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AFRC News

  • Hurricane Hunters fly into Hurricane Iselle for life-saving data

    Citizen Airmen with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, also known as the Hurricane Hunters, deployed to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Tuesday to collect weather data in Hurricane Iselle as it approaches the Hawaiian Islands.The team of reservists flew into Iselle Tuesday evening

  • Reserve units provide refueling, command and control during RIMPAC 2014

    More than 60 reservists from the 507th Air Refueling Wing and 513th Air Control Group here joined more than 25,000 military personnel from 22 nations during a two-week operation supporting the 24th Rim of the Pacific 2014 exercise at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.Over 200 military aircraft

  • Reserve Affairs leaders visit ARPC

    Daniel Sitterly, principal deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, John Fedrigo, deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force Reserve Affairs and Airman Readiness, and Col. Petra McGregor, senior military assistant of Manpower and Reserve Affairs, pose with

  • Enlisted leaders discuss PEP Board

    Check out our newest video to hear the perspectives and philosophies from the Air Force Reserve Command and Air Reserve Personnel Center command chiefs regarding the Promotion Enhancement Program. (U.S. Air Force video/Quinn Jacobson)

  • Niagara breaks ground for aircraft simulator

    The Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station hosted a ground-breaking ceremony Aug. 5, for a C-130 aircraft simulator. This $5.2 million project is slated to be built on the installation and will continue efforts to provide the opportunity for more efficient military operations in Western New York.The

  • 513th provides AWACS support for RIMPAC 2014

    More than 60 reservists from the 513th Air Control Group and the 970th Airborne Air Control Squadron returned home last week after a nearly two-week mission to support the Rim of the Pacific 2014 exercise at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.The 970th flew the only E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning

  • Youngstown C-130 helps reduce Miami-Dade mosquito population

    A team of highly qualified Airmen took to the skies in various areas across Southern Miami-Dade County as a part of an aerial mosquito abatement program July 29-31 for a one-of-a-kind mission.The aerial spray mission aims to improve working conditions and lower the risk of vector-borne illnesses to

  • Hill security forces Airmen train to take enemy prisoners

    Men and women in the 419th Security Forces Squadron encountered enemy combatants during an exercise here today."We simulated an overseas environment where we encountered adversaries," said Tech. Sgt. Steven Kooyman, 419th SFS. "We focused on swiftly and safely processing an enemy prisoner of

  • Medical squadron honors fallen heroes with 'selfless run' project

    The 302nd Aeromedical Staging Squadron is going the extra mile to remember service members who have given the ultimate sacrifice in Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and New Dawn. Every member is running until one mile has been run for every fallen hero, totaling 6,777 as of January when

  • Wright-Pat reservist share, learn with Ramstein maintainers

    Europe's only fully maintenance-capable base benefited from an influx of experience as 20 maintainers from the 445th Airlift Wing traveled to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to serve annual tour, July 7-21. During their two-week stay, 445th maintainers launched, recovered, and repaired C-17 Globemaster