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AFRC News

  • AFRC announces 2015 Outstanding Enlisted Aircrew Members

    Air Force Reserve Command has announced the 2015 Outstanding Enlisted Aircrew Members of the Year.Winners of the Senior NCO, NCO and Airman categories are:Senior Master Sergeant James J. Guldjord, 18th Air Refueling Squadron, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas; Tech Sgt. James C. Grove, 433rd

  • New Reserve unit to open doors at Keesler

    The 403rd Wing is going through a period of growth with the activation of an additional aircraft maintenance squadron solely focused on keeping the 815th Airlift Squadron's 10 C-130Js healthy and in the air.With the approval of a new manning document, the total authorizations for positions in the

  • Crosstalks aimed at improving KC-135 service

    Experts from the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, the Air Force Reserve, National Guard Bureau and the Legacy Tanker Division conducted a customer support visit here and at two other bases, March 14-18, to listen to unit concerns regarding KC-135 "Statotanker" support and logistics.

  • AFRC, RE win Organizational Excellence Award

    The Air Force Office of the Air Force Reserve in the Pentagon and Air Force Reserve Command here are winners of the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award.The Secretary of the Air Force Personnel Council approved the organizations for 2014-2015 U.S. Air Force Unit Awards for the period from Oct.

  • Changes to DoD mobilization authority could impact reservists

    Department of Defense Mobilization Authorities for Reserve Component access is undergoing some changes that could impact benefits for deploying Reservists, according to Air Force Reserve Force Generation Center officials.The authority in Title 10 U.S.C. 12304b, Mobilization for Preplanned Mission

  • Dover Reserve wing aims to break CCAF record

    The 512th Airlift Wing has seen its Community College of the Air Force graduates rise from only seven in 2000 to its highest number of 70 in 2012.This year, the 512th Force Development Flight here has a goal to not only beat its record but to tally 100 CCAF graduates by the end of the year.“We set

  • Night Vision landings shed light on Antarctic airlift

    Airlift support to the U.S. Antarctic Program wrapped-up in March, and members from Joint Base Lewis-McChord met challenges of the harsh Antarctic environment head-on, including performing night-vision goggle landings on a runway made of ice during the Austral Winter.The flights were part of

  • Reserve Command wins AF production of year

    Air Force Reserve Command’s video production “Winning Your Wings II” earned top honors as the Production of the Year in the 2015 Air Force Visual Information Products Awards.Brig. Gen. Kathleen Cook, director, Air Force Public Affairs, made the announcement March 18.The video, produced by AFRC

  • A Wingman's prayer: fight cancer, make chief

    Air Force Reserve Senior Master Sergeant Lee Henry, who is assigned to Westover's 58th Aerial Port Squadron, discusses the importance of resiliency and faith in his battle against terminal cancer.

  • Fog doesn't stop Dover mission

    Tech. Sgt. Christine King, 512th Airlift Wing, helps active-duty Airmen prior to the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft launch on Dover Air Force Base, Del., March 17, 2016. Reservists and active-duty Airmen work side-by-side daily in maintenance and other career fields, fostering Total Force Integration