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AFRC News

  • President nominates 11 reservists for promotion to brigadier general

    Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced today that the president has made the following nominations:Air Force Col. Talentino C. Angelosante has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. Angelosante is currently serving as the mobilization assistant to the director for

  • Commissaries to Begin Scanning Patrons' ID Cards

    Cashiers at military commissaries soon will begin scanning customers' Defense Department ID cards as part of the checkout process, Defense Commissary Agency officials said.The commissary here, where DeCA has its headquarters, became the first store to scan ID cards Oct. 22 as the first part of a

  • Westover reservist featured on AF Week in Photos

    A photo of a Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., reservist using the M-203 grenade launcher is featured on the current edition of Air Force Week in Photos.  Capt. Charles Trovarello firs an M203 during weapons training Nov. 3. The M203 is a single shot 40 mm grenade launcher designed to attach to a

  • Civilian employees, marijuana use after Colorado's Amendment 64

    Drive down almost any major street in Colorado Springs and you are sure to see the big green cross marking yet another medical marijuana dispensary. It is expected that come January, recreational-use marijuana shops will be added to the mix. Service members should already be well aware that the Air

  • From aerodromes to Reaper, RPAs push limits of technology

     The RPA actually got its start as early as 1896, when something called aerodromes at the time, were used to test the capabilities of new flying devices and to test if it was even possible for a heavier-than-air craft to achieve sustained flight. In May 1896, Dr. Samuel Langley proved that

  • Veterans in Blue Volume IV out now

      For decades, Airmen have answered the call to serve and protect the nation's interests, people and cherished freedoms that underpin it all, risking their lives for others, and thus, becoming heroes in the eyes of those they protected.Thirty-three stories of service and heroism at war are captured

  • 22nd AF command chief visits Youngstown, motivates Airmen

    Amidst the ongoing uncertainties of government funding and Unit Training Assembly reschedules, 22nd Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Steven Larwood visited Youngstown Air Reserve Station for the fourth time to provide encouragement and oversight to reservists Nov. 2.While at YARS, Larwood visited

  • Service chiefs testify on risks of sequestration

    As they face the prospect of another year of deep cuts to their budgets, the military's service chiefs testified today before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the impact sequestration is having on the ability to organize, train and equip their service members.Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray

  • Teen Leadership Council application deadline is Nov. 22

    The Air Force Reserve is looking for motivated ninth- through 11th-graders to serve on its Teen Leadership Council. The TLC is a national group of youngsters selected to help give Air Force Reserve teens a voice in matters that affect them.Deadline to submit applications for this year's program is

  • Hands unite against domestic violence

    Joining hands, Grissom recently united against domestic violence in an exercise aimed at educating people on how they can help end abuse. As part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the base organized an "I can, we can unite to end abuse" project here Oct. 17.Each participant expressed their