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AFRC News

  • Alamo Airmen reflect on Katrina

    Widely considered one of the worst natural disasters to ever touch American soil, Hurricane Katrina's effect is still being felt by many residents of the Gulf Coast Region 10 years later.Members of the 433rd Airlift Wing were some of the first responders to jump into action moments after Katrina

  • Alamo Wing remembers Bravo-12

    Members of the 433rd Airlift Wing honored the fallen during a Bravo-12 memorial service Aug. 27, in front of the 68th Airlift Squadron building.Nine 433rd AW crewmembers and four duty passengers were killed when the C-5A Galaxy crashed on the outskirts of Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 29, 1990,

  • Niagara reservist march for charity

    Members of the 914th Airlift Wing participated in the K.I.A. Memorial Road March here, Aug. 22.Wing members marched a 10K, approximately six miles, up and down hills at Chestnut Ridge State Park, carrying canned goods to be donated to local veteran organizations in memory of Western New York

  • Team McChord boosts Antartica mission capabilities

    The 446th and 62nd Airlift Wings are opening new doors for the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Antarctic Program with the use of night vision capabilities.In June of this year, the first scheduled winter flight in 50 years proved successful when a C-17 successfully touched down at Pegasus

  • Reserve C-130 units take part in Swift Response

    Two Air Force Reserve C-130 wings are providing aircraft, aircrews and support personnel for Exercise Swift Response 15, a multinational training event in Germany, Romania, Bulgaria and Italy , Aug. 18 - Sept.12 . The 934th Airlift Wing, Minneapolis-St. Paul Air Reserve Station, Minnesota, is

  • Reservists train with JTAC and Latvian military

    While looking out over what was once a Russian tank training field, allied service members now see a place to train together. Joint Terminal Attack Controllers from the 146th Air Support Operations Squadron from Oklahoma City, Okla., and the Combat Readiness Training Center from Alpena, Mich., both

  • Total Force A-10 units train with Euro allies

    Total Force Integration is at the next level.Approximately 200 Reservists, Air National Guard and active duty Airmen with eight A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, landed at Amari Air Base, Estonia Aug. 22.  The A-10s from the 303d Fighter Squadron, which falls under the

  • Looking back: Total Force response to Katrina

     Katrina made landfall in south Florida Aug. 25, 2005, as a category 1 hurricane. Over the next 48 hours the storm moved into the Gulf and reached category 5 status Aug. 28 with wind speeds peaking at 175 mph. The 20-30 foot storm surge caused massive property damage throughout Biloxi and Gulfport,

  • Hurricane Hunters look back at Katrina

    The number of missions and storms flown by the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron out of Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., are too numerous to mention. However, some storms leave such an impact they are unforgettable. Such is the case with Hurricane Katrina. This year marks the 10-year anniversary of

  • Westover Fire Department earns international recognition

    Westover became the firstmilitary or civilian fire department in Massachusetts -- and the first in theAir Force Reserve Command -- to earn the Commission on Fire Accreditation International, Aug. 27.This accreditation, held by just 23out of 180 Air Force fire departments and only 218 nationwide,