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AFRC News

  • Jackson speaks on way ahead for Air Force Reserve

    The head of Air Force Reserve Command discussed the Reserve’s future role in F-35 maintenance manning along with other initiatives July 7 during the Air Force Association’s monthly breakfast in Arlington, Virginia. “We are giving a huge amount of support to make sure this high end fight is brought

  • Tell your Air Force Reserve story

    In the wake of information operations launched by the Islamic State in Iraq and Levant (ISIL), I have seen a number of incidents where Reservists have requested to have Air Force news stories identifying them by name and rank removed from Air Force public websites and official social media. 

  • Expeditionary maintenance Airmen work the ‘line’

    Expeditionary maintenance airman work as a true totalforce team comprised of Airmen and aircraft from more than 70 different Active,Guard, and Reserve force providers supporting five different weapon systems. Inaddition to generating combat airpower, the group provides unique capabilitiesfor the

  • AFRC senior leaders meet to better improvement process

     Air Force Reserve Command officer, enlisted, and civilian leaders gathered 25 June at the 944th Fighter Wing for an Air Force Continuous Process Improvement Senior Leaders course (AF CPI). The objective of the two day course was to augment current

  • Reservist second at Armed Forces Trialthlon Championship

    Maj. Jamie Turner, a Reservist at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, continued her world-class triathlete success as the second female to cross the finish line at the Armed Forces Triathlon Championship in Hammond, Indiana, June 7.  Turner’s accomplishments in her last five races solidified her

  • Reserve and Guard tankers improve safety with pods

    The Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve are scheduled to receive three new system pods that will allow tankers to safely get closer to the fight for refueling.Under a $31.7 million order, Northrop Grumman will provide two full Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures system pods and one shell,

  • Charleston Citizen Airmen help train Afghan medevac crews

    Airmen assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron were selected to advise their Afghan aeromedical evacuation counterparts in Kabul, Afghanistan. The team, consisting of two AE instructor/evaluators, deployed from the 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Joint Base

  • CY16 Enlisted Developmental Education Board results announced

    Headquarters, Air Reserve Personnel Center officials here announced selection results from the annual Enlisted Developmental Education Board today.                           The board convened at the center, May 18 – 22 to match selected members to their respective schools based upon the needs of

  • 8-year-old cancer patient given wings

    An Air Force Reserve base full of military members and planes is quite a change of scenery from a hospital full of nurses, especially for 8-year-old Trenton Bentley.Trenton, a patient with Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, was recently selected to be the 911th Airlift Wing's second Pilot for a Day.