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AFRC News

  • Total Force at McConnell prepares for ORI

    How should Airmen respond when their wingman is wounded and bleeding? What's the process for decontaminating equipment exposed to chemical weaponry? How does an Airman report unexploded bombs or munitions? These are questions every Airman should know to prevent loss of life in a contingency.Over the

  • Military, civilian emergency responders join for casualty exercise

    Members of the 301st Fighter Wing participated in a two-day joint Mass Casualty Exercise at the Army Reserve Center here during the September Unit Training Assembly. "The scenario is that there was an explosion at a Federal building, similar to Oklahoma City, where there was also a daycare," said

  • AF Reserve streamlining plans will adjust manpower in 3 states

    Air Force Reserve officials announced plans to streamline unit structures and adjust manpower in California, Georgia and Texas by fiscal year 2012."These changes are the result of a 13-month analytical effort intended to ensure we are operating as effectively and efficiently as possible," said Lt.

  • Air Force aerial firefighters launch missions from Austin

    Airmen from Colorado and North Carolina launched missions Sept. 11 to provide aerial firefighting support to raging Texas wildfires.The Airmen assigned to the 302nd Air Expeditionary Group, based at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, started their aerial firefighting support here against Fire

  • Farris takes command of 22nd Air Force

    Maj. Gen. Wallace "Wade" Farris assumed command of the 22nd Air Force in a ceremony here today with Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner, commander of the Air Force Reserve Command presiding.Farris replaced Maj. Gen. James T. Rubeor, who will now serve as Special Assistant to the Commander, North American

  • Reserve Airmen arrive in Texas for firefighting support

    Airmen from units based in Colorado and North Carolina arrived at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport Sept. 10 to support Texas and federal agencies already battling wildland forest fires throughout the state.The Airmen, deployed as the combined 302nd Air Expeditionary Group, were expected to

  • Rescue wing gets new leadership

    Col. Jeffrey "Skinny" Macrander took command of the 920th Rescue Wing from Col. Robert "BDU" Dunn in a change of command ceremony here Sept. 11. Maj. Gen. Frank Padilla, 10th Air Force commander, presided over the ceremony, which commenced at 9:20 a.m. In his remarks, he recognized the significance

  • McChord recruiters prepare future reservists for basic training

    One of the most important milestones in military life is completing basic training and Reserve recruiters here are implementing a new training and development program aimed at better preparing new enlistees for a successful transition from civilian life. New enlistees spent part of a Reserve weekend

  • Airmen help local law enforcement save stabbing victim

    Master Sergeant Kenneth Swainston, a Reservist with the 920th RQW at Patrick, was driving home after working an annual training day on base Sept. 6. Swainston, who serves as a patrol officer and SWAT member for the Palm Bay Police Department in Bervard County, Fla., in his full-time civilian job,

  • Reserve aircraft join aerial firefighting efforts in Texas, Northwest U.S.

    Six Department of Defense C-130 aircraft equipped with U.S. Forest Service, Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems have been tasked by U.S. Northern Command in support of the National Interagency Fire Center to supplement wildland firefighting efforts in Texas and in the Northwest U.S.Four