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AFRC News

  • Reservists can nominate their employers for Freedom Award

    Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, a Department of Defense office, is now accepting nominations for the 2015 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. The Freedom Award is the Nation's highest honor presented to civilian employers for exceptional support of their National Guard

  • First female C-17 aircraft commander, aviation pioneer retires

    Just over two decades ago, a new chapter in aviation history was written on Charleston soil as the first C-17 Globemaster III made its official debut in the Air Force's premier aeronautical inventory in June, 1993. Ushering in this solid airframe was an initial cadre of elite Charleston Air Base

  • Homestead pioneers emergency communications kits, joint exercise

    The 482nd Communications Squadron here pioneered a joint base recovery exercise designed to shape the way  communications squadrons throughout the Air Force Reserve respond during emergencies."We're really proud to be the first base to plan and hold a joint base recovery exercise. We want to show

  • Reserve unit breaks ice on new Air Force inspection program

    In the pre-dawn calm of a November morning, 433rd Airlift Wing members gathered outside Building 828 donning personal protective gear and preparing for transport to fictitious "Camp Bramble" to initiate Operation Ice Breaker.Operation Ice Breaker marks the dawn of the newly revamped Air Force

  • Pittsburgh named best command installation

    Cheers erupted from the crowd as the 911th Airlift Wing commander delivered the news to more than 1,200 Airmen gathered for a commander's call Nov. 1.Col. Jeffrey A. Van Dootingh enthusiastically announced that Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station was the Air Force Reserve Command's

  • Reservists train special operators in AC-130U

    Special operations reservists are now training active-duty Airmen in the AC-130U.Majors Francis Poindexter and David McGourin, 5th Special Operations Squadron, fill instructor roles for the active duty formal training unit, the 19th Special Operations Squadron. The new training program began in

  • Reservists help save a life

    Falling back for daylight savings gives everyone an extra hour of sleep.  For two service members in particular, this extra hour played a part in helping them save a life.Senior Master Sgt. Travis Stickels, 442d Force Support Squadron Superintendent and acting First Sergeant, helped a female car