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AFRC News

  • Reserve B-52 aircrew is now “CONECT”ed

    Airmen from the 343rd Bomb Squadron here became the first Reserve aircrew to be qualified on the new combat network communications technology modification on the B-52H Stratofortress July 28. The aircrew, with the call sign "Chaos 43," is part of a Total Force Enterprise with the 96th Bomb Squadron,

  • Reserve medics train for prestigious combat badge

    Only about 17 percent of military medical personnel today successfully earn the Expert Field Medical Badge. And every year, a two-week intensive testing event at Joint Base Lewis-McChord  aims to expand the pool of medical professionals who wear the coveted badge.  This year, eight Airmen from the

  • Kids get a taste of deployment during Operation JET

    The 802nd Military and Family Readiness Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland held its annual Operation Junior Expeditionary Team (Operation JET) event here on July 31, to give children of service members the chance to experience a mock deployment. More than 200 children from throughout the JBSA

  • Rescue reservists support major air combat exercise

    More than 120 Air Force Reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing participated in RED FLAG, a realistic combat training exercise involving more than 3,000 personnel from the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps, conducted here July 13-31.The rescue Reservists provided the majority of personnel recovery

  • Reserve C-130s called up to fight wildland fires

    The Air Force Reserve’s aerial fire-fighting unit was called up to join other Department of Defense assets to battle wildland fires in California and the Northwestern U.S. Aug 1.Two Modular Airborne Firefighting System-equipped C-130 Hercules, aircrews and support personnel from the 302nd Airlift

  • Reserve MTIs educate members on special duty opportunities

    Reservist military training instructors from the 433rd Training Squadron at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, came to MacDill AFB, Florida, in hopes of recruiting NCOs from the 927th Air Refueling Wing to train tomorrow's Airmen. Many reservists are unaware of the opportunities available to serve as

  • MacDill Reservist commander gives back through softball

    "Swing batter batter, swing batter batter... strike-three, you're out!" yells the umpire at home plate. These are both common things to hear while at a competitive fast-pitch softball game. Although, at the Pro Fast Pitch X-Treme (PFX) field near Orlando, Florida, you can also expect to hear Col.

  • AF Reserve announces senior leader changes

    The Chief of Air Force Reserve announces the following senior leader actions:Brig. Gen. Thomas E. Kittler, from Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, 18th Air Force, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, to  Mobilization Assistant to the Commander/Commander, Joint Transportation Reserve Unit, United

  • Rescue wing assists in search for missing teen boaters

    Air Force Reserve search and rescue personnel from the 920th Rescue Wing from Patrick Air Force Base joined the Coast Guard search for two 14-year-old boys reported missing, July 25, 2015.A rescue crew departed in one of the wing's HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters, July 28, at approximately 8 p.m. for a

  • Airmen showcase tanker mission at major airshow

    While many people will never have the chance to fly a KC-135R Stratotanker or operate its boom pod, several can now say they know what it's like and a little more about the Air Force due to a group of volunteers from Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana.Eight Airmen from the 434th Air Refueling Wing