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AFRC News

  • New civil engineer group activates at Dobbins

    The 622nd Civil Engineer Group was activated today at a ceremony at 22nd Air Force headquarters here Oct. 10. The newly activated group will place geographically separated Reserve civil engineer units under one unified command, located at Dobbins, according to Maj. Gen. Wallace Farris, 22nd Air

  • 'Vortex surfing' could be revolutionary

    Migrating birds, NASCAR drivers and Tour de France bicyclists already get it. And now the Air Force is thinking about flying gas-guzzling cargo aircraft in formation--'dragging' off one another--on long-haul flights across the oceans.Flight tests with C-17s "vortex surfing" at Edwards Air Force

  • Niagara using advanced identification technology

    In addition to being armed with weapons at the front gate, the 914th Security Forces Squadron has another tool in their arsenal to keep the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station secure.It's called the Defense Biometric Identification System, a Department of Defense-mandated identity authentication tool.

  • Team McChord begins Operation Deep Freeze missions

    Airmen from 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings kicked off their participation in the 2012-2013 Operation Deep Freeze main season, transporting National Science Foundation cargo and personnel to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Oct. 1. Deployed as the 304th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron from Joint Base

  • McConnell Reservist saves fellow Airman

    When 1st Lt. Craig Van Praag made his way into the food court at the BX here yesterday afternoon, his mind was mostly on what he'd be having for lunch. However, his thoughts quickly changed when he noticed something that didn't seem quite right"I saw an individual that appeared to be choking," said

  • McChord aeromedical evacuation Reservists back from deployments

    About 30 Air Force Reservists from the 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron who returned from deployments around the globe celebrated with friends and family at a "welcome home" barbecue here, Oct. 3.Most of the Reservists, who supported Operation Enduring Freedom, have served on deployments

  • Ohio medical units participate in disaster response exercise

    The 445th Airlift Wing, in coordination with the Wright State University National Center for Medical Readiness, conducted an emergency disaster response training exercise here and at the Calamityville collaborative training and research facility in Fairborn, Ohio, Sept. 9.The exercise was conducted

  • Electronic payments required for TRICARE reserve premiums

    To avoid losing coverage, beneficiaries enrolled in TRICARE Reserve Select or TRICARE Retired Reserve who pay monthly premiums by check need to switch to an electronic form of payment before Jan. 1, 2013. Starting next year, TRICARE will only accept TRS and TRR monthly premium payments using

  • New Zealanders wowed by Team McChord airpower

    Thousands of New Zealanders visited the Christchurch International Airport for a chance to get a glimpse inside the cockpit of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, which deployed to Christchurch from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sep. 29 in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2012.Airmen from the 62nd

  • Nellis Reservist receives Air Force level award

    A member of the 706th Fighter Squadron was recently named the Air Force's Air Reserve Component Aircrew Flight Equipment Senior Noncommissioned Officer of 2011.Master Sgt. Kevin Younger is a full-time reservist integrated into the Regular Air Force's 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron here as