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AFRC News

  • 927th ASTS arrives at Patriot Warrior 2018

    Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 927th Aeromedical Staging Squadron arrived at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 8, for the 2018 Patriot Warrior Exercise, an annual exercise geared toward enhancing the capabilities of Reserve Citizen Airmen by providing them with training to ensure all are deployment

  • Aircrew practice Mayday over water

    More than 30 Reserve Citizen Airmen participated in water survival training at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, August 4th, to hone the skills needed in an emergency water landing.The aircrew from the 301st and 39th Rescue Squadrons began their drill weekend with academic instruction from survival,

  • 9th SFS, 940th SFS epitomize total force to ensure readiness

    Whether its active duty or the Reserve, providing an opportunity for combat arms training and maintenance instructors to solidify their training and continue sharpening their skills is an absolute must.The 9th Security Forces Squadron CATM shop works closely with its counterparts to ensure reserve

  • Weekend-duty: Total Force Integration more than a buzz phrase at Offutt

    Innovation, which increases readiness, reduces costs, returns time back to Airmen and increases lethality, doesn’t have to involve software upgrades, new weapon systems or a rewrite of a regulation. Members of Team Offutt recently proved this when, for the first time, a RC-135V/W Rivet Joint flew a

  • Galaxy wraps upgrades to become C-5M Super Galaxy

    The first flight of the Lockheed Martin C-5 Galaxy Transport aircraft took place on June 30, 1968, with an audience which included President Lyndon Johnson. It’s now 50 years later, and the Super Galaxy is still going strong.Today, the Air Force and Lockheed Martin have finished upgrades in

  • Everyday Valor

    Master Sgt. Dennis Varnado doesn’t want to be defined as a hero.“If I want to be known for anything, it’s that I always do a job right and I try to treat people well,” said Varnado, a flight chief assigned to the 307th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here.That being said, the title of hero may be hard

  • Rescue Airmen share aviation adventures worldwide

    The 39th Rescue Squadron displayed their iron and rescue prowess at two prominent air shows in July: The Royal International Air Tattoo at Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom, celebrating the Royal Air Force’s 100th Centennial and the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin,