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AFRC News

  • AF Reserve Command announces 2012 Airfield Operations Awards

    Air Force Reserve Command announced its 2012 Airfield Operations Award winners April 1.The winners are:Unit Award:Airfield Management Facility of the Year: 934th Operations Group, Minneapolis-St. Paul Air Reserve Station, Minn.Airfield Operations Flight Complex of the Year: 440th Operations Support

  • AF Reserve Command announces enlisted aircrew award nominees

    Air Force Reserve Command announced its nominees for the 2012 U.S. Air Force Henry E. "Red" Erwin Outstanding Enlisted Aircrew Member of the Year Award March 19.The nominees are:Senior NCO: Master Sgt. David M. Adkison, 97th Intelligence Squadron, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.NCO: Tech Sgt. Michael S.

  • Airman's pre-deployment story leaves a mark

    When Senior Airman Jeremy Goss stood up during a Yellow Ribbon event to reflect on why he joined the military, his story brought home a special meaning of serving this country to one of the support staff.The Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program is a Department of Defense effort to promote the

  • Air Force reservists, retirees eligible for TRICARE healthcare programs

    TRICARE has affordable healthcare programs available for all Air Force Reserve retirees - including "gray-area retirees" and actively-participating Air Force reservists, no matter what orders they are on.Reservists who retire before age 60 are eligible for TRICARE Retired Reserve coverage while they

  • If it isn't you, it's the person next to you

    "Hey sexy... you single?"I turned to see a fellow Airman in training; standing about five foot eight, dark hair and eyes. Over the next four months, I heard my fellow classmate repeat the same line more than a couple dozen times. It wasn't just me that he had an eye for; it was a handful of my new

  • Aeromedical evacuation Airmen train for casualty movement

    When personnel are injured in Afghanistan, help is no farther away than a medic's tactical field care, a nine-line medevac request, and a helicopter flight to a forward operating base. Depending on the severity of an injury, a wounded service member may be sent to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center

  • March mustache madness at ARPC

    There was a different kind of March Madness going on at the Air Reserve Personnel Center here last month. During the month, several ARPC regulars took part in "March Mustache Madness" a tradition that dates back to 1965. Total Force Airmen grow their "bullet-proof" mustaches to honor Brig. Gen.

  • AFR/ANG announces 2013 Teen Leadership Summits

    The Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard announced the 2013 AFR/ANG Teen Leadership Summit locations. The AFR/ANG Teen Leadership Summit locations this summer are in Dahlonega, Ga., and Estes Park, Colo. The teen summits combine high-adventure activities with leadership classes to allow teens to

  • Homestead F-16s make history at Combat Hammer

    Airmen from Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., showcased their talent and skills at Combat Hammer, a weapons system evaluation program used to determine the validity of munitions products and processes, March 18 through 22. In the process, the 160 Airmen helped make history by doing something no

  • April issue of Citizen Airman available online

    The April issue of Citizen Airman magazine features a salute to the Band of the Air Force Reserve, which will be inactivating Sept. 30. Also, the magazine includes stories on the 307th Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., passing a critical nuclear certification test; a mom who, inspired by