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AFRC News

  • New maintenance stands cut C-130J inspection times

    Maintaining the C-130J Super Hercules fleet here became a more efficient process for the 403rd Maintenance Squadron Isochronal Inspection Dock.The ISO Dock received new maintenance stands April 14.The first aircraft to undergo an inspection using the new stands is enabling maintainers to test out

  • Airshow offers sky high entertainment

    A plane performs aerial acrobatics in front of “The Lone Star Lady II,” a B-52 Stratofortress assigned to the 307th Bomb Wing, during the Barksdale Defenders of Liberty Air Show on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 1, 2016. Thousands of spectators travelled to the base to see a wide variety of

  • Mentoring earns Niagara youth Congressional medal

    It wasn't until Gabriel Curcione's father deployed to Afghanistan in 2012 did the young man feel the weight of being a military child. Curcione’s father is Master Sgt. Paul Curcione, 30th Aerial Port Squadron. “It was really hard not having that second parental figure there,” said Gabriel of his

  • 442nd FW scores at KC Chiefs draft event

    Service members and their families enjoy a Military Appreciation Day event with the Kansas City Chiefs April 30 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Stages were set up on the flightline and in one of the hangars in order for a few lucky service members to announce the Chiefs fourth, fifth and sixth round

  • Deployed 445th AES couple provides care for wounded warriors

    Master Sgt. Jennifer Gerritsen, an aeromedical technician with the 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, helps provide care for wounded warriors while deployed here April 21, 2016. Jennifer and her husband, Kiley, also assigned to the 445th AES, had the

  • Reserve test pilot earns AFA President's Award

    Lt. Col. Michael S. Bess is the recipient of the 2015 Air Force Association Outstanding Reserve Aircrew Award (President's Award).Bess is an F-15E Strike Eagle operational test and evaluation pilot and lead F-15E Combat Hammer evaluation pilot with the 926th Operations Group, Eglin Air Force Base,

  • 931st ARW hosts re-designation ceremony

    The 931st Air Refueling Group was re-designated as the 931st Air Refueling Wing during a ceremony held in Hangar 1107 April 30 at McConnell AFB, Kansas. Consisting of eight squadrons and more than 600 Airmen, the 931 ARW aids its active-duty counterparts through vital contributions to the global

  • 403rd Wing hosts first Pilot for a Day

    Jon Bryant “JB” Orso poses for a photo while touring the Keesler Fire Department during the 403rd Wing’s first Pilot for a Day event April 26, 2016, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Orso, who served as an honorary Air Force Reserve second lieutenant, is in remission after receiving treatment for Acute

  • Beale reserve unit returns to refueling mission

    The Air Force Reserve's 940th Wing here was officially redesignated as the 940th Air Refueling Wing today. The wing will change from the C2ISR (command, control, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) mission to the air refueling mission and fly KC-135 Stratotanker, which has provided aerial

  • AFRC History Office honored for excellence

    The Air Force History Office awarded the Air Force Reserve Command History Office the John T. Bohn Excellence in Major Command History Programs Award for having the best major command history program in the Air Force.The Air Force History Office announced the winners of the 2016 USAF History and