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AFRC News

  • Niagara Air Force civilian goes green

    For newly appointed 1st Lt. Nikki Slaughter, U.S. Army Reserve, a lifelong goal has finally been accomplished.Slaughter was commissioned into the Army as a first lieutenant during a ceremony at the Buffalo City Courthouse, Buffalo N.Y. March 19, 2013.Family and friends gathered as retired Col. Jim

  • Homestead F-16s drop bombs at Eglin range

    Aircrews and maintainers from the 482nd Fighter Wing at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., participated in Combat Hammer, a week-long, air-to-ground weapons system evaluation program at Eglin AFB, Fla. The F-16-equipped unit put their flying skills to the test in air-to-air and air-to-ground missions

  • Congress reviews reserve forces equipment needs

    Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson, chief of Air Force Reserve, joined other Reserve and National Guard senior leaders on Capitol Hill March 19 to testify and answer questions.The Air Force and Army reserve component flag officers went before the House Armed Services Committee's Tactical Air and Land Forces

  • Reserve wing saddened by loss of 512th AW family member

    Marine Lance Cpl. William T. Wild IV, the 21-year-old son of Chief Master Sgt. William T. Wild III, 512th Airlift Wing command chief, died Monday at Hawthorne Army Depot, Nev. He is one of seven Marines who lost their lives during a training exercise. "We extend our deepest condolences to Chief Wild

  • Pentagon delays sending furlough notices to civilian workforce

    Pentagon officials have put off sending furlough notices to civilian employees until they've had a chance to analyze how pending legislation that would fund the federal government for the rest of the fiscal year will affect the Defense Department.Officials now estimate that furlough notices will go

  • Please hold while your party is reached

    Senior Airman Sharon Navarro, 482nd Communications Squadron Knowledge Operations Manager, conducts maintenance in the Telephone Central Office at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., Mar. 14. The Telephone Central Office hosts all of Homestead ARB's phone lines, alarm circuits, commercial

  • Barksdale Reserve unit passes critical test

    The 307th Bomb Wing, an Air Force Reserve Command unit, is now nuclear certified following an Initial Nuclear Surety Inspection here, March 14-18.The 343rd Bomb Squadron and 707th Maintenance Squadron, units under the 307th BW, are tasked to support the 2nd Bomb Wing's nuclear and conventional

  • Combat Hammer sharpens aim while saving dollars

    Keeping accountability for dollars spent when discussing topics like freedom can be difficult to assess, but for 160 Airmen from the 482nd Fighter Wing deployed to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., they are playing a part in doing just that. The Airmen from Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., are supporting

  • Jackson outlines Reserve priorities during House caucus

    Service chiefs from the Reserve and Guard components met with members of House National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus on Capitol Hill, March 14. Leaders from each branch of service spoke about their top three priorities at the caucus-sponsored breakfast. Lt. Gen. James Jackson, the chief of

  • Rescue Wing supports successful rocket launch

    Air Force Reserve combat-search-and-rescue Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., supported the successful launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying a Space Based Infrared System GEO-2 satellite, Tuesday at 5:21 p.m., from Launch Complex 41 Cape Canaveral