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AFRC News

  • Military, community meet at F-35 scoping meeting

    Col. Mitchell Hanson, 301st Fighter Wing Vice Commander at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas, meets with local residents and elected officials at the F-35A Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Public Scoping Meeting April 19, 2018, in Fort Worth, Texas. The meeting solicited

  • 560th RED HORSE builds foundations for future operations

    A convoy of forklifts, bulldozers, backhoes, trucks with generators and CONEX boxes made its way to an open field at McCrady Training Center here April 4. Within minutes, more than 200 Air Force Reserve Citizen Airmen assigned to 560th RED HORSE Squadron Airmen unloaded all their heavy equipment to

  • Fort Worth leaders glean insight into F-35A EIS process

    Eight Fort Worth Airpower Council members, the nation's oldest military support organization started by General Curtis LeMay in 1958, attended an F-35A update April 27, 2018, at the 301st Fighter Wing located on Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas, which included an Environmental

  • Reservist provides ‘Arctic Care’ in remote Alaska

    A 419th Fighter Wing Reserve Citizen Airman spent two weeks in remote regions of northwest Alaska last month, providing eye care to locals with limited access to medical resources.Senior Airman Elliott Bull, optometry journeyman in the 419th Medical Squadron, deployed as part of Arctic Care 2018, a

  • Global Vikings give Para-Commandos a lift at Wings Over Myrtle Beach

    The Special Operations Command Para-Commandos dazzle air show attendees around the country, but without airlift, their performance can't "get off the ground." The weekend at the Wings Over Myrtle Beach Air Show, a C-130 and crew from the 934th Airlift Wing left their home in chilly Minneapolis,

  • New ‘VR’ flight simulators join Hill’s F-35 fleet

    Two new virtual reality F-35 simulators are currently under construction here. The highly advanced systems are surrounded by an 11-foot-tall translucent dome, positioned in a blackened room to ensure pilots have a realistic sensory experience, while 25 projectors display a 365-degree image around

  • Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour: Preparedness key to weathering storms

    After a busy 2017 hurricane season and the 2018 hurricane season quickly approaching, service members from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, also known as the "Hurricane Hunters" know the importance of being prepared for a hurricane.The 53rd WRS and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric

  • IG Inspections, process managers ensure mission readiness

    The Special Operations Command Para-Commandos dazzle air show attendees around the country, but without airlift, their performance can't "get off the ground." The weekend at the Wings Over Myrtle Beach Air Show, a C-130 and crew from the 934th Airlift Wing left their home in chilly Minneapolis,