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AFRC News

  • AMC commander praises Tinker's Air Reserve Component association

    Reservists and Guardsmen showcased the Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard's first unit association during a joint visit by the commander of Air Mobility Command here Aug. 6. Gen. Paul Selva met with Airmen, toured facilities and praised the Reserve's 507th Air Refueling Wing and the

  • ARPC hosts Individual Ready Reserve Muster

    Eighty-two Airmen attended an Air Force Individual Ready Reserve muster screening at the Leadership Development Center here Aug. 8. The muster screening program enhances readiness, boosts combat capability and streamlines reporting procedures in the event of a call-up of these trained, prior service

  • New tuition assistance process eliminates up-front fees

    Air Force Reserve Command will implement a new tuition assistance payment process Oct. 1 that will eliminate up-front fees reservists pay for classes by enabling tuition payments to go directly to a university or college. "This new TA process will be a huge relief for our members," said Col. Heather

  • Westover chalks up overall excellent

    A loud cheer echoed through the room - spurred on by Command Chief Michael Thorpe turning around in his seat, standing up and gesturing to the men and women of the 439th Airlift Wing.The Patriot Wing earned an excellent rating base-wide. Those and many other accolades reverberated through the

  • Reservist balances airline career, F-22 flying

    Balancing a military career and family life can be challenging for some but balancing a second civilian career provides an opportunity for one Alaska Reservist to live out his dream. "Alaska provides a flying experience that is unmatched anywhere else," said Maj. Wade Bridges, Reserve F-22 pilot

  • Reservists hone combat communications skills

    Classroom training is great, but to really get good at most jobs you have to get out in the field and get your hands dirty. That's why 62 members of the 35th Combat Communications Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., packed up 16 pallets of their communications gear, loaded them on to a C-5 and

  • Deployed Airmen leave a lasting mark

    Even while deployed and working long hours Airmen take the time to leave a lasting mark on their deployed location.Master Sgt. Kenneth M. Fay, from Luke Air Force Base, and Senior Airmen Patricia Walker and Andrew Brinza, both from Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, did just that by designing and building

  • Leaders discuss roles of reserve components

    Continuing to perform an operational role, while solving manpower costs and dealing with shrinking defense budgets highlighted topics discussed at the Reserve Officers Association 2013 National Security Symposium.More than 300 people attended the conference Aug. 7-10 at the Marriott Wardman Park

  • C-130 loadmasters: A deployed balancing act

    Who can balance an aircraft with passengers and cargo thousands of feet in the air?C-130 Hercules loadmasters can! In fact, loadmasters assigned to the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron here deployed from the Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd Airlift Wing, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., are

  • Charleston reservist takes third in AMC Icon talent contest

    Master Sgt. Tobey R. Housey, an equal employment opportunity advisor assigned to the 315th Airlift Wing Military Equal Opportunity office here, earned third place in the annual AMC Icon Talent Contest here Aug. 1, 2013.This was not the first time Housey lent his vocal talents to the annual contest