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AFRC News

  • 304th RQS partners with federal, civilian emergency responders

    Air Force reservists from the 304th Rescue Squadron at Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore., train with Oregon and Kentucky National Guard chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosives enhanced force response force package members during the Cascadia Rising exercise at Camp

  • Operations Group welcomes first female commander

    Flanked by three special operations aircraft, an audience of citizen commandos and well-wishers welcomed the 919th Special Operations Group’s first female commander to the family here June 12.Col. Regina Sabric accepted the guidon from Col. James Phillips, the 919th Special Operations Wing

  • Rescue reservists partner with emergency responders

    Air Force reservists from the 304th Rescue Squadron at Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore., train with Oregon and Kentucky National Guard chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosives enhanced force response force package members during the Cascadia Rising exercise at Camp

  • Pittsburgh wins Golden Derrick Award

    The 911th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Flight beat out 31 other Air Force Reserve Command units to earn the 2016 Golden Derrick Award.The 911th pushed millions of gallons of fuel, supported thousands of sorties, developed ground-breaking tools to win the award, which was presented by Brig.

  • All hands on deck for returning deployers

    Staff Sgt. Dustin Brown, 459th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, performs maintenance operations on a KC-135R Stratotanker on the Joint Base Andrews, Md., flight line June 9, 2016. The aircraft had just returned from Turkey, where it provided refueling support as part of Operation Inherent

  • 14 aircraft, 4 nations, 1 alliance

    A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress leads a formation of aircraft including two Polish air force F-16 Fighting Falcons, four U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons, two German Eurofighter Typhoons and four Swedish Gripens over the Baltic Sea, June 9, 2016. The formation was captured from a KC-135

  • 926th Security Forces Squadron trains with Navy SEALs

    The 926th Security Forces Squadron’s Quick Reaction Force recently participated in a U.S. Special Operations Command-run exercise that helps prepare U.S. Navy SEALs for deployments where they teach their techniques to others. The QRF was run through scenarios such as building clearing, securing

  • 'Just let me serve the country that has given me everything'

    When Staff Sgt. Olorunyomi Martins talks about the debt of gratitude he owes to his adoptive country, one can’t help believing the American Dream is alive and well.A native of southwest Nigeria, Martins arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport in 2003 with $750 in his pocket. He felt like a

  • Reservist helps improve F-35 tire process

    For years, the wheel shop here has disassembled, inspected, repaired, built, and delivered reliable tires and wheels for F-16 Fighting Falcons. That reliability and 24-hour turnaround service will remain intact as the base's operational mission transitions to the F-35A Lightning II.The F-35 tire

  • Hill hosts 96-year-old WWII veteran

    On the 72nd anniversary of D-Day this week, the 419th Fighter Wing hosted 96-year-old Army veteran Charles Hardy, who served in World War II and the Korean War.   During his visit, Hardy toured Hill’s flightline and heard the roar of F-16s engines. He also got an up-close look at the Air Force’s