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AFRC News

  • C-130H, end of an era in Afghanistan

    All good things don't necessarily need to come to an end; sometimes they are just replaced by something even better.Such is the case with the venerable C-130H Hercules model aircraft here. The C-130 has been around since the Vietnam War, forming the backbone of the Air Force's tactical airlift

  • 315th gains AFRC's first director of psychological health

    The 315th Airlift Wing here became the first Air Force Reserve Command unit to hire a director of psychological health to assist reservists with mental health issues. A licensed clinical social worker and internationally certified addictions specialist, Regan Morris is uniquely qualified to help

  • New SecAF to Airmen: With change comes opportunity

    The Air Force's most senior leader gave insight into her life and shared career advice with Airmen across the Air Force during her first town hall Jan. 9. Speaking from the Pentagon auditorium, Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James spoke about her 32 years of defense experience, passing on

  • 315 maintenance managers make education top priority

     Every quarter maintenance managers from the 315th Airlift Wing attend specialized training here, which allows them to better perform their duties in real-world maintenance environments. The training is conducted in house by experts in their respective fields. Known here as "Maintenance University,"

  • 403rd Wing rates 'effective' in first unit inspection

    The 403rd Wing successfully completed its first unit effectiveness inspection here Jan. 13 with an overall rating of "effective."About 50 personnel from Air Force Reserve Command and Air Mobility Command Inspector General's Offices visited Keesler Air Force Base January 9-13 to evaluate the wing

  • 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