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AFRC News

  • 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

  • Chaplain candidates visit Barksdale

    Air Force Chaplain Candidates were exposed to the B-52 Stratofortress during their visit to here July 27 to Aug 2. Barksdale was the second stop for 28 candidates in the Chaplain Candidate Intensive Internship, a program providing a structured opportunity for students to test their call and

  • Rescue Airmen partner with Canadians for search-and-rescue training

    Approximately 30 Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., traveled to Canada July 15-22 to train alongside and strengthen partnerships with Royal Canadian Air Force search-and-rescue technicians, known as SAR Techs, and their support personnel. The SAR Techs from our

  • Reserve answers call for additional MAFFS aircraft in Boise

    The U.S. Forest Service has modified its request for assistance for the MAFFS-equipped C-130s. The new request, received late yesterday, tasks an additional two C-130s using Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems, to assist with fires in the Rocky Mountain area.The two aircraft from the 302nd

  • Ohio Reserve unit competes for culinary award

    A bevy of white aproned 445th Services Sustainment Flight members were scurrying between two buildings, their portable kitchen and a serving tent preparing lunch for 60 Airmen at the base's warfighter training center July 14.The occasion for Services was not just to fulfill the appetites of 445th

  • McConnell Reservists hone combat skills

    The sun is just peeking over the horizon, the clouds streaked with soft tinges of red and pink as a group of heavily armed, camouflaged Airmen stealthily and slowly make their way through a dense undergrowth. As they approach a clearing, the lead Airman drops to a knee and scans the horizon,