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AFRC News

  • NY employers glimpse AF mission at Dover

    Employers from Western New York witnessed the Air Force mission at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Sept. 24-25, as part of a boss lift sponsored by the 914th Airlift Wing and the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve.Thirty-one employers flew aboard an Air Force Reserve C-130 from Niagara Falls

  • October issue of Citizen Airman is online

    The October issue of Citizen Airman Magazine is now available. The cover story is about Maj. Dan Rooney, a T-38 Talon pilot at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, a PGA golf professional and founder of Folds of Honor, an organization that provides annual educational scholarships to the military

  • 22nd AF commander speaks at UNG

    Maj. Gen. Stayce Harris, 22nd Air Force commander, and other military senior leaders spoke at the Honor2Lead symposium at the University of North Georgia in Dahlonega, Georgia Sept. 25. Harris was one of six senior executives to speak to an international audience of thousands on values-based

  • Pope leadership stars on drivetime radio talk show

    Col. Karl Schmitkons, 440th Airlift Wing commander, left, Command Chief Master Sgt. Rocky Hart, 440th AW command chief, middle, and Col. Robert Blake, 440th AW vice commander, right, join Jeff "Goldy" Goldberg and Jim Cooke of WFNC 640 AM radio for a live on-air interview celebrating the third

  • Colorado reservists lead air ops for multinational exercise

    Air Force Reservists from the 302nd Airlift Wing here directed the air operations portion of the largest airborne training exercise in Europe since the end of the Cold War.Col. Erich Novak, 302nd AW vice commander, Lt. Col. Frank Wilde, 302nd Operations Group deputy commander, and Lt. Col. Bradley

  • Utah reservists to celebrate 60 years of service

    Next week, Airmen in the 419th Fighter Wing will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Air Force Reserve in Utah. From Oct. 2-4, the wing will welcome hundreds of alumni members who have served dating back to 1955.View the history slideshow.Over the past 60 years, Utah reservists have answered the

  • AF Week in Photos

    This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.

  • Rescuer reunites with ‘Katrina Girl’

    Ten years ago, Staff Sgt. Mike Maroney hovered over a maelstrom of water, debris and human suffering. New Orleans, a once vibrant mecca for revelers and tourists, was ground zero for impoverished refugees in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.By Sept. 6, 2005, Maroney had become depressed and felt

  • 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