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AFRC News

  • Pope total force team restores historic WWII cannon

    Teamwork and dedication brought volunteers from the 440th Maintenance Squadron, Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps., and civilians together to refurbish a World War II 105 millimeter howitzer cannon at Veteran's Memorial Park in Hope Mills, N.C. Hope Mills Mayor Jackie Warner presented the

  • Rescue group Airmen pick up injured paraglider

    Southern Arizona Citizen Airmen from the 943rd Rescue Group rescued an injured paraglider during a late-night mission May 31. The rescue team was taking part in a night vision goggle parachuting training exercise when the helicopter flight mission commander overheard a possible downed aircraft with

  • Land navigation in Alaska

    Members of the 477th Security Forces Squadron conduct land navigation training during the unit training assembly weekend here June 1. The UTAs provide an opportunity for traditional and full time reservists to train together as a unit.   Click here to view the slideshow.

  • Andrews Airman is Grateful Nation Award nominee

    A Security Forces Airmen from the 459th Air Refueling Wing here is the Air Force Reserve Command nominee for the 2013 Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs Grateful Nation Award.Staff Sgt. Samuel Lerman is being recognized for life saving skills following a rocket attack at Bagram Air

  • Rescue Wing Airmen support military communications satellite launch

    Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing safeguarded the hazard zone during a nightitime launch of a multimillion-dollar military communications satellite May 24.As the full moon was rising over Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Reserve Airmen from the 920th RQW were already airborne from nearby Patrick

  • Kids learn about deployment process during fun, interactive event

    Approximately 80 Air Force dependent children learned about the deployment process during the Kids Understanding Deployment Operations event here June 1. The event, hosted by the Airman and Family Readiness Center, led children through children a fun, interactive version of the deployment process.

  • 315th Airlift Wing accepts Charleston's latest C-17 Globemaster III

    Col. James Fontanella, 315th Airlift Wing commander, accepted the ceremonial key to aircraft P-222 from Lt. Gen. Robert R. Allardice, Air Mobility Command vice commander, May 30.The aircraft is Joint Base Charleston's latest C-17 Globemaster III addition."It's really an honor for us to be here

  • Squadron adopts brown bag approach to professional development

    Air Force reservists often bring a wealth of experience from their civilian jobs to the military mission.When Lt. Col. Leslie Beavers took command of the 50th Intelligence Squadron at Beale AFB in March 2012, she decided a professional development program she had experienced in her civilian

  • McConnell west runway renovation complete

    Team McConnell leadership conducted a ceremonial ribbon cutting here today to re-open the West runway.The West runway recently underwent a year long, $46 million renovation that included new lights, an instrument landing system and improved taxiways.

  • Reservist recalls 'lucky' motorcycle accident

    "Lucky" ... That's what the doctor told me as I was being pushed through a set of double doors at the hospital. "Boy, you sure are lucky."I was a little mad at him for saying that at the moment because I didn't understand what he meant at the time. I remember thinking to myself, I don't know what