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AFRC News

  • AFRC announces 2014 Combat Crew Communications Awards

    Air Force Reserve Command announced the Combat Crew CommunicationsAward winners for 2014.Winners, by category are:Combat Crew Communications Airman of the Year: Senior Airman Matthew R. Schell,434th Operations Support Squadron, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana.Combat Crew Communications NCO of the

  • Youth of Year application deadline is April 10

    Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard teens interestedin attending the Air Force Youth of the Year Camp have until April 10 to submittheir nomination packages, according to Air Force Services Activity officials.  One youth each will be selected to represent the AirForce Reserve and Air National

  • AFRC announces 2014 Airfield Operations Awards

    Air Force Reserve Command announced the Airfield Operations Awardwinners for 2014.Unit award winners, by category are:D. Ray Hardin Air Traffic Control Facility of the Year: 434thOperations Support Squadron, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana.Airfield Operations Flight Complex of the Year: 440th

  • Cody visits Air Reserve Personnel Center

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Codyvisited the Air Reserve Personnel Center here and spoke with Airmen March 5.Cody's visit focused on the future of the Air Force as he spoke toAirmen and hosted a senior enlisted call, discussing his role andpriorities.He thanked the members on behalf

  • Evading the enemy: Reservists get SERE upgrade training

    Withtheir knees and boots grinding into the Kansas soil, evading and dodging anyshadowy or unfamiliar person that may cross their paths, the outside observer atfirst glance might think this was the setting of an action movie. The setting was part of a Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escapetraining

  • Dover aerial port reservists support Operation Freedoms' Sentinel

    When the Air Force tasked the 46th Aerial Port Squadronfrom the Air Force Reserve's 512th Airlift Wing here with a partialmobilization in the fall of 2014, there were more volunteers than deploymentslots available.Tech. Sgts. Victor Crook, Patricia Thurston and JillFitzgerald, and Staff Sgt. Debra

  • Iditarod champion visits Alaska F-22 reserve unit

    Two-time Iditarod champion, Dallas Seavey, visited with members of theAir Force Reserve's 477th Fighter Group as well as members of the 3rd Wing hereMarch 4."I try to have a pretty high-tech fancy dog sled," Seavey said."Carbon fiber stanchions, lightweight aluminum, we are cutting ounces and

  • Airmen gain new perspectives at Marine Corps leadership school

    Four Airmen added a unique line to their military resumes by graduating from the Marine Staff NCO Advanced Course here, Feb. 26. Master Sergeants Rolando Barrera, Ryan Bloom, Cleveland Ford, and Chris Wild each gained valuable experiences and take-aways they hope to incorporate into their Air Force

  • Charleston reservist is 'Hometown Hero'

    Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Landis’ actions to help save a family from a house fire in St. Stephens, S.C., has earned him “Hometown” Hero” status. Landis' good deed happened during a commute home from a recent drill weekend. He saw flames licking through a garage door and initially thought someone lit a

  • 'CHUMEX' churns-up teamwork, combat training

    The 482nd Fighter Wing's F-16s mingled with T-38 aggressors and F-22s during CHUMEX, a large force exercise here focused on teamwork and real-world combat scenarios."Our temporary duty assignment here has been a great training opportunity for everyone involved in the maintenance and fighter