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AFRC News

  • Watch the latest episode of 'In the Fight'

    The latest episode of 'In the Fight" produced by the U.S. Army's Defense Imagery and Video Distribution System, is available for online viewing at http://www.dvidshub.net/inthefight. On this episode, see first hand how the Afghan National Army conducted operations prior to the Afghan presidential

  • National Guard and Reserve activated as of April 29

    The Army Reserve, Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve announced this week a decrease in activated reservists, while the Army National Guard, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve announced an increase of National Guard members and activated reservists. The Coast Guard Reserve announced no

  • Air Force secretary reports on total force balance

    Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James outlined April 30 the service's progress in leveraging the talent and capabilities of the Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserve within the total force concept.James, along with Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, testified at a Senate Armed

  • Women in Aviation event gives Charleston girls hands-on look at careers

    Eighth and ninth-grade girls from Charleston area schools visited April 29 to learn about jobs in aviation as part of the Annual Women in Aviation Career Day. "The 315AW WIA career day is designed to give insight and open young women's minds to career options they may have not previously considered

  • Pope airfield management 'a benchmark' for command

    Air Force Reserve Command has recognized the 440th Airlift Wing's Mid-Air Collision Avoidance program as a benchmark for other command airfields. Maj. Jimmy West, Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command airfield operations branch chief, said Pope Airfield Operations is "unlike any other." West said

  • Beale parent proposes daycare slot leasing network

    For Senior Airman Lydia Ruiz, the most stressful part of serving her nation as a traditional reservist can be arranging childcare for her preschooler when duty calls.Like many Citizen Airmen, Ruiz dons the Air Force uniform more frequently than her obligatory one weekend a month and two weeks a

  • Beale Command Post AFRC's Large CP of the Year

    Aristotle declared the whole is more than the sum of its parts. Today, that ancient quote is often used to define the synergy teams need to succeed.For Senior Airman Amanda Schulz, Beale Command Post senior emergency actions controller, Aristotle's words may explain why her unit was recently named

  • 'Culture of excellence' catapults Beale medical squadron to top in AFRC

    The 940th Aerospace Medicine Squadron has been named the Air Force Reserve Command's 2013 Outstanding Ground Medical Unit with a Physical Exam Package."It's a long title, but simply put, we were selected as the top unit of all medical squadrons in the command who do our type of mission - and that's

  • Reserve units support civilian agencies during Patriot Hook Exercise

    The 433rd Airlift Wing's C-5A Galaxy was the first on the scene in support of the Air Force Reserve Command's Patriot Hook Exercise 2014, April 23-28 at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif. Patriot Hook is an annual AFRC-sponsored exercise that integrates federal agencies with the military, while