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AFRC News

  • Reservists train, provide holiday mission support

    During the week before Christmas, many Americans are preparing for holiday dinners, grabbing last-minute gifts and spending time with friends and family. But one group of reservists assigned to the 315th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, S.C., took to the sky Dec. 19 to accomplish critical

  • Reservist provides medical aid in Philippines

    Maj. Mitchell Reynolds, a reservist in the 419th Medical Squadron, left his civilian job as a certified registered nurse anesthetist to provide medical assistance in the Philippines last month following Typhoon Haiyan, the deadly storm that killed more than 6,000 people. Reynolds joined Team

  • Alaska Airmen keep Santa in sight

    Officials with the North American Aerospace Defense Command will conduct a special mission on Dec. 24 -- tracking Santa across the globe to ensure Santa experiences safe travels during his yuletide journey.U.S. and Canadian service members of the Alaskan NORAD Region utilize 15 radar stations to

  • CSAF hosts summit to address sexual assault

    Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Mark A. Welsh III hosted a Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Summit Dec. 11 and 12 as part of the Air Force's ongoing effort to provide education and analysis on the issue and to discuss the complex leadership concerns sexual assault presents. Welsh brought

  • JB Charleston C-17 first to reach 20,000 flight hours

     The first C-17 Globemaster III to join the Air Force fleet, "The Spirit of Charleston," reached new heights recently by logging more than 20,000 flight hours. This achievement marks the first C-17 to reach this milestone, and to honor the achievement Team Charleston celebrated with a small ceremony

  • Yellow Ribbon maintains course at Youngstown despite funding issues

    A Yellow Ribbon event was held at the Community Activity Center here Dec. 8 after funding issues prevented Youngstown Airmen from attending the event in Orlando, Fla. Organizes held the local even to offer access to the same resources and remind Airmen that they are not forgotten. "Yellow Ribbon

  • Operation Damayan bridges reservist's past to present

    For Staff Sgt. Jennyrose Whitney, the U.S. military's recent humanitarian assistance to  typhoon-ravaged regions of the Philippines had a very personal significance. As a young girl, Whitney lived in the Philippines. The personnel specialist with the 713th Combat Operations Squadron, Det 1, at Joint

  • Beale reservists spend holiday assisting with Operation Damayan

    Thanksgiving is a huge event for Maj. Christopher Hetrick's family. But the annual gathering of four generations of relatives went on without the Air Force reservist this year. Hetrick, a civilian product engineer in the San Francisco Bay area and an Air Force Reserve operations planner, was one of

  • AF envisions smaller force to preserve readiness

    Discussing upcoming budgetary variables during a Pentagon news conference today, the Air Force's top civilian leader for the past six months addressed the inevitability of a smaller force.Acting Air Force Secretary Eric Fanning, who is returning next week to his position as undersecretary of the Air