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AFRC News

  • Command announces outstanding SERE specialists of 2011

    Air Force Reserve Command has named Master Sgt. Dennis J. Jones as the Outstanding Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialist of 2011. The award recognizes the reservist who makes the most significant contributions to the command's SERE program.Jones, from the 440th Airlift Wing, Pope

  • Command announces outstanding enlisted aircrew awardees

    Air Force Reserve Command announced the Enlisted Aircrew Members of the Year March 29.The Outstanding AFRC Enlisted Aircrew Members of the Year for 2011 are Master Sgt. Lori M. O'Connell (senior NCO category), 916th Air Refueling Wing, Seymour-Johnson Air Force Base, N.C.,  and Master Sgt. James J.

  • Command picks top tactician

    A captain from Peterson AFB, Colo., is Air Force Reserve Command's tactician of the year for 2011.Capt. Jason S. Bertino of the 302nd Airlift Wing's 731st Airlift Squadron was cited for improving the Large Aircraft Infrared Counter Measures system. In addition working on the LAIRCM system, he

  • Rope, nails, blue nets saving lives in Ethiopia

    Three feet of rope, four nails and a blue net all wrapped inside a plastic bag may not seem like they can save lives. However, these tools - along with the partnership between members of Civil Affairs Team 4905, government and non-government organizations - can impede the spread of malaria in

  • Command names best in airfield operations

    In a memorandum March 19, Air Force Reserve Command announced selecting three units and eight individuals for AFRC Airfield Operations Awards of the Year for 2011.Unit winners are:D. Ray Hardin Air Traffic Facility - 452nd Operations Support Squadron, March Air Reserve Base, Calif.Ronald D. McCarthy

  • Air Force Reserve Pipe Band performs for president

    Military bagpipers are a unique sight in Washington, D.C., especially clad in official Air Force tartan kilts and lining the steps of the U.S. Capitol. So unique, in fact, the pipe band of the Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve is the only professional pipe band in the Department of Defense. On

  • Senior leaders discuss future of Air Force Reserve

    Senior leaders from Air Force Reserve Command assembled here March 26-27 during the 2012 Senior Leader Conference to discuss the future of the command. Theme of this year's conference was "Full Operational Capability: Full Spectrum Combat Capability with Unparalleled Efficiency" and how the Air