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AFRC News

  • President travels to Arkansas to view tornado damage

    President Barack Obama landed here on Air Force One, May 6, to tour the local communities damaged by a tornado April 27.In his first visit to the state as president, Obama met with victims, local officials and emergency personnel."When something happens like this to a community, it happens to all of

  • Charleston Chamber names 315th Airman as "Reservist of the Year"

    Master Sgt. Stephanie Kimbrell, 315th Logistics Readiness Squadron logistics technician, was named Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce Reservist of the Year May 6 during the Chamber's 2014 Salute to the Military at the Charleston Marriott downtown.This year's key note speaker was Air Force

  • DOD announces recruiting and retention numbers through March 2014

    The Department of Defense announced today recruiting and retention statistics for the active and reserve components for fiscal 2014, through March 2014.Active Component.Recruiting. All four active services met or exceeded their numerical accession goals for fiscal 2014, through March.Army - 27,886

  • Freedom Wing welcomes 4th Air Force commander

    Members of the 514th Air Mobility Wing greeted Brig. Gen. John C. Flournoy, Jr., 4th Air Force commander, during his visit here May 1-4. Flournoy participated in an abundance of events during his four-day tour. Some of these activities included attending a breakfast for outstanding Airmen in the

  • Alaska Air Force Reserve F-22 unit flies milestone sortie

    F-22 pilots from the 477th Fighter Group, Alaska's only Air Force Reserve unit, made history during the Unit Training Assembly weekend May 3. With a combined total of 4,000 flight hours, Col. David Piffarerio, Majs. Jonathan Gration, Ryan Pelkola and Chad Newkirk flew the most experienced four-ship

  • Reserve 'Defenders' return from Kyrgyzstan deployment

    Streaming tears, grinning faces and a patriotic fervor greeted a contingent of 310th Security Forces Squadron members May 3, as they redeployed from Southwest Asia in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.The Air Force Reservists, together with members of the Peterson AFB-based 302nd SFS, arrived at

  • Reservist's incident commander experience helpful following killer tornado

    Christopher Gimbert's military training and Air Force Reserve experience helped him focus on commanding efforts to save lives and secure the scene in the aftermath of a killer tornado that ripped through central Arkansas April 27.The 35-year-old Air Force Reservist and volunteer firefighter stood

  • Reserve civil engineers sustain Warrior base

    Sunshine and blue skies brought smiles to faces of the 433rd Civil Engineer Squadron as they moved from bare base bed-down to sustainment in support of Exercise Patriot Warrior 2014 at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin May 3 through 7. "Once bed down is complete, we move into the sustainment phase which entails

  • Texas reservists first in to support Patriot Warrior

    Approximately 30 Air Force Reservists from the 433rd Civil Engineer Squadron here deployed to Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, to launch Exercise Patriot Warrior 2014, April 26 - May 8. "This is a premier event for training, not an exercise or inspection" said Ralph Browning, an Air Force Reserve Command fire

  • Whiteman Reserve leaders applaud Yellow Ribbon training

    Reservists from the 442nd Fighter Wing, an A-10 Thunderbolt unit in Missouri, attended Air Force Reserve Yellow Ribbon Program training events prior to their mass deployment to Afghanistan this spring."I knew it was a good program and it's even better than I expected," said Col. Hubert C. Hegtvedt,