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AFRC News

  • International Junior Officer Development Course available

    CY16A Reserve School Selection Board has added the International Junior Officer Development Course (IJOLD) availability as of Dec. 29, 2015.The HQ ARPC application deadline will be extended, for this course only, to 4:30 p.m. (Mountain Time), Jan. 18, 2016. The current deadline for all other

  • Reserve military training instructors needed

    The 433rd Training Squadron is recruiting NCOs to serve as Reserve Military Training Instructors to train tomorrow's Airmen at Joint Base san Antonio-Lackland, Texas.Reservists between the ranks of Staff Sgt. to Master Sgt. can not only serve as instructors in the Traditional Reservist capacity, but

  • Reservists support historic launch, landing of rocket

    Helicopter aircrews from the 920th Rescue Wing held their hover near Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station while a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted skyward at 8:29 p.m. Dec. 21.On board the Falcon were 11 communications satellites, which were to be placed into low-Earth orbit (LEO)

  • Reservists selected to lead active-duty units

    Three Air Force Reserve officers have been selected to lead active-duty units under the voluntary Extended Active Duty tour program. EAD tours assign Reservists to active duty units to help meet active force requirements. The assignments are part of a larger initiative to leverage Total Force

  • AF Reserve kicks off inaugural Celebration Bowl

    The North Carolina A&T Aggies defeated the Alcorn State Braves to become the first ever Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl champions at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Dec. 19. “You don’t get opportunities like this very often,” said Maj. Gen. Richard Haddad, Air Force Reserve Command vice commander.

  • AFRC Commander sends holiday greetings

    Lieutenant General James F. Jackson, commander of Air Force Reserve Command, and his wife, Barbara, send warm wishes and greetings to the men and women of Air Force Reserve Command stationed around the world this holiday season. AFRC Commander's holiday greeting.

  • Citizen Airman leads record-breaking food drive

    Members of the 435th Fighter Training Squadron here broke single-day food packing records at the San Antonio Food Bank Dec. 12 during their Wingman Day community outreach project.   The group of student-pilots from Class 16-DBR, obliterated the record for most meals packed in one day, putting

  • Niagara earns air show excellence award

    Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station was presented the Dick Schram Memorial Community Relations Award during the 2015 International Council of Air Shows in Las Vegas, Dec. 8. The Dick Schram Memorial Community Relations Award is presented each year to the military base which, in planning and

  • Secretary of the Air Force visits Grissom

    Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James met with 434th AirRefueling Wing Airmen and leadership during a visit to Grissom Air Reserve Base,Ind., Dec. 15-16.During the visit, the Secretary learned about thebase's history and gained a more in-depth understanding of Grissom's missioncapabilities

  • Teens connect, support one another nationwide

    Air Reserve Component Teen Leadership Council members volunteered during a Yellow Ribbon Reintegration event here Nov 20-22. The council is a nationwide group of 14 teens from Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard families. It provides a youth perspective in the planning, implementation and