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AFRC News

  • Budget Uncertainty Complicates Readiness Recovery, Dempsey Says

    A central aspect of Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey’s term as chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff has been budget uncertainty. Dempsey took office soon after the passage of the Budget Control Act of 2011. The act was specifically designed to be so onerous that it would force Congress to act together

  • Annual Operation DEEP FREEZE to commence Sept. 28

    The U.S. military will kick off the 2015-2016 season of Operation DEEP FREEZE, the Department of Defense’s support of the U.S. Antarctic Program and the National Science Foundation, with operations commencing Sept. 28. This support is provided by Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarctica, led by

  • Commander releases AF Reserve Vision update

    The chief of the Air Force Reserve has released an update to the Air Force Reserve Vision and Guiding Principles document. The Air Force Reserve 2015 Vision Update is intended as a companion document to the 2013 Air Force Reserve Vision and Guiding Principles,, according to Lt. Gen. James F.

  • Commander meets USAFA volleyball team

    Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson, commander, Air Force Reserve Command and chief of the Air Force Reserve, met the U.S. Air Force Academy women's volleyball team during the Service Academy Challenge at the Pentagon. The USAFA team lost to West Point 3-2, but beat Harvard in the Sept. 11 matches. The team

  • Time with MAJCOM commanders at the four-star forum

    Members of the Air Force, Air Force Association and defense industry were invited to a Q-and-A session with Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James M. Cody and several major command commanders during a four-star forum at the AFA Air and Space

  • AF leadership talks total force

    Members of senior leadership from the active-duty Air Force, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve, as well as the principal deputy to the secretary of the Air Force for manpower and reserve affairs, convened for a discussion panel regarding the status of the total force at the Air Force

  • AFA recognizes reservists at annual event

    The Air Force Association’s Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition concluded Sept. 16 with six awards going to Air Force Reserve Command.   Four awards went to individuals and two to organizations with ties to the command.  Maj. Warren Neary, an AFRC historian, received the Gill Robb

  • 440th proves again benefit of being the home team

    Babe Ruth once said "It's hard to beat a person who never gives up."If that's the case, the 440th Airlift Wing and its mission partners at Team Pope would be formidable foes for anyone asked to overcome the obstacles their members faced while providing airlift to the Army's 82nd Airborne Division on

  • As civilian, reservist 'leads' in fight against forest fires

    In a year that has seen nearly 9 million acres lost to forest fires, the most since 2006, one Air Force Reservist is playing a lead role in beating back the flames. Col. Paul “Buster” Delmonte is an aerial firefighter with the U.S. Forest Service as a civilian. He is a lead plane pilot, escorting

  • AFRC team competes in AF Marathon

    The Air Force Reserve Command Marathon Team was among 15,000 runners participating in the 19th Annual Air Force Marathon here Sept. 19.The marathon course is a 26.2-mile run that starts and ends at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. The course traverses historical places on