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AFRC News

  • 340th FTG, 512th FSS nominated for 2017 Chief of Staff Team Excellence Award

    Congratulations to the 340th Flying Training Group and 512th Force Support Squadron on being nominated as the two teams from Air Force Reserve Command. The 340th administered AFRC's entire rated UFT pipeline from "Cradle to Combat". The 512th weas selected after developing a virtual Force Support

  • Reservists team up with nine countries for overseas exercise

    Approximately 3,000 U.S. and allied military members came here to conduct airborne training operations in Romania and Bulgaria, as part of exercise Swift Response 17, July 15.Swift Response is a multinational exercise designed to train airborne forces and enhance interoperability among

  • Life can be tough, PHAP makes getting help easy

    Brittney Snider began performing medical procedures on her dolls as a young child and started volunteering at her local hospital at age 13. “My mom said when I cared for my babies, I used to put band aids and fake IVs in them,” said Snider. “I just liked helping people, caring for people who are

  • Deployed family members reunite for birth of child

    After four months in Afghanistan working as an aircraft armament systems technician, Staff Sgt. Jeff A. Parrish Jr. was looking forward to some well-earned rest and relaxation with his wife before the birth of their daughter.Rest and relaxation was far from reality; however, as the first-time father

  • 315 AW celebrates 70 years of airpower in the U.K.

    A combined Reserve crew from all three 315 AW flying squadrons took part in the three-day Royal International Air Tattoo in Fairford, U.K. this weekend. The theme for this year’s airshow celebrates the 70th anniversary of the United States Air Force and its partnership with the Royal Air Force. “The

  • Team building,TFI Alaska to Hawaii

    The 477th Fighter Group Aircraft Maintenance Squadron joined Raptor partners from the Hawaii Air National Guard, 154th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, for their annual tour soaring through two weeks of day to day missions from June 19-July 01, 2017 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.

  • Colonel promotes wife, performs last official duty in AF before retiring

    For Col. Kristine B. Smith, 710th Combat Operations Squadron deputy director at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, her promotion meant a little more this time. Col. Dustin P. Smith, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces Central Command chief of staff at Shaw AFB, South Carolina, and Kristine’s husband,

  • AFRC gives rescue wing top marks in mission execution

    It’s been roughly two years in the making, and the unofficial results of the 920th Rescue Wing’s Unit Effectiveness Inspection Capstone event are in -- it is highly effective at executing its mission and effective in all other aspects. A team of 47 subject matter experts from Headquarters Air Force

  • Chaplain candidates visit Keesler

    About 20 years ago, an African Methodist Episcopal pastor placed his hands on a 7-year-old boy’s forehead. After a moment of reflection, he prophesied the boy would be a man of God. Today, that boy is now 2nd Lt. William Hammond, an Air Force chaplain candidate completing his Master of Divinity.The