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AFRC News

  • The cost of war extends far beyond the battlefield

    While most people were planning BBQs and festivities this past Memorial Day, Maj. Robert Simmons, 45th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Medical Service Corps officer, marched 40 miles alongside 80 veterans and patriots, from Pomona, California to the Riverside National Cemetery to bring awareness to

  • 2016 Reserve Officers Association Outstanding Jr. Officer of the Year

    The 2016 nominee for the Reserve Officers Association Outstanding Junior Officer of the Year is Capt. Christopher Barnes from the 26th Space Aggressor Squadron, Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado. Barnes has made significant contributions to the success of his unit, the Air Force Reserve COmmand's

  • DADT repeal: Remembering the past, looking to the future

    They raised their hands, committing their lives to the service, knowing exactly what was expected of them and what sacrifices they would have to make.“Joining the Air Force was the best decision I ever made,” said Maj. Maria-Rocio Vazquez, 349th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse. “I knew

  • Future aviators take flight

    Twenty-seven future aviators from the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals took flight aboard a 507th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker June 20.

  • Recruiters, maintenance school partner for flight line tour

    Nearly 20 students and faculty members from a local aviation maintenance school toured the flightline here June 23, to get a firsthand look at the world of military aviation, a possible career path upon graduation. Air Force Reserve recruiters partnered with faculty members from the Aviation

  • Reserve Citizen Airman helms Texas county

    Orange County, in Southeast Texas on the border with Louisiana and just 20 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, is home to more than 80,000 Texans and led by Air Force Reserve Maj. S. Brint Carlton.Carlton was elected to the county’s top position in 2014 and has used the experience and leadership he

  • 655th ISRG intel analyst retires after 31 years of service

    655th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group member Senior Master Sgt. Brooks retired from the Air Force Reserve in a ceremony held Saturday, June 10, 2017 after serving 31 years.Brooks, an analysis flight chief with one of the Group’s geographically separated units in Florida, served