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AFRC News

  • 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

  • "The Aviators" comes to Tinker, highlights KC-135, E-3 missions

    A crew from the popular television series "The Aviators" came to here March 20-21 to highlight the KC-135 Stratotanker and the E-3 Sentry missions for an upcoming episode airing this fall.The film crew of four spent two days at Tinker filming the KC-135 and E-3 missions in order to highlight the

  • Dover AFSO21 project helps improve C-5M

    Using Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century, active-duty and Reserve Airmen here were able to improve the reliability and life expectancy of the C-5M Super Galaxy.AFSO21 is the Air Force's dedicated effort to maximize value and minimize waste in all of our processes. "We identified the

  • Congressman visits Air Reserve Personnel Center

    Congressman Mike Coffman (R-Colo.), is greeted by Kelvin Booker, American Federation of Government Employees Local 240 union president; Brig. Gen. Jay Flournoy, Air Reserve Personnel Center commander; and Chief Master Sgt. Brian C. L. Wong, ARPC command chief during a visit to ARPC March 27.Coffman

  • Future aviators attend JB Charleston Women in Aviation career day

     About 140 eighth and ninth-grade girls from 19 Charleston-area schools visited Joint Base Charleston March 26 to learn about jobs in aviation as part of the 6th annual Women in Aviation Career Day. The event was kicked off with a skit performed by 315th Airlift Members who told stories of their