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AFRC News

  • Furlough to affect thrift savings plan contributions

    Federal civilian employees could see their Thrift Savings Plan contributions reduced if furloughs take effect.The Thrift Savings Plan is a retirement savings and investment plan for federal employees and members of the uniformed services, including the Ready Reserve."Employees who have selected

  • Nellis pilot is first reservist to fly F-35

    A reservist from the 706th Fighter Squadron here recently became the first to fly the F-35 Lightning II, Air Force's newest aircraft.Maj. Joseph Scholtz is an operational test pilot integrated into the Regular Air Force's 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron, and currently Nellis AFB's only qualified

  • Journalists win awards in Air Force contest

    Two print journalists and a team of broadcasters from Air Force Reserve Command units won first-place awards in the 2012 Air Force Media Contest. The command also took two second-place and three third-place awards in the competition. Results of the contest were announced March 14 by the Secretary of

  • Reservists lend helping hand to 9th CES

    The structure fire that swept through the 9th Civil Engineering Squadron building here Jan. 21destroyed millions of dollars of equipment and left 191 personnel without a workplace. Thanks to the squadron's reserve counterparts, a big part of the unit wasn't incapacitated for long.Displaced 9th

  • College grants available for children of deceased combat vets

    Major Kevin Wilkins died of an illness that resulted from his military service in Operation Iraqi Freedom.This left his wife, Jill, wondering how she was going to handle being a single parent and how she was going to pay for her son and daughter's college education. Then she found out about the

  • Dobbins Chapel to be relocated

    The Dobbins Air Reserve Base chapel is scheduled to be relocated two miles from its current site to Clay Army National Guard Camp, crossing the Reserve base's runway on Mar. 17.This move was approved by Col. Tim Tarchick, 94th Airlift Wing commander, on Feb. 4 as an eleventh-hour alternative to

  • Grissom's new EOD unit comes online

    Most explosive ordnance disposal technicians at some point make the long walk; a lone walk into the unknown to face off against a device that was designed to maim, kill and destroy. A group of EOD Airmen, each having made their own long walks, are now making a trek of a different kind, as they stand

  • Niagara prepares for possible civilian furloughs

    More than 300 members of the 914th Airlift Wing attended a town hall meeting March 14 to discuss potential actions if sequestration goes into effect next month.Wing leadership discussed the possibilitiy of furloughs as well as other adjustments the wing would make if sequestration actions are

  • McConnell Reservists deploy to Southwest Asia

    Citizen Airmen from the 931st Air Refueling Group deployed to Southwest Asia in support of ongoing U.S. operations overseas, March 11.While deployed, aircrew and support personnel the 931st ARG will fly aerial refueling missions, perform aircraft maintenance and fill other support roles while

  • Air Force tuition assistance suspended

    In a memorandum addressed to all Airmen, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody announced today that the Air Force has made the decision to suspend military tuition assistance for the remainder of the fiscal year, effective March 11, 2013.The suspension of tuition assistance applies to all