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AFRC News

  • Reserve Citizen Airmen saving lives in Texas

    Rescuing people in his former home state was thrilling for HH-60G pilot Maj. Jason Tomas, a Florida resident who grew up in Houston. “One of the rescues was close to my hometown, within 10 miles. I didn’t’ realize it at the time,” he said, but upon looking at the map after landing he saw the

  • 317th AS trains with Army in Alaska

    Pilots and loadmasters from the U.S. Air Force Reserve’s 317th Airlift Squadron, along with aircraft maintainers from the 315th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina recently flew to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, for training during their annual

  • Dobbins hosts EOD teams from around the world, tests new technology

    A group of explosive ordnance disposal technicians gathered around a set of displays under a tent set up about 20 yards from a small, yellow cinder block building. Inside the building are several rooms, one of which appears to be a makeshift laboratory for manufacturing crystal methamphetamine. The

  • Air Force cracks down on misuse of prescription drugs

    In an effort to combat substance abuse and maintain accountability of its forces, the Air Force is cracking down on the misuse and abuse of prescription drugs.Prescription drug misuse is considered any use of a prescription outside of its originally prescribed mandate and time frame. This includes

  • Patriot Warrior mirrors real-world deployed environment

    Deployments take place in an atmosphere that’s completely different than what most Americans experience in their daily lives. That’s why it’s important for Reserve Citizen Airmen to train in an environment that mirrors a real-world deployment as closely as possible.

  • Total Force Continuum team visits Travis

    The Air Force’s Total Force Continuum team visited Travis Air Force Base, California, Aug. 21 – 23 to observe operations and learn how to best implement total force integration.

  • AFRC 2017 Lance P. Sijan award nominees

    Congratulations to the following 2017 Lance P. Sijan award nominees:Junior Enlisted Category, Staff Sgt. Michael E. Myers II, 7th Space Operations Squadron, Schriever Air Force Base, ColoradoJunior Officer Category, Capt. Michael P. Kersten, Joint Targeting Plans Officer, Intelligence Directorate,

  • 920th Rescue Wing deploys for Texas

    A group of 91 Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, deployed to Texas to exercise their hurricane relief capabilities. “We train constantly for situations like this. Our Airmen are highly specialized and have the ability to utilize their expert combat

  • Defenders conduct pre-deployment field training

    Approxiamtely 60 defenders from the 920th Security Forces Squadron, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, spent a week in the wooded terrain of the base's Malabar Annex, Aug. 21 through 25, conducting a pre-deployment field training exercise. During their week in the field, they practiced squad

  • Two-week summit takes aim at aircrew retention

    The Aircrew Crisis Task Force hosted a two-week aircrew retention summit here as part of a holistic approach to improve readiness and capacity by increasing retention of experienced aviators Aug. 14-25.The summit brought Air Force aviators together along with subject matter experts to identify ways