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AFRC News

  • PII violators will have network accounts locked

    People who inappropriately store and transmit Personally Identifiable Information over the Air Force Network will now have their accounts locked in response to the violation. "We are taking several steps to improve notification and reporting of PII incidents," said Gen. William L. Shelton, Air Force

  • Youngstown hosts pilot for a day

    The 910th Airlift Wing at Youngstown Air Reserve Station hosted a pilot for a day Oct. 30, 2013.Bruce Cellars visited the Air Force Reserve Command base where he was enlisted as the wing's 56th Pilot for a Day and named an honorary second lieutenant. His trip included a base tour, a taxi ride down

  • ARPC announces assumption of command

    Col. Samuel "Bo" Mahaney will assume command of the Air Reserve Personnel Center during an assumption of command ceremony here Nov. 5 at 10 a.m. Mahaney is presently the commander of the 452nd Air Mobility Wing, March Air Reserve Base, Calif.The colonel is a 1985 graduate of the Reserve Officer

  • Waldrop among officers nominated for promotion

    Brig. Gen. William B. Waldrop Jr., is among the officers the president has nominated for appointment to the next higher grade, according to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel. Waldrop is currently serving as the director of plans, programs and requirements, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command,

  • AF leaders describe future force under sequestration

    Two senior Air Force leaders testified before Congress Oct. 23, along with their Army and Navy counterparts on the impact of the continuing resolution and sequestration on the service's acquisition and modernization programs.Dr. William LaPlante, the principal deputy to the secretary of the Air

  • Leaders advise against merging Guard, Reserve

    Air Force Reserve leaders told members of the National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force that merging the Air Force Reserve with the Air National Guard would create little value and cause numerous adverse impacts - detracting from the broader goal of improving the Air Force

  • Update: R-Games date moved to April 26

    The Reserve Officers Association's R-Games date has changed to April 26 at Camp Barrett, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va.Individuals and three-person teams can register by visiting www.roa.org/rgames. The R-Games is a one-day military skills competition to determine the top reserve team, which will

  • Total Force Airmen take on 'Brave Defender'

    A 96th Ground Combat Training Squadron fire team leads an enemy combatant back to their vehicles during a demonstration exercise here Oct. 16. Approximately 1,500 active-duty, reserve and National Guard Airmen attend the squadron's "Brave Defender" training each year. "Defender" is a six-week

  • New command chief for 4th Air Force

    Incoming 4th Air Force Commander, Brig. Gen. John C. Flournoy, has selected Chief Master Sgt. Brian Wong of the Air Reserve Personnel Center to serve as 4th Air Force Command Chief.As the command chief, Wong will advise the 4th Air Force commander on all enlisted matters at the highest level of

  • Air Force Reserve activates intelligence squadron

    Air Force Reserve Command's 10th Air Force activated the 38th Intelligence Squadron here October 26.The 38th is one of several new intelligence squadrons standing up under the 655th Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance Group, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, as part of AFRC's latest reserve Intel