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AFRC News

  • Hurricane Hunters transition from tropical gales to arctic blasts

    Maintaining constant awareness of what storm systems are doing is a concerted effort between the National Weather Service and the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, also known as the Hurricane Hunters. Each year, to combat the persistent threat of Jack Frost, the 53rd WRS, fly out over the icy

  • Colorado Airmen add Africa to airlift mission set

    The Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd Airlift Wing deployed in support of U.S. AFRICOM as the 52nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and stood up operations at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, Oct 1. The 52nd EAS, which has been supported by Airmen from the 302nd AW's 731st Airlift Squadron and its active duty

  • 914th Airlift Wing Airmen deploy

    More than 100 operations and maintenance Airmen from the 914th Airlift Wing deployed Jan. 9 to Southwest Asia in support of contingency operations.The reservists will provide aircraft maintenance, medical evacuations and deliver combat cargo such as food, water, ammunition and medical supplies

  • 920th Rescue Wing recalls 'Lone Survivor' mission

    For this week's edition of Flashback Friday, we travel to the Hindu Kush mountain range in northeastern Afghanistan's Kunar Province, where a group of 920th Rescue Wing reservists made history. It was there, in June of 2005, that 25 reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing rescued Marcus Luttrell, a

  • Agustin nominated for promotion to brigadier general

    Col. Roy-Alan C. Agustin,  Air Force Reserve Command civil engineer and deputy director for installations and mission support is among the list of active duty colonels nominated by the president for promotion to the rank of brigadier general. Other Air Force nominees announced by Secretary of

  • ARPC announces new customer service telephone hours Jan. 20

    Air Reserve Personnel Center officials announced here today the Total Force Service Center-Denver phone operation hours will change effective Jan. 20. Agents will be available Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and the first three Saturdays of each month from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. for Unit

  • AF's top leader to host online town hall

    The Air Force's newest and most senior leader will hold a service-wide, online town hall meeting Jan. 9 at 3:30 p.m. EST, addressing issues relevant to today's Airmen. Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James will answer questions from Airmen at the Pentagon, and also speak to her goals and

  • Winds of change at Niagara

    The first ever Air Reserve Component combat delivery Association between the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard is ending. As a result of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission, the 107th Air Refueling Wing of the Air National Guard relinquished their KC-135 aircraft and became the

  • AFNet PII breaches still a concern

    More than one month after Air Force Space Command's implementation of lock-out procedures for individuals found to have inappropriately transmitted Personally Identifiable Information, PII breaches still remain a significant issue.While the average number of daily incidences of PII breaches have

  • NORAD Tracks Santa Program breaks record

    The North American Aerospace Defense Command's NORAD Tracks Santa Program exceeded its own records in the number of calls, emails and social media followers this year.The program, which began after a misprinted ad in a local paper in 1955, has more than 1,200 volunteers and NORAD staff answering