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Air Force Reserve Command provides the U.S. Air Force about 20 percent of itscapability with only about four percent of the total Air Force budget. The Reserve performs two missions no one else does in the Department of Defense - fixed-wing aerial spray missions to kill mosquitoes in the aftermath of natural disasters and the Hurricane Hunters who monitor hurricanes for the National Weather Service.
Air Force Reserve Command also supports space, flight test, special operations, aerial port operations, civil engineer, security forces, intelligence, military training, communications, mobility support, transportation and services missions. The command is also administratively responsible for all the Air Force's individual mobilization augmentees.

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Air Force Reserve Command

Glossary of Air Force Reserve Terms

Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command

Military Airborne Fire Fighting System

Readiness Management Group

Units by State

AFRC Weapon Systems

A-10 Thunderbolt II
WC-130J Hercules
B-52 Stratofortress
C-130 Hercules
C-17 Globemaster III
C-5 Galaxy
E-3 Sentry
F-16 Fighting Falcon
HC-130N/P
F-22 Raptor
HH-60G Pave Hawk
KC-10 Extender
KC-135 Stratotanker
MC-130E/H Combat Talon 1/II
MC-130P Combat Shadow

Special Missions

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Combat Search and Rescue
920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Fla.

Hurricane Hunters
53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss.

Aerial Firefighting
302nd Airlift Wing, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.

Aerial Spray
910th Airlift wing, Youngstown-Warren Air Reserve Station, Ohio

Special Operations
919th Special Operations Wing, Duke Field, Fla.

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