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AFRC News

  • For the fallen and their families

    All Air Force careers start with the same solemn promise, but there is no way to tell how they will end. When Airmen take the oath of enlistment, they are aware others who have made the same promise, sacrificed their lives in service to their country.When an Airman falls, there is a team of people

  • Whiteman teen leads care package drive

    The military family extends beyond those who put on the uniform, it extends to the civilians working beside them and their parents, spouses and children.The bond of the military family was exemplified through the daughter of two members of Team Whiteman, 14-year-old Warrensburg Middle School student

  • Hurricane Hunters fly first storm reconnaissance mission of season

    The Hurricane Hunters of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron flew to the southwest quadrant of the Gulf of Mexico June 6 to gather weather data in their first storm reconnaissance mission of the 2014 Atlantic basin hurricane season.According to Maj. John Brady, an aerial weather reconnaissance

  • 'Never Quit' brings resiliency message to Barskdale

    Members of the 307th Bomb Wing were able to meet a couple of America's top athletes here during the American300 Tour 'Never Quit Series. Three-time Olympic skier Emily Cook and U.S. Paralympic Curling Team captain Patrick McDonald came to the base June 5."The mission of the American300 Tours is to

  • Wright-Patt Reservists return from deployment

    Members of 445th Airlift Wing, family and friends gathered at the Dayton International Airport May 3 to welcome home four Airmen from the 87th Aerial Port Squadron. The Airmen returned from an eight-month deployment at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan.While serving at the 376th Air

  • D-Day remembered: 442nd Troop Carrier Group members describe "longest day"

    (Editor's Note: This is a reprint of a June 2009 story by now-retired Master Sgt. Bill Huntington, 442nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs).The 442nd Fighter Wing flag is adorned with battle streamers reflecting the unit's accomplishments through its history. One streamer, a simple blue ribbon with two

  • Team McConnell supports Wichita Military Salute Ceremony

    Members of the 22nd Air Refueling Wing and the Air Force Reserve 931st Air Refueling Group participated in the annual Wichita Riverfest Military Salute Ceremony in Wichita, Kansas, June 3, 2014. The Military Salute Ceremony is held each year in conjunction with Wichita's week-long "Riverfest"

  • Commission wants to understand your compensation preferences

    The Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission was tasked by the President and the Congress to develop recommendations to modernize military compensation and benefits programs. Our primary goal is to ensure the uniformed services can maintain the most professional All-Volunteer

  • Reservist has key role in Global Hawk mission over Nigeria

    ABC, NBC and PBS reported last month the Pentagon had confirmed the United States was flying high-altitude surveillance military aircraft over northeastern Nigeria in search of more than 250 kidnapped schoolgirls.For Lt. Col. Allen, the national headlines were not news.The Air Force reservist

  • Secretary James visits 403rd Wing

    Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James met with civic leaders, toured facilities and spoke to the Airmen and senior leaders of the 403rd Wing alongside Mississippi's 4th district U.S. Representative Steven Palazzo and U.S. Senator Roger Wicker during a visit to Keesler Air Force Base in