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AFRC News

  • FIGHTER PILOT REACHES HISTORIC MILESTONE: 7000-HOURS IN THE A-10C

    Lt. Col. John “Karl” Marks, an Air Force Reserve pilot assigned to the 442d Fighter Wing made history Sept. 1, 2021, as he became the only pilot to reach 7,000 hours in the A-10C Thunderbolt II; in addition to becoming one of the highest-time fighter pilots in the U.S. Air Force.

  • 20 years later: A chief remembers 9/11

    Where were you on Sept. 11, 2001 at 8:46 a.m. eastern daylight time?The ability to recall where you were and what you were doing on specific dates as history unfolded is something nearly everyone can relate to. Etched into one’s mind are dates such as the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion Jan. 28,

  • B-52s Deploy to Indo-Pacific for Bomber Task Force

    ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Approximately 230 Airmen assigned to the 2nd and 307th Bomb Wings, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana deployed with U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortresses and support equipment to the Indo-Pacific region to support Pacific Air Forces’ Bomber Task Force (BTF)

  • Keep safety in mind as summer ends

    The long Labor Day weekend marks the traditional end of summer and offers many service members, civilians and their families the final opportunity to take to the highways and byways for a summertime adventure. Emphasis on managing risk is key, not only for a holiday weekend that historically

  • GCC members attend combat-ready exercise

    Provide air refueling and combat ready forces – that’s the 434th ARW mission, and visitors got an opportunity to see these combat ready forces in action recently.The Grissom Community Council witnessed Airmen practicing combat skills during an exercise Aug. 20, 2021.

  • Dobbins Airmen support airlift operations in Afghanistan

    Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. -- Dobbins Airmen from the 80th Aerial Port Squadron recently contributed to operations evacuating thousands of people from Afghanistan.These Reserve Citizen Airmen are part of a team capable of performing every aerial port function needed to deploy units and ensure

  • Commentary: plans change

    I remember sitting through career days in school, taking aptitude tests that told me what I would be good at and enjoy. I aspired to be as educated and successful as my father.  By fifth grade, I figured it out. I was going to nursing school. I would work on my bachelor’s degree and then master’s