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AFRC News

  • 919th SOW supports newly activated reserve ISR unit

    A Duke Field-supported intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance unit held a combined activation and assumption of command ceremony Sept. 24 at its new permanent home here.In a formal ceremony that also saw installation of its inaugural commander, Air Force Reserve Command officially stood up

  • Operation Deep Freeze main body season begins

    Operation Deep Freeze main body season begins this week, as Airmen from the 446th and 62nd Airlift Wings here continue to provide airlift support to the National Science Foundation's efforts in Antarctica.Sharing airlift duties with active duty Airmen are eight reservists from te 446th AW.The team

  • Online Master's Program results announced

    Air Reserve Personnel Center officials here announced selection results from the Online Master's Program today.  The selection board convened at the center Sept. 4 to identify the best qualified captains to participate in the OLMP.  The board evaluated applicants based on the whole person concept. 

  • Reserve F-22 unit participates in Hawaii War Day

    Alaska's only Air Force Reserve unit took part in a joint-service "War Day" exercise during their annual tour at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii.The event was the first ever group-wide off-station annual tour for the 477th Fighter Group."This was an important training opportunity because it

  • Hurricane Hunter earns 300th 'penny'

    Climbing back into her seat after being tossed around by turbulence, she noticed the radio was filled with absolute silence.This was the first flight that Lt. Col. Valerie Hendry, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron aerial weather officer remembers vividly."We were flying into Super Typhoon Dot

  • Fini flight ends Niagara Guard-Reserve C-130 association

    Airmen in the 107th Airlift Wing flew their final C-130 flight here, Sept. 25, ending a seven-year Air Reserve Component combat delivery association between the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard.The New York Air National Guard unit will transition to flying remotely piloted aircraft as a

  • The Air Force catcher's mitt

    Video news story on the Air Force Association convention discussing the value of the Air Reserve Component and how it becomes the "catcher's mitt" to retain skilled Airmen as they leave the active force.Watch it on YouTubeWatch it on DVIDS

  • Alaska Reservist reaches 1,000 F-22 flight hours

    Maj. Ryan Pelkola, a Reserve F-22 pilot assigned to the 302nd Fighter Squadron, reached 1,000 flight hours in the F-22 during a sortie here Sept. 9, becoming the eighth pilot in Air Force history to reach that mark."It feels great to reach this milestone doing a job I love," said Pelkola. He

  • Dobbins to participate in Red Flag-Alaska 15-1

    Fourty-four members from the 94th Airlift Wing along with one C-130 Hercules will be participate in RED FLAG-Alaska 15-1 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska beginning Sept. 29.RED FLAG-Alaska is a joint/coalition, tactical air combat employment exercise which corresponds to the operational

  • 22nd Air Force commander tours Lockheed Martin facility

    Maj. Gen. Stayce Harris, 22nd Air Force commander, along with nine unit members, toured production facilities at Lockheed Martin (Plant 6), Marietta, Ga. Sept. 19.Representatives from Lockheed Martin discussed current and future programs, as well as its ongoing partnership with Dobbins Air Reserve