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AFRC News

  • Training the Human Weapons System: B-52 FTU adopts innovative CRAFT program

    It cost $9.7 million to train a B-52 Stratofortress pilot, according to a 2019 RAND Corporation study.But until recently, there was no scientific, holistic program at Barksdale Air Force Base designed to ensure that aircrew functioned at maximum cognitive and physical capacity.That changed earlier

  • First sergeants complete immersion at Air Force Basic Military Training

    Four first sergeants assigned to the 307th Bomb Wing completed an immersion tour of Air Force Basic Military Training, Dec. 6-8, at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. The objective of the immersion was to gain a better understanding of what Reserve Citizen Airmen entering service encounter and how

  • 908 AW sustains readiness… with a little help from our friends

    The 908th Airlift Wing’s 25th Aerial Port Squadron recently acquired a high-line dock, which is material handling equipment, from the 76th Aerial Port Squadron assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The high-line dock was initially delivered August 16, 2022, by the

  • 3D printing wins inaugural 442 FW Idea Sling

    Airman 1st Class Denali Neidig, a crew chief with the 358th Fighter Squadron, was chosen as the winner of the inaugural 442d Fighter Wing Idea Sling for his suggestion of 3D printing non-flying protective plugs and covers for A-10s that are not available through the supply chain.

  • Individual Reserve Initiatives Receive Pilot Program Approval

    After more than a year of research and collaboration, the Individual Mobilization Augmentee Strategic Review Team received top-level approval to proceed with piloting several initiatives that will propel the Individual Reserve program into the future.On Nov. 14, Maj. Gen. Moe Banavige, mobilization

  • Reserve Citizen Airmen hone CATM skills

    Reserve Citizen Airmen took part in Combat Arms Training and Maintenance  at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Dec. 3, 2022. The training is essential in ensuring weaponry proficiency among military members especially those tasked to deploy. 

  • Niagara Port Dawgs load firetruck for community in need

    Air transportation specialists, or port dawgs, of the 30th Aerial Port Squadron and loadmasters of the 301st Airlift Squadron loaded a firetruck and a portable water reserve tank onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, New York, on Dec. 9, 2022, to be donated to La Ciénaga,