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AFRC News

  • Veterans honored at annual appreciation breakfast

    More than 400 people gathered at the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum here recently for the 7th Annual Veterans Appreciation Breakfast.The event was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Denver Southeast to pay tribute and honor veterans for their service to the nation.Those in attendance

  • McConnell Reservists return from Southwest Asia deployment

    Several members of the Air Force Reserve 931st Air Refueling Group returned home today from a deployment to Southwest Asia.The returning Airmen arrived on three separate flights throughout the day, and were greeted on the flightline by a crowd of friends, family members, and fellow Airmen."It is

  • Reserve racer takes first, runner up in motorcycle racing

    An Air Force Reserve-sponsored racer assigned to the 931st Air Refueling Group took first place in one racing competition and runner-up in another category at the Professional Motorcycle Riders Association Series Race at Thunder Valley Raceway in Noble, Okla., May 18.Master Sgt. John Fitzpatrick,

  • Rescue Airmen support GPS satellite rocket launch

    Reserve Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., supported the successful launch of an Atlas V rocket May 15 at 5:38 p.m. EDT from Space Complex 41.The rocket launched with the first GPS satellite since 1985. The satellite will provide precision navigation and timing to U.S.

  • Command recognizes 446th Airlift Wing's chapel program as best in 2012

    It's a challenge trying to keep a team focused and effective while serving under three different leaders with three different leadership styles in one year. The 446th Airlift Wing's Chapel staff, however, was focused and effective enough to earn the 2012 Air Force Reserve Outstanding Chaplain Corps

  • Students learn about Homestead's environmental attractions

    Students from Homestead, Fla.'s Air Base Elementary Green Team got a chance to learn about the environment during a base tour here May 13. The environmental tour was conducted as an educational experience for the school's Green Team in conjunction with Earth Day. The team includes more than 25

  • A final salute to a fallen warrior

    As the vehicle carrying Capt. Mark Voss passes, pilots and boom operators from the 18th Air Refueling Squadron, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., join with service members and civilians of the Joint Base San Antonio and San Antonio community as they line the streets to honor the fallen KC-135

  • Team McChord deploys to Antarctica for medical evacuation

    For the second time in less than a month, Airmen from the 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings flew to Antarctica and completed an aeromedical evacuation May 10.At the request of the National Science Foundation, the JBLM crew, alongside an aeromedical evacuation team from Pacific Air Forces, safely

  • In the line of fire

    The 433rd Civil Engineer Squadron's firefighters don't hesitate in being in the line of fire when it comes to rescuing people and putting out fires. The 433rd CES conducted annual live-fire training exercises on an aircraft fuselage simulator May 3 on Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Several

  • Motorcyclist recovering from injuries highlights need for safety

    May kicks off Motorcycle Safety Awareness month where drivers of all vehicles are reminded to share the road with motorcyclists and for one member of the 507th Air Refueling Wing, this message is especially important.Gary Alexander, 507th Air Refueling Wing budget analyst, is recovering from