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AFRC News

  • A memorable squeeze

    Eleven years ago this month, this hug between rescuer and rescuee went viral. In September 2005, Master Sgt. Mike Maroney, pararescueman, was caught on camera by an Air Force photographer hugging this adorable 3-year-old girl with pigtails just after he rescued her, along with her family, from the

  • SERE key to Guardian Angel mission

    Air Force Reserve aircrew from the 943rd Rescue Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., hoist a (simulated) crash "survivor" out of the woods during a combat search and rescue training flight in upstate New York Aug. 2 while Tech. Sgt. Gary Waltz and Staff Sgt. Erik Wieland, two 306th Rescue

  • Reservists pitch in to build playground

    More than 80 reservists from the 919th Special Operations Wing revved up their volunteer spirit, joining other area military and community members in constructing a large playground for autistic children Aug. 23-28 here. “The attitude of (Duke) volunteers has been wonderful, because they’re

  • Clergy Appreciation Day lifts spirits

    More than 20 local Space Coast clergy members pose for a photograph during Clergy Appreciation Day Aug. 29, 2016, at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. The guests were provided with a spiritual seminar hosted by the 45th Space Wing and the 920th Rescue Wing where they learned more about both missions and

  • Airmen aid elderly woman after trail fall

    For four Airmen from the 916th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, a weekend hiking trip in Montana while on annual tour recently turned into an invaluable opportunity to embody the Air Force core value of service before self.“We were on our way back from Avalanche Lake and we came upon this elderly lady

  • Cyber Gladiators welcome new commander

    Col. Anthony Perkins took command of the 960th Cyberspace Operations Group during a ceremony Aug. 27 at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

  • Reserve team medals at international military competition

    The U.S. military delegation earned a gold and three bronze medals at the annual CIOR Joint Forces Military Skills Competition in Madrid, Spain, July 28 – Aug. 7.Col. Scott Branning led the team comprised of 12 Air Force Reservists, an Army Reservist and an Army National Guardsman.All competitors

  • Dan Clark talk affirms Air Force Green Dot initiative

    One of the top 10 speakers in the world visited here Aug. 24 to speak to a crowded theater of Desert Lightning Team members about leadership and the art of significance. Among Dan Clark’s messages on “achieving a level beyond success,” he said the Air Force initiatives with its new Green Dot