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AFRC News

  • AFRC leadership visits command's newest wing

    Lt. Gen. James Jackson, Chief of Air Force Reserve and Commander, Air Force Reserve Command, and Command Chief Master Sergeant Cameron Kirksey conducted an immersion with the 926th Wing here Jan. 10-12.During their visit, leadership was oriented on AFRC's newest wing, talking to Airmen in the 926th

  • BLUE: Air Force TV releases new documentary on F-22 Raptors

    Air Force TV here released the latest episode of the Air Force's flagship television program, BLUE.This edition features the Airmen who work together to fix, fuel and fly America's most advanced fighter jet, the F-22 Raptor.Showcasing everyone from Air Traffic Controllers to Air Battle Managers,

  • Airmen given opportunity to 'hangout' with CSAF, Jan. 16

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and his wife, Betty, will be hosting a Google Hangout, open forum, on the Air Force's Google+ page at noon EST, Jan. 16.The Google Hangout will give Total Force Airmen and their family members from six bases a chance to join the Welshes for a

  • State of the Air Force

    Senior Air Force officials will brief the press at 2 p.m. EST, Jan. 15. Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III will discuss the current state of the Air Force, as well as, share their thoughts on the future of the Air Force. Airmen can watch

  • WW II Vet presented overdue medal at Dobbins ceremony

    An 89-year-old World War II veteran was surprised by a special treat and membersof his family during the 94th Airlift Wing commander's call Jan.10. U.S. Army Air Corp Staff Sgt. William Hughey and his wife of 50years were invited to the January unit training assembly as a special guest.What he

  • Welder sparks commander's interest

    The commander of the 476th Fighter Group at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, was so impressed with the work done by Airman in metals fabrication shop that he decided to spend part of the next unit training assemby there to learn more about their craft.Master Sgt. Kristopher Prouty, an Aircraft Metals

  • Homestead units garner Info Dominance awards

    The 482nd Communication Squadron at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, received the Lt. Gen. Harold W. Grant Outstanding Unit award and three Information Dominance individual awards. This is the second year in a row for the 482nd CS to win the top unit award.The unit award honors Lt. Gen. Harold

  • MacDill Reservist renders first-aid, saves father of four

    An Air Force Reservist rendered life-saving aid after witnessing a pedestrian get struck by a truck in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Jan. 2.Master Sgt. Terry Willis, 927th Maintenance Squadron, was vacationing with his family when they saw a man get struck at an intersection.Willis instinctively stepped

  • MA support moves to Pentagon

    The Headquarters Individual Reservist Readiness and Integration Organization's support for Air Force Reserve Mobilization Assistants moved from Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado, to the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Dec. 15.The MA population is now managed by HQ RIO Detachment 7, Operating

  • Reserve C-17 crews familiarize Guardsmen with helo loading

    Air Force Reserve crews taught South Carolina Army National Guardsmen how to load UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters onto an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III during familiarization training at McEntire Joint National Guard Base here Jan. 10.A crew from the 315th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, South