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AFRC News

  • Door ding puts integrity into action

    Master Sgt. James Carter could have simply walked away.It would have been so easy. No one saw his car door, propelled by a violent gust of Kansas wind, swing wide open and slam into the side of the vehicle parked next to him. No one heard the dull thump of the impact. No one saw the dent it left

  • G-Os on the Go

    Col. Jeffrey Macrander, 920th Rescue Wing commander, shared stories about piloting the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter with 23 general officers who toured the 920th RQW May 7 during their annual visit to Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. The retired generals visit the base annually for wing updates, but this

  • Rub-a-dub, Stratotanker in the tub

    Staff Sgt. Ryan Harris, 507th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief rinses soap off the belly of a KC-135 Stratotanker which was scheduled for its routine wash on May 5, 2013 in the hangar also known as the fuel barn.Aircraft go through a general wash cycle of 180 days unless they are sent into

  • Maintenance reservists go hi-tech

    Aircraft maintenance reservists at the 920th Rescue Wing have a new tool in their bag in the form of an Apple iPad.Weighing just 2.5 pounds, with the rugged carrying case, the iPads used with the Air Force Reserve Command-developed eTools Lite software, is revolutionizing the way the Airmen do their

  • McChord reserve C-17 maintainers train in Alaska

    A group of Reserve C-17 Globemaster III maintainers here spent their annual tour at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 21 - May 5 to accomplish required core training and to train mechanics from the 732nd Air Mobility Squadron. "Elmendorf was selected to receive an en-route team because

  • Beale to pay final respects to fallen Airman

    Beale Air Force Base will bring home another fallen hero May 11.Staff Sgt. Richard Dickson, Rancho Cordova, Calif., was one of four Airmen who perished when their MC-12 aircraft went down in Afghanistan, April 27.Just a year ago, Airmen lined the streets at Beale to render final respects to Army

  • Nellis unit earns Grover Loening Trophy

    The 78th Attack Squadron won the Air Force Reserve Command 2012 Grover Loening Trophy for outstanding flying operations. The award is presented to the command's best flying unit, exclusive of combat rescue and special operations. The 78th ATKS was recognized for its support of the 432nd Wing and

  • Niagara recieves artwork honoring military heritage

    A new display honoring American Veterans is slated to be added to the Heritage Room in the community activity center here.Created by Vietnam Veteran Dan DeCrow, the piece titled "Never Forget Silhouette" pays respect to the war dead and veterans World War I to the present.The silhouette has items

  • New McConnell Yellow Ribbon coordinator ready to help Reservists

    Sitting in his new office, Capt. Jeremy White had to smile at the irony of it all. "I've been deployed eight times so far in my career," said White, a navigator assigned to the 931st Air Refueling Group here. "I would have absolutely loved to have had a program like this to help me and my family