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AFRC News

  • Utah civic leaders visit NAS Fort Worth JRB

    More than 30 civic leaders flew from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Aug. 20 to tour the 10th Air Force and the 301st Fighter Wing here.The civic leader tour program invites leaders from surrounding communities to take a close look at the Air Force's mission and operations.The 419th Fighter Wing hosted

  • KC-10 air refuelers showcase skills for media

    The 514th Air Mobility Wing celebrated the Air Force’s 68th birthday two days early, displaying its air refueling capabilities for media in New York City Sept. 16.Aircrews from the 76th and 78th Air Refueling Squadrons met up at pre-dawn to brief the mission. It was a total force effort involving

  • Alaska Reserve unit embodies fitness culture

    At just over 200 pounds and a PT test score of 23.8 Senior Airman Kyle Cahill knew he had to make some lifestyle changes if he wanted to continue his military career."I served in the Navy from 2000 to 2004 and joined the Air Force Reserve in 2011," said Cahill, 477th Force Support Squadron Knowledge

  • 434th ARW hosts AF Ball 'Wings over America: A salute to the 1940s'

    It wasn't a time machine, but after walking through a sandbag bunker, members and guests of the 434th Air Refueling Wing were transported in time to the end of World War II and the celebrations that ensued.Those celebrations and memories were recreated with a military ball hosted by the 434th ARW

  • Paper planes prove more than child’s play

    Instructor pilots from the 43rd Flying Training Squadron at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, had a chance to meet some courageous kids when they visited the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, in September. The Air Force Reserve pilots sat with the children and helped

  • AFGSC completes first New START bomber conversion

    Air Force Global Strike Command has begun the conversion of a portion of the B-52H bomber fleet from a nuclear to  a conventional only capability aircraft under the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START).The conversion of the first of 30 operational aircraft from across the command was

  • 943rd RQG gathers to remember Pony 1-2

    Airmen past and present from the 943rd Rescue Group gathered at Heritage Park Sept. 12 to honor and remember the 15 lives that were lost in the line of duty during a nighttime training mission more than 27 years ago. The memorial service coincided the same weekend as the 943rd Rescue Group Family

  • Changing the paradigm to HRM customer service

    In July 2015, Lt. Col. Michael A. Ortiz authored a ground breaking article entitled "Dream Big: Air Force personnel must keep pace with today's digital customer." The article chronicled Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center's crusade to improve customer and agent experience by harnessing

  • USAF honors Outstanding Airmen at AFA

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody, left, poses with Staff Sgt. Kresston Davis, Marillyn Hewson, CEO of Lockheed Martin and Scott Van Cleef, Air Force Association Chairman of the Board. Hewson and Van Cleef had just presented Davis with her Outstanding Airman of the Year plaque and a