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AFRC News

  • AFRC Commander visits cyber Airmen

    Lieutenant General James F. Jackson, Air Force Reserve Command commander, visited and toured the only Reserve cyberspace organization here April 10.The 960th Cyberspace Operations Group, activated in 2013, is the first cyberspace group in the Air Force and has administrative control over 10 Reserve

  • AFRC Commander visits Alamo Wing

    Lt. Gen. James "JJ" Jackson, the Chief of Air Force Reserve and Commander of Air Force Reserve Command, visited the 433rd Airlift Wing here, April 11.The general visited the Alamo Wing as part of his commitment to visit AF units and ensure reservists have the necessary equipment, training and

  • Air Force report to Congress pursues retention of C-130Js at Keesler

    As part of a required Air Force report to Congress on the C-130 force structure, the Secretary of the Air Force released a force structure amendment pursuing the retention of 10 Air Force Reserve Command C-130J aircraft at Keesler Air Force Base.Retaining the aircraft at Keesler will provide the

  • Alamo Wing participates in joint active shooter exercise

    For some 433rd Airlift Wing members, it wasn't just another weekend of computer-based training, but a flashback to a real world incident which occurred just a year ago while on a stateside deployment.The 433rd Medical Group, 433rd Security Forces Squadron, and Department of Homeland Security took

  • CSAF talks with Guard, Reserve component at Tinker

    More than 1,000 Guard and Reserve Airmen had the opportunity to listen to U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen Mark A. Welsh III speak April 11 about key issues affecting the Air Force.After visiting the active duty and civilian force April 8-10, General Welsh and his wife, Betty, extended their visit

  • Reserve KC-46A candidate bases announced

    The Air Force announced its candidate bases for the first Air Force Reserve-led KC-46A location April 14. The locations are Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma; Seymour-Johnson AFB, North Carolina; Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts; and Grissom ARB, Indiana.The KC-46As will begin arriving at the

  • Total force effort: five 'clicks' at a time

    "Alright, five clicks. Ready, set, Go!" said Tech. Sgt. Anne Phillips, as she hollered commands to a team removing an engine from a KC-135 Stratotanker here. The jet engine mechanic was supervising a total force team as they removed one of the KC-135 Stratotanker’s 8,000 pound F108 engines.Removing

  • Niagara clothesline project raises awareness

    The 914th Airlift Wing held a Clothesline Project here April 6 to help raise awareness during Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.The Clothesline Project was one of several SAAPM events put on by Nikki Slaughter, Niagara Sexual Assault Response coordinator, to highlight the issue of

  • Explosives training readies reservists for deployment

    The 482nd Civil Engineering Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight conducted tactical lifesaving operations training here April 6 -10 to prepare Airmen for deployment.EOD team leaders developed scenarios to train their members on various hands-on techniques such as disarming explosive

  • Senior leaders celebrate AF Reserve's 67th birthday

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III celebrated the Air Force Reserves 67th birthday by hosting a cake cutting ceremony in the Pentagon, April 6, 2015, Washington, D.C. Also on hand for the ceremony were Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Larry Spencer, Chief of the Air Force Reserves Lt. Gen.