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AFRC News

  • Viper in the visor

    Tech. Sgt. John Bui, a refueling boom operator assigned to the 18th Air Refueling Squadron, 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., peers through his helmet visor while refueling an F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the Colorado Air National Guard's 140th Fighter Wing, Jan. 27,

  • Air Force risks becoming too small to succeed under sequestration

    During testimony on Capitol Hill Jan. 28, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III stressed the negative impact sequestration will have on future Air Force capabilities, emphasizing further budget cuts will lead to low morale and declined readiness in the Air Force.

  • February issue of Citizen Airman is online

    The February issue of Citizen Airman magazine is nowavailable. The cover story features1st Lt. MeaghanCosand of the 349th Air Mobility Wing, who is followingin her mother's, father's and brother's footsteps as a pilot. The issuealso includes storiesabout opportunities for enlisted Reservists to

  • Pope wins AFRC financial services award

    The 440th Airlift Wing financial services office here receivedthe Fiscal Year 2014 Air Reserve Command Financial Service Office of the YearAward for outstanding service.The office was noted for having zero discrepancies for reserve pay, civilian payand the Defense Travel System, ensuring voucher

  • Youngstown unveils way ahead in AF Community Partnership

    The910th Airlift Wing hosted an Air Force Community Partnership Program way aheadmeeting here, Jan. 22.The partnership is designed to identify and develop mutually beneficialpartnerships between Air Force installations and surrounding communities. Theaim is to leverage the intellectual capital,

  • Hurricane Hunters monitor winter storms over East Coast

    The Hurricane Hunters of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron deployed Jan. 23 and 26 to monitor winter storms that ravaged the EastCoast with nearly 70 mile per hour winds and snowfall of nearly three feet.The National Weather Service tasked the Hunters to employ dropsondes ina large loop

  • AF Reserve announced Media Contest winners

    Air Force Reserve Command Public Affairs announced the 2014 AFRC Media Contest winning entries Jan. 26. Twenty-eight organizations from throughout the command submitted 260 team and individual entries in web, print, graphics, photograph, audio and video categories. The following entries will go

  • Charleston reservists help test new method to transport infectious patients

    Reservists with the 315th Airlift Wing here were part ofa team to test a new system for transporting patientssuffering from Ebola, Acute Respiratory Syndrome and other contagious conditionsaboard C-17 Globemaster III aircraft.The rapidly developed TransportationIsolation System comes on the heels of

  • Luke reservists interact with NFL players

    Selectedindividuals from Luke Air Force Base including four members from the 944thFighter Wing received a treat Jan 21 while Pro Bowl players from the NationalFootball League visited here.The objective was to provide a coolexperience for both parties. Airmen were urged to share their Air Force

  • Pope reservists go 'airplane mode'

    Air Force personnel from the 440th Airlift Wing here participated in anorientation flight, Jan. 9.The flight gave personnel an opportunity tosee how their duties contribute to the wing and to observe the aircrew during atraining mission."As an airlift wing, it is critical for every member ofour