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AFRC News

  • Niagara Falls hosts regional traffic safety program

    The Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station hosts the Niagara Regional Traffic Safety Program. This two week educational program provides a unique and innovative approach to teaching young drivers from area high schools the importance of safe driving techniques and habits.Throughout the day students are

  • Commander discusses FY12 budget at Senate hearings

    The top leaders from Army, Navy, Marine and Air Force Reserve and Guard programs provided statements and answered questions regarding the proposed estimates for their fiscal year 2012 budgets.Led by Sen. Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) and Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), the U.S. Senate Committee on

  • Grissom Airman 'judged' best in Reserve Command

    Indiana is no stranger to most valuable players with the names like Peyton Manning, Drew Brees and Larry Bird, and now the Hoosier state can add one more name to the MVP list. Maj. Matt Coakley, 951st Reserve Support Squadron staff judge advocate, was recently selected as Air Force Reserve Command's

  • McChord reservists ensure vets are never forgotten

    From Flanders Fields where poppy's grow, to what is known as the "Silent War", to the bloody battle's of Saigon, we remember them. They are our heroes. They are veterans of the military. They will never be forgotten.Twenty reservists from the 446th Airlift Wing participated in the Visit a Veteran

  • Dobbins hosts Academy Day for military service schools

    United States Senator Johnny Isakson and the Georgia delegation hosted Academy Day 2011 at Dobbins ARB on Saturday, May 7. The annual statewide military academy day provided an opportunity for high school students interested in attending one of our nation's service academies and their parents to

  • Reservists save millions of dollars with a few steps

    Reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing Maintenance Group are charged with not only maintaining life-saving aircraft here, but also saving millions of dollars in equipment damage with a few simple steps. Several times a week, as the sun rises over the Atlantic Ocean, which is about a stone's throw

  • First lady invites Guard, Reserve kids to fitness event

    Alongside about 80 children of National Guardsmen and reservists, first lady Michelle Obama showed off her dance moves and football-handling prowess yesterday during a "Let's Move" fitness and nutrition event for military families on the White House's South Lawn.The first lady invited the kids to

  • Jay Leno creates laughter at McChord Field

    Roaring engines from C-17 Globemaster III aircraft were drowned out by thunderous laughter from the thousands of servicemembers and guests who came out to enjoy the comedic stylings of NBC's The Tonight Show host Jay Leno, in Hangar 4 here, May 7.Leno's performance, which was preceded by

  • Guard, Reserve conclude firefighting operations in Texas

    After performing 81 sorties and dropping 243,000 gallons of fire retardant over the wildfires that have been burning in South and West Texas, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve personnel and their MAFFS - Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System - aircraft are heading back home May 6.The National