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AFRC News

  • AF Reserve commander impressed by first look at Grissom

    Lt. Gen. James Jackson, Chief of Air Force Reserve and Air Force Reserve Command commander, got his first look at Grissom and met with Hoosier Wing Airmen before speaking at a Reserve Officers Association dinner here April 17."We were very honored to host General Jackson at the Hoosier wing," said

  • Pittsburgh Citizen Airmen assist Navajo Nation

    Reservists from the 911th Civil Engineer Squadron, Pittsburgh Air Reserve Station, Pa., are spending their annual training tour here constructing homes for the Navajo Nation under Operation Footprint, a Department of Defense Innovative Readiness Training program.Operation Footprint partners DOD

  • Creech reservist killed in auto accident

    Tech Sgt. Michael Johannsen, a remotely piloted vehicle senor operator with the 91st Attack Squadron, Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, was killed in an auto accident near Indian Springs April 19. According to Nevada Highway Patrol reports, Johannsen's vehicle was struck head-on by a driver approaching

  • 10 tense days

    The growl of diesel engines rumbles through the air as the convoy of Humvees slowly makes its way down a narrow muddy roadway.  Gunners stand in the vehicle turrets, constantly scanning the roadside for enemy threats while keeping an eye out for improvised explosive devices.  The area is a known

  • Nellis major is command's Tactician of the Year

    AIr Force Reserve Command has named Maj. Thomas P. Borrego as winner the 2014 Tactician of the Year Award.Borrego is assigned to the 706th Fighter Squadron, 926th Operations Group, 926th Wing, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. 

  • Arizona fighter group honors dedicated crew chiefs

    The 924th Fighter Group honored 13 of their finest 924th Maintenance Squadron crew chief's April 11 during a dedicated crew chief ceremony at the 924th MXS hangar.A DCC is a crew chief that is assigned to an aircraft and is responsible for all the maintenance actions on it until either the aircraft

  • Patriot Penguin preps Airmen for deployments

    The 910th Airlift Wing held a Patriot Penguin mobilization exercise held here, April 11, 2015, to prepare 910th units for deployment by sharpening readiness skills and testing skills to expose and repair deficiencies.

  • Firefighter training gets a small taste of real-world emergency

    Dozens of Air Force Reserve firefighters with the 403rd Civil Engineer Squadron worked for hours in the rain and fog at the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport to put out an aircraft engulfed in flames during an exercise April 12.The fire truck-mounted training was part of a series of annual

  • Tampa leaders learns what goes on at MacDill

    "Absolutely incredible, I had no idea what went on behind the gates, you guys are amazing, each and every one of you" said Rafael Hernandez, Leadership Tampa Class of 2015 member.This was just one of the sentiments that were expressed throughout the day. Hernandez and his fellow 60 plus classmen

  • Stratotanker silhouette

    A K-135 Stratotanker assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., extends its refueling boom during receiver/tanker (R/T) training, April 11, 2015. The KC-135 was operated by an aircrew made up of Air Force Reservists from the 18th Air Refueling Squadron, 931st Air Refueling Group, at McConnell. The