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AFRC News

  • Reserve units honored at AFA conference

    General Herbert J. “Hawk” Carlisle, Commander, Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia; and Lt. Gen. Maryanne Miller, Chief of Air Force Reserve, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C., and Commander, Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, present the Air

  • Casing honor: 440th Airlift Wing inactivates

    Members of the 440th Airlift Wing, Airmen from around the country, soldiers and community members gathered yesterday to honor generations of Airmen and pay tribute to the legacy of the Air Force's third oldest unit during its inactivation ceremony Sept.18.Though members of the 440th have been

  • 445th Airlift Wing Airmen conquer Air Force Marathon

    First lt. Brianne Koessel and her father, Chief Master Sgt. Brian Fowle, both from the 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, pose with Chief Master Sgt. James Felton, 445th Airlift Wing command chief, and Col. Adam Willis, 445th Airlift Wing commander, after completing the Air Force Marathon half

  • Mistaking Sextortion for “Hooking Up”

    “Hey! What’s up?” “Hot profile pic! Want to chat?” You may have received messages like this before, and if you have not, then there is a possibility you could. Messages like this might prompt you to send “personal” pictures to this person you have never met, setting yourself up for heartache and

  • Alamo Wing Airman heads to Air Force Marathon

    Master Sgt. Tito Carrillo, a flight medic with the 433rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, was selected to run on the Air Force Reserve Command Challenge Team. The team is comprised of 10 marathon runners who will compete with other Air Force major commands at the 20th annual Air Force Marathon Sept.

  • Active duty captain runs for AF Reserve Command

    What motivates someone to run a 26.2-mile marathon? To run 12 to 24 miles a couple times a week to train? To sacrifice family time and inflict physical pain that could last for days? For one member of Air Force Reserve Command’s challenge team competing in the 20th running of the Air Force Marathon

  • Special Forces Marine vet shares his struggle with suicide

    It is 2004 in Afghanistan and two U.S. special forces servicemembers in civilian clothing armed only with pistols are driving down a road outside Kabul when they notice they are being followed by a truck full of men armed with AK-47 assault rifles and Rocket Propelled Grenade launchers.The Force

  • Protective factors are vital to Drug Demand Reduction Program success

    As Air Force Reserve Command’s Drug Demand Reduction Program manager, Dr. Don Jenrette spends a lot of his time talking about the less than 1 percent of Air Force Reservists who test positive each year for illegal substance use. For a change, he would like to talk about the 99.2 percent of

  • Beale Reserve wing stands up historic CE squadron

    The 940th Air Refueling Wing stood up a new civil engineer squadron here Sept. 11, the first time in more than 20 years that Air Force Reserve Command has added such a unit. Lieutenant Colonel Bradley G. King assumed command of the 940th Civil Engineer Squadron from presiding officer Col. Roderick