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AFRC News

  • 2016 FEHB open season effective through Dec. 14

    The 2016 open season for the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program, and the Federal Flexible Spending Accounts Program will run through Dec. 14.

  • Aerial firefighters reflect on mission challenges

    In early October the National Interagency Fire Center lowered the National Wildfire Preparedness level to one, its lowest level of five indicating national large fire activity had reduced to minimal levels. With this, and with what appears to be the end of hot, dry conditions in the western U.S.,

  • Keeping the reserve mission flying during budget uncertainty

    Terms such as continuing resolution, budget shortfall, doing more with less and uncertainty are almost becoming passé for military members now.As the Department of Defense operates under a continuing resolution and budget uncertainty looms, Reserve commanders are faced with making hard decisions on

  • STARBASE Robins where children are the future

    STARBASE Robins recently celebrated its 20th anniversary at the Museum of Aviation, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. STARBASE Robins staff, Air Force Reserve Command leadership, students and teachers gathered for the celebration. STARBASE is a premier Department of Defense educational program that

  • Warner Robins honors veterans

    Diana Vining sings the National Anthem during the Warner Robins Veteran’s Day observances at City Hall Nov. 11. Brig. Gen. John Hickok, right, deputy director of Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection at Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command, attended on behalf of the command. (U.S. Air Force

  • Luke Boss Day 'well worth the trip'

    "This was just fabulous, well worth the trip" said Bobbie Gibbons, an insurance agent who traveled from Salt Lake City, Utah, to attend the Boss's Day event here Nov. 7.  Gibbons was among 85 employers who visited the Air Force Reserve's 944th Fighter Wing to get a glimpse into the military service

  • Pope crew chiefs earn black letter C-130

    It's a once-in-a-career event, not all that different from hitting a hole-in-one in golf or being dealt a royal flush in poker. In fact, in 25 years of service, it's the first time Master Sgt. Angela Psket, a dedicated crew chief with the Air Force Reserve's 440th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, has

  • Rokerthon 2 highlights Team Keesler on Veterans Day

    Al Roker, TODAY Show weather anchor, stopped by Keesler as part of his Guinness World Record-breaking effort “Rokerthon 2” on Veterans Day today. “Rokerthon 2” sees the weatherman delivering national and local weather forecasts in all 50 states in just one week. At his stop in Biloxi, Mississippi,

  • Grissom cuts ‘ribbon’ on new fire training facility

    Witha pull of the trigger and a snip of a fire hose, base officials officiallyopened a new fire training facility here November 9.Standing in for aribbon was a four-inch piece of scrap fire hose, and pnuedraulic shears uppedthe ante on the scissor portion of the cutting.Col. Doug Schwartz, 434thAir

  • Cyber gladiator battles community need

    One of the 960th Cyber Operations Group's CyberGladiators is battling community need by going above and beyond as an avidvolunteer.Maj. Brett Bonin, a Cyber Command & Control Mission Systemsenior duty officer, assigned to the 854th Combat Operations Squadron here, is athree-time awardee of the