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AFRC News

  • Rescue reservists support SpaceX launch

    Rescue wing reservists paved the way for the safe and successful launch of NOAA's Deep Space Climate Observatory satellite onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 6:03pm February 11 from nearby Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. However, SpaceX decided to scrub an attempt to land the first stage of the

  • Grissom Airman aids civilian during medical emergency

    When a complete stranger was gasping for air, shaking and seizing, a Grissom Airman sprang into action. Tech. Sgt. James Walejewski, 434th Force Support Squadron training technician, used his Air Force self-aid-and-buddy-care training to provide care

  • Alamo Stampede tests mobility abilities

    Excitement was in the air as maintenance crews geared up for the first leg of the 433rd Airlift Wing's Operation Alamo Stampede competition Feb. 7 here.The all-day event, which pitted two teams of maintenance, operations and aerial port Airmen against one another, was designed to exercise and

  • McConnell reservist leads new program for unit fitness

    Master Sgt. Aaron Meadows was feeling the burn.Rivulets of perspiration trickled down his face as he lay on his back, panting for air while recovering from an intense round of bear-crawls, done while pushing a 45-pound plate across the floor."Oh man...that hurts," he gasped, before slowly pulling

  • Homestead Fire Department garners two command-level awards

    The 482nd Mission Support Group Civil Engineering Flight was selected as the Air Force Reserve Command's Department of Defense Fire Department of the Year in the medium category.Gianno Nogueras, 482nd MSG/CEF fire protection specialist, was also selected as the AFRC's DoD Civilian Firefighter of the

  • Colorado reservist member of award winning C-130 MAFFS crew

    Maj. Derik George, a C-130 pilot with the Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd Airlift Wing was part of the crew that recently received the Air Mobility Command Chief of Safety Aircrew of Distinction Award for their efforts following a landing gear malfunction while fighting fires in southern Utah.The

  • ARPC prepares for additional Reserve positions

    Officials at the Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, announced Feb. 9 the possible restoration of 2,100 manpowerpositions to the Air Force Reserve, which would increase the command'spresence in a number of mission areas.The Department of Defense budgetrequest for fiscal year

  • Behind the scenes of an air drop

    "Crew, one minute advisory.""Crew, fiveseconds.""Green light."As soon as the order is uttered by thenavigator the cargo is released over the drop zone.The two words seemsimple in nature; however the process leading up to the air drop isnot."No matter how long you do this you can never relax during

  • Resiliency trainers help Airmen stay mentally fit

    Last month, eight Airmen and one key spouse mentor herebecame Resiliency Training Assistants (RTAs) to support the 301st Fighter Wing'sComprehensive Airman Fitness program. Fitness, an integral part of themilitary, entails an Airman's physical as well mental well-being -- the latterseemingly more

  • Family Business: Pilot brothers deploy together

    The Air Force is often described as a family; those serving forge bonds as strong as brothers with their fellow airmen. But for Capts. Andrew and Brian Metzger, both deployed to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, the bond of brotherhood has always been there.Andrew, 28, is a C-17 Globemaster III