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AFRC News

  • Reserve pilot reaches 4,000 hour mark in F-16

    An Air Force Reserve F-16 pilot here joined an elite group of aviators when he surpassed the 4,000 flying hour mark Aug. 8. Col. Kurt "Huevos" Gallegos, 301st Operations Group commander hit the milestone in a 457th Fighter Squadron "Spad," tail number 85-1484, the plane that bears his name. He

  • Defense Secretary visits Niagara Falls ARS

    Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta met with military and civilian personnel here August 9 to thank them for their service."My main purpose in being here is to first and foremost say thank you. Thank you for your service to our country," said Panetta. "It's a personal honor for me to be here, to

  • Command names Lt. Gen. James E. Sherrard III Award recipient

    The 507th Air Refueling Wing, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., is the recipient of the Airlift/Tanker Associations' Lt. Gen. James E. Sherrard III Award for 2012.According to the A/TA website, the award "recognizes the Air Reserve outstanding Wing/Group contributing to the overall success of the

  • AFRC looks outside the fence to manage bases

    A new Air Force Reserve Command program has mission support group commanders thinking more like city and county managers.The MSG as City Managers Initiative began at a conference in June where more than 60 MSG commanders and deputy commanders from across the United States gathered to learn how they

  • Not Standing Idly By

    The thing that 1st Lt. Charles Ferree remembers most about Dachau was the stink."The smell burned my nostrils and permeated my pores," he said. Ferree, an Army Air Corps pilot with the 9th Air Force said the only way he could get rid of the smell was to burn his uniforms.In the Spring of 1945 Ferree

  • Rescue Squadron gives good cheer to children's hospital

    The young boy's and girl's at The Randall Children's Hospital at Legacy Emmanuel were treated to a special surprise by pararescuemen from the 304th Rescue Squadron as they delivered toy's via "Operation Toy Drop".The PJ's arrived both by air, via HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters from the 305th Rescue

  • New Heritage Hall displays unveiled

    Visitors to Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command have an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the Air Force Reserve's history as result of new heritage displays installed earlier this summer.The displays include artifacts and uniforms worn by Air Force reservists during the Vietnam War

  • Spouses change roles, command

    It was a historic event Saturday, July 14 at the Peterson Club here as the Operations Support Squadron changed leaders. And while command changes are common events in the Air Force Reserve, this one was unique as the two commanders involved were married. Lt. Col. Christopher Lay assumed command of

  • Tuskegee Airman donates Congressional Gold Medal to Alaska Reserve unit

    The 302nd Fighter Squadron is now home to a Congressional Gold Medal in Aviation.Tuskegee Airman Col. (Ret.) Charles McGee presented his personal medal to Col. Bryan Radliff, 477th FG commander during the 41st Annual Tuskegee Airmen Convention in Las Vegas, Nev. Aug. 2. During World War II McGee was