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AFRC News

  • Reserve components show net decrease in activations this week

    The Army National Guard, Army Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve announced this week a decrease in activated National Guard members and reservists, while the Navy Reserve and Coast Guard Reserve announced an increase of activated reservists. The net collective

  • DoD announces recruiting, retention numbers for FY14

    The Department of Defense announced today recruiting and retention statistics for the active and reserve components for fiscal 2014, through January 2014.All four active service components met or exceeded their numerical accession goals for fiscal 2014, through January.Army -- 17,002 accessions,

  • 960th Cyber Group activates new squadron

    The Air Force Reserve Command deactivated the 960th Cyberspace Operations Group - Detachment 2 and re-designated the unit the 426th Network Warfare Squadron in a ceremony March 8 at the Bob Hope Theater here.The squadron, formerly two detachments designed to house cyber defense Airmen and build to

  • Airmen must revalidate dependents

    By Dec. 31, every Airman will be required to provide their servicing finance office with documentation for all dependents as part of Air Force audit readiness efforts.This one-time, Air Force-wide recertification process will allow the Air Force to validate Airmen's basic allowance for housing

  • 440th Airlift Wing hosts local media flight

    The 440th Airlift Wing invited media from the Fayetteville and Raleigh, N.C. areas to take part in an aeromedical evacuation training flight here, Mar. 10.Media members were able to witness firsthand the type of training aeromedical personnel undergo in order to stay proficient and current in their

  • Air Force welcomes four-legged lieutenant

    Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, Air Force Chief of Staff , visited Walter Reed Bethesda to commission a four-legged second lieutenant into the Air Force dog therapy program on March 12. Gen. Welsh, the highest ranking Air Force officer, commissioned Goldie, a Golden Retriever, into the therapy dog program

  • Active shooter exercise keeps Youngstown ready to respond

    Are you prepared to respond appropriately if an active shooter enters your workplace and opens fire? That's the question the 910th Airlift Wing Inspection Team sought to answer with a base-wide training exercise here, March 18.The exercise began at 9:10 A.M. when coordinators triggered the mass

  • 'Frankenherc' lives on with new mission

    The retired C-130 affectionately known as "Frankenherc", a long time fixture at the 934th Airlift Wing, will live on again as part of a different aircraft. The retired aircraft was a conglomeration of different C-130s and was used for training at the 934th before it was dismantled, demilitarized and

  • CSAF to Airmen: Sequestration creates tough choices

    The Air Force's highest ranking uniformed Airman released another edition of 'Airman to Airman' -- a video series designed to highlight important topics to the force. In his latest message, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III discusses the impact sequestration has on the Air Force and

  • Travis trains on integrated aircrew body armor

    Travis aircrew and aircrew flight equipment Airmen trained with integrated aircrew body armor systems to help the 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., collect operational performance data on multiple airframes, March 3 to 7 on the flight line."As of now there are 15