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AFRC News

  • Reservists fly tankers in Baltops 2015

    The U.S. Air Force, along with its Polish counterparts, officially kicked off Powidz Air Base's portion of Baltic Operations 2015 June 8 with the first KC-135 Stratotanker flight from the Air Force Reserve Command’s 507th Air Refueling Wing.

  • Headquarters RIO to see command change

    The leadership of the Headquarters Individual Reservist Readiness and Integration Organization will change hands following Col. Christopher E. Cronce’s move to the Pentagon, where he is now the Deputy Director for Reserve Personnel.Cronce hands the reins of leadership to Col. Carolyn A. Stickell,

  • Okie pilot connects with Tulsa students through battle with cancer

    When Maj. Donna Mae Williams returned home from the hospital after complications from her first round of chemotherapy in late April, she felt less than invincible.Williams, a pilot assigned to the 465th Refueling Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base, found out she had breast cancer while deployed to Al

  • T-Birds in trail

    The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Air Demonstration Squadron, fly their F-16 Fighting Falcons into formation near the refueling boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., June 4, 2015. The KC-135 provided cross-country air refueling support for the Thunderbirds. The KC-135

  • Grissom hosts ATTACK-U exercise

    While most people run from disasters a small group of others move toward them, but without specialized training that might not be possible.That specialized training came from a unique 10-day course known as All-hazards, Tactics, Techniques for Comprehensive Knowledge University - or ATTACK-U. This

  • Atlanta Falcons, Dobbins team up in Rookie Olympics

    Servicemembers from Dobbins Air Reserve Base had a unique opportunity to team up for training with Atlanta Falcon rookies in the Inaugural Rookie Olympics in Flowery Branch, Georgia, June 1. “I was so excited, just on the way there,” said Airman 1st Class Jeffrey Williams, 94th Aircraft Maintenance

  • New program prepares Airmen, families to bounce back after deployments

    Air Force services recently added a new tool to encourage service members and their families who are affected by deployments to participate in morale, welfare, and recreation programs and activities. The “Recharge for Resiliency” (R4R) initiative was designed to help Airmen readjust to life at home

  • Reservist joins Air Force Rugby coaching staff

    Lt. Col. Timothy Taylor, a Headquarters RIO Detachment 2 Individual Mobilization Augmentee, played Rugby for the Air Force when the sport was relatively new to the service in the early 2000s. Now he's helping to train up the next generation of Air Force Rugby athletes.   Taylor’s history of playing

  • Andrews reservist studies abroad

    A reservist with the 459th Air Refueling Wing at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, is taking advantage of a vocational training program he learned about at a U.S. Chamber of Commerce “Hire Our Heroes” job fair.Staff Sgt. Joe Castro, a 69th Aerial Port Squadron air transportation specialist, is attending