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AFRC News

  • Tinker units support large scale command and control exercise

    Elements of the 507th Air Refueling Wing and the 552nd Air Control Wing participated in U.S. Strategic Command's annual field training and battle staff exercise, Global Thunder 15 and North American Aerospace Defense Commands exercise Vigilant Shield 15, Oct. 20 - 29 Oct.The total force effort from

  • Mobility teamwork is key to retrograde mission

    As the United States and its coalition partners reduce their presence in Afghanistan, there has been a robust retrograde mission to ensure that as much equipment and materials that supported the warfighters there are recovered. Team Dover C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft and Airman from both the 436th and

  • Reserve wing ensures safe passage for GPS satellite launch

    Reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing provided range-clearance and safety support for the successful launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 1:21 p.m. today.The payload for today's launch included the Air Force's eighth Block IIF navigation

  • HQ RIO unfurls new unit flag

    When Brig. Gen. Samuel "Bo" Mahaney, commander of the Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center, handed the freshly-minted Headquarters Individual Reservist Readiness and Integration Organization flag to its commander Oct. 28, an ancient ritual was playing out, allowing the ranks to see and

  • Airmen return to Missouri after seven months in Afghanistan

    Airmen from the 442nd Fighter Wing returned here from a seven-month deployment to Bagram, Afghanistan, Oct. 26 and 27.The final, largest wave of personnel, comprised of 245 reservists and 76 active duty Airmen, returned Oct. 27.During the deployment, the Airmen were critical to the generation of

  • Headquarters RIO activates at Buckely

    Headquarters, Individual Reservist Readiness and Integration Organization was ceremonially activated and Col. Christopher E. Cronce formally assumed command during a ceremony at the Air Reserve Personnel Center here Oct. 28.The activation and assumption of command were the culmination of a 12-month

  • Reservists evaluate wartime readiness with fly away mission

    The 701st Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina flew two C-17 Globemaster III aircraft and transported 117 members from the 315th Airlift Wing to Key West Naval Air Station, Florida, Oct. 16 for a four-day readiness inspection mission.The training mission was part of the 315th

  • Denton delivery

    Crew members of a C-5 Galaxy from Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts, prepare to unload their cargo of donated goods Oct. 11, at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. The cargo transporting aircraft delivered over 6,000-pounds of humanitarian aid and supplies that were donated to Honduran citizens in

  • Grissom hands unite against domestic violence

    Grissom Airmen sent a powerful message, not with written words or speech, but with creative hearts and colorful hands. As part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, aimed at educating people on how they can help end abuse, Grissom held an "I can, we can" project here Oct. 15."The purpose of the 'I

  • High flyin' training

    A C-130 assigned to the 758th Operations Group performs a tactical training flight near Pittsburgh, Oct. 19, 2014. Tactical training flights are performed routinely ensuring aircrew members are up to date on all training standards.