct. 10. The recruits, all Georgians from around the state, took the oath of enlistment in front of a crowd of about 8,000 country music fans, who had gathered in Reaves Arena for