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AFRC News

  • New threat emitter will cut Louisiana bomb wing fuel costs

    A new threat transmitter going online this month will help the 307th Bomb Wing here save more than $6 million annually in fuel costs. The Joint Threat Emitter installed at the Claiborne Bombing and Gunnery Range is a state of the art electronic transmitter that replicates signals emitted by

  • Newer F-16s extend 301st mission to 2030

    Newer F-16s transferred from the Air National Guard will allow the 301st Fighter Wing here to continue their flying mission through 2030.The last of nine low-flying-hour F-16s arrived Oct. 8 from the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard to replace eight F-16s the 301st is transferring

  • AF releases government shutdown-related pay and leave impacts

    Air Force officials just released the following furlough-related questions and answers to inform military and civilians about pay impacts as a result of the government shutdown. Late in the recent pay cycle, the Air Force received updated guidance on how to record time and attendance for those

  • Hale calls shutdown ‘a tragedy,’ urges Congress to end it

    The lapse in appropriations that triggered the government shutdown "is a tragedy," and a "colossal waste of time" DOD's comptroller told the House Armed Services Committee today.Under Secretary of Defense Robert F. Hale described for lawmakers how the department has implemented the Pay Our Military

  • ARPC commander explains Active Guard Reserve hiring process

    Click on the podcast to hear Brig. Gen. Jay Flournoy, commander of the Air Reserve Personnel Center, talk about the Active Guard Reserve hiring process for Air Force Reserve members.This video is part of a series of podcasts to communicate with Citizen Airmen on a wide variety of topics including

  • AF releases furlough-related pay information

    Air Force officials released Oct. 8, the following furlough-related questions and answers to aid service civilians with processing time and attendance. This information was coordinated with manpower and personnel, financial management, and general counsel office experts. Q. What status do the

  • Innovation advances F-22 as strategic force in Pacific

    The newest strategy in fighter employment will enable combat-ready F-22's to rapidly refuel, rearm, and redeploy. The new concept was demonstrated here during joint exercises in August.The usual method of deploying fighters is structured around large footprint packages to a select few operating

  • Alamo Wing continues mission during shut down

    Civilian employees in the 433rd Airlift Wing returned to work Oct. 7 to resume the wing's dual missions of global airlift and the C-5 Galaxy aircrew formal training. Federal civilian workers and Air Reserve Technicians reported for duty after an emergency furlough was implemented on Oct 1. Some

  • POMA returns Youngstown civilians to job

    Personnel affected by the government shutdown-driven furloughs returned to work here, Oct. 7. They were able to get back on the job as a result of Department of Defense implementation of the Pay Our Military Act and as directed by Air Force Reserve Command."We're glad that our personnel are able to

  • Total force win

    The 22nd and 931st Operations Support Squadrons were recently awarded the Air Force Association 2013 Verne Orr award in Washington, D.C.The award, which is named in honor of Verne Orr, the 14th Secretary of the Air Force, is meant to recognize the mission oriented unit that most efficiently used