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AFRC News

  • Recruiters break 200 mark early, top all 44 Reserve recruiting flights

    Like a NASCAR champ, recruiters for both the 302nd Airlift and 310th Space Wings took the lead Air Force Reserve-wide recently, hitting the 200 recruit mark first on March 27.Local recruiters were the first to gain 200 recruit accessions for Fiscal Year 2013, putting them well on their way of their

  • Homestead briefers explain contracting process

    Conducting business with Uncle Sam can seem like an arduous task. That's why members of the 482nd Fighter Wing Contracting Office were invited to speak with more than 40 Homestead, Fla. business owners about doing business with the federal government May14. During a meeting held at the main branch

  • MLB, People Magazine to salute veterans, service members at All-Star Game

    Major League Baseball and People Magazine are teaming up to recognize current service members and veterans for their dedication and community service to the country.Each MLB team will select a military member or veteran, based on nominations from the general public, to appear at the 2013 All-Star

  • Attack, extinguish

    Members of Homestead Air Reserve Base Fire Department recently conducted aircraft live fire training on a mock aircraft here. Fires can heat up to approximately 1,200 degrees. The aircraft live fire training consists of responding to the fire, setting up on the aircraft, deploying hose lines, and

  • Tanker crew chiefs keep mission on track

    The windshield was simply refusing to cooperate.As the KC-135 Stratotanker approached San Antonio the aircraft commander's windshield began to fog. The window heater was on as evidenced by the co-pilot's clear view of the city below.While the aircrew ran checklists and checked the circuit breakers,

  • Hagel announces fewer furlough days for DOD employees

    After weeks of review, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has concluded budget cuts will require most of the department's civilian employees to be furloughed beginning in July, but that because of other efforts to deal with the shortfall, only half of the 22 days originally envisioned as temporary

  • May 31 is deadline to sign up for TRICARE automatic payments

    Beneficiaries enrolled in TRICARE Reserve Select or TRICARE Retired Reserve who pay monthly premiums by check must switch to an electronic form of payment by May 31 to avoid losing coverage. TRICARE will only accept monthly premium payments using recurring automatic payments by credit or debit card,

  • Reserve dentist focuses military career on global health challenges

    Dr. Vincent Chiappone, a dentist with the 940th Wing here has a passion for volunteering that has taken the major far in his Reserve career - all the way around the world actually.Over the past three years, Chiappone has travelled with military medical teams to Northern Alaska, the Congo, Belize,

  • Airmen honored at Field of Honor ceremony

    Two of the 10 service members recognized for their service during the 7th annual Field of Honor ceremony at the Airborne and Special Operations Museum, Fayetteville, N.C., May 11 were Pope Field Airmen. Tech. Sgt. George E. Earhart from the 21st Special Tactics Squadron, accompanied by his wife