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AFRC News

  • Wolfhounds unique mission aids Tyndall

    An aircraft often viewed as one of Air Force Special Operations Command’s quickest and easiest options for moving small groups of people and cargo has been a frequent flier in supporting hurricane relief operations at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida.

  • Reserve crew flies B-1B involved in May IFE

    The B-1B Lancer that has been located at the Midland International Air & Space Port since May 1 when the aircrew made an emergency landing, was flown from Midland to Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., Oct. 26.After undergoing a safety investigation board and maintenance to get the aircraft into a safely

  • Reserve Citizen Airmen prepare for human spaceflight

    To prepare for the arrival of human spaceflight tests next year, the 920th Rescue Wing along with the DoD Human Space Flight Support Office, NASA and SpaceX personnel joined forces to plan and execute a realistic medical evacuation exercise at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 25.Their mission

  • Turtles’ stadium flyover helps kick off Jaguars game

    While the Jacksonville Jaguars lost their Oct. 21 home game against the Houston Texans, 20-7, the game at least started off with a thunderous roar from a Charleston C-17 Globemaster III flown a mere 1,500 feet above by the 701st Airlift Squadron also known as the “Turtles.”

  • Air Force Reserve Command activates first ISR Wing

    Born out of necessity in 2012, the 655th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Group embraced its destiny to structure as a wing during a ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Oct. 20. The 655th is the Air Force Reserve Command’s first ISR wing.

  • 388th FW, 419th FW fly 10,000th F-35A sortie

    Maj. Daniel Toftness, an Air Force reservist in the 419th Fighter Wing, departs for a sortie in an F-35A Lightning II Oct. 18 at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The flight marked the 10,000th sortie with the aircraft at Hill since the first operational F-35s arrived in September 2015.

  • Reservist flies Hill's 10,000th F-35A sortie

    Maj. Daniel Toftness, a reservist in the 419th Fighter Wing, departs for a sortie in an F-35A Lightning II Oct. 18, 2018, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The flight marked the 10,000th sortie with the aircraft at Hill since the first operational F-35s arrived in September 2015.Hill AFB is slated to be