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June 25, 2021
Grissom unit supports overseas contingency training

The Hoosier Wing’s main mission is providing air refueling and combat ready Airmen, but for the first time in over 5 years, members of Air Force Reserve Command’s Contingency Equipment Management Facility supported an overseas mission.A C-17 from Dover Air Force Base, Del., came to Grissom June 1 to
June 23, 2021
Meeting the Warthog family

Honorary Commanders from the 944th FW learned about the Air Force’s only aircraft specifically designed for close air support to protect combat troops on the ground, the 924th Fighter Group’s A-10 Thunderbolt II at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.
June 23, 2021
445th firefighter earns world champion title for second time

Sean Sullivan, a 445th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, secured first place in the over-40 age category at the FireFit Europe Championships in Hannover, Germany, amid sweltering heat June 20, 2021.
June 22, 2021
Total Force recruiting Airmen work Miami Beach Air Show, hold GO Inspire event

MIAMI BEACH, Florida – Air Force recruiters from each of the three air components stormed the beach in Miami for the Hyundai Air and Sea Show, Memorial Day weekend, May 29-31. The Total Force recruiting team made a unified presence as all recruiters worked side by side during the event. “It’s not
June 22, 2021
AFRC command chief, command first sergeant visit 940 ARW

Chief Master Sgt. Timothy C. White Jr., command chief master sergeant, and Chief Master Sgt. Travon W. Dennis, command first sergeant, both from Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, visited the 940th Air Refueling Wing during their unit training assembly weekend, June 12-13,
June 21, 2021
403rd SFS Reservists help train future AF officers, National Guard, deployers

Dressed as enemy soldiers, hiding in the bushes and lying in wait to either ambush a convoy or ground forces, members of the Air Force Reserve 403rd Security Forces Squadron got a chance to put their training to use, but this time from a different perspective. This week four SFS reservists
June 21, 2021
301 FW highlights Dallas/Fort Worth Civic Leader Day

Dallas/Fort Worth civic leaders were given the opportunity to experience the only Air Force Reserve Command F-16 Fighting Falcon unit in the state of Texas at U.S. Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas. Civic Leader Day, which demonstrated total force integration of the
June 21, 2021
908th Proves Readiness for Wing’s Largest Deployment during Exercise Auburn Tide

For more than a year now the 908th Airlift Wing has been faced with the task of figuring out how to protect its members and their families from COVID-19 while still being able to answer the nation’s call when it comes. One of the first things the wing commander, Col. Craig Drescher, said in
June 16, 2021
FY 2021 quarterly CPI2 Impact Award winners

Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command leaders announce the AFRC Continuous Process Improvement and Innovation Impact Award winners for Q1 FY '21.
June 16, 2021
Exercise, exercise, exercise

The 926th Force Support Squadron conducts a diagnostic physical fitness test for Reserve Citizen Airmen of the 926th Wing, June 15, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.

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