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AFRC News

  • McChord Reservist's 12th Man spirit changes child's life

    The spirit of the 12th Man has thrilled and united everyone in the Pacific Northwest on the Seattle Seahawks' road to victory this year, so much so, that one 446th Airlift Wing reservist went out of his way to make a young "12" he had never met before feel like a part of the team.Tech. Sgt. Shawn

  • Guardian Angels keep rescue-ready with new training tower

    Rescue Airmen at the 920th Rescue Wing used their new training tower for the first time Feb 9. The tower is specifically designed to prepare them for the battlefield by simulating a variety of rescue environments.Although the Guardian Angel Training Tower was user-ready Jan. 1, the GAs had to

  • Shook meets Hill reservists

    Maj. Gen. Richard Shook, mobilization assistant to the Chief of the Air Force Reserve, visited reservists from the 419th Fighter Wing here today. Shook, who will be guest speaker at the wing's annual awards banquet, met with Airmen and toured shops around the wing, including security forces,

  • Team McChord C-17s deliver Army firepower

    Reserve and active-duty C-17 Globemaster III aircrews from Team McChord provided strategic airlift for Soldiers from the 17th Fire Brigade to Fort Hunter-Liggett, Calif., to conduct live-fire exercises Jan. 31 to Feb. 5.The 446th and 62nd Airlift Wing crewmembers transported the 5th Battalion, 3rd

  • Reserve test squadron highlights mission at CYBERSPACE symposium

    The Air Force Reserve's 14th Test Squadron was featured side by side with leading cyber and information-technology companies and organizations Feb. 5, during the annual Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association CYBPERSPACE Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colo.The 14th Test Squadron, a

  • Congressional report recommends more reservists, less AFRC structure

    The National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force issued its report to the president and Congress Jan. 31.The report calls for moving more Air Force manpower into the reserve components but "disestablishing" Air Force Reserve Command and its three numbered air forces."Many of the

  • DOD shows increase in activated AF reservists this week

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

  • Reserve squadron augments PACAF during Keen Edge 2014

    Reservists from the 713th Combat Operations Squadron deployed here to support Headquarters Pacific Air Forces during Keen Edge 2014, Jan. 24-31. KE14 is a joint/bilateral exercise designed to increase combat readiness and interoperability between the U.S. military and the Japan Self Defense Force.

  • Davis to take command of 507th Air Refueling Wing

    Col. Brian S. Davis assumes command of the 507th Air Refueling Wing during a 10 a.m. ceremony Feb. 8 here. Brig. Gen. John C. Flournoy, 4th Air Force commander, will preside over the proceedings. Davis served as the 459th Operations Group commander, Joint Base Andrews, Md. He will assume command of

  • Original Tuskegee Airman visits Alaska F-22 reserve unit

    An original Tuskegee Airman had the chance to visit with the Airmen of the 477th Fighter Group who are continuing the Tuskegee legacy of excellence here Jan. 31. Retired Lt. Col. Leo R. Gray, a P-51 pilot in the100th Pursuit Squadron during World War II,  spoke to reservists after a tour of the