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AFRC News

  • Oklahoma Air Force reservists return from deployment

    Members of the 507th Civil Engineer Squadron returned to Oklahoma yesterday after serving the previous six months at various locations in the mid east supporting  Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.The civil engineers are members of the Air Force Reserve Command's 507th Air Refueling Wing,

  • Reserve pilot gets mission equipped after defeating cancer

    Ten years after airdropping emergency medical supplies at the South Pole for a physician who was diagnosed with cancer, the 97th Airlift Squadron scrambled to help one of its own deal with cancer.While deployed in support of Operation Deep Freeze in February 2009, Lt. Col. Joe Nauman, an assistant

  • Happy homecoming: Hill reservists return from Afghanistan

    About 30 Air Force Reservists from the 419th Civil Engineer Squadron returned today from a six-month deployment to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.Click here for the photo essay.While deployed, the Airmen traveled throughout northeastern Afghanistan, completing construction projects at 62 forward

  • 301st maintainers generate 38 sorties during 1-day surge exercise

    The 301st Maintenance and Operations Groups produced 38 F-16 Fighting Falcon sorties in one day March 5 as part of a "surge" exercise designed to prepare the 301st Fighter Wing for its upcoming operational readiness inspection.The surge was successful thanks to the efforts of maintainers like Staff

  • Total force Airmen preserve heritage, restore aircraft

    Sparks were flying inside one airplane hangar near the flightline here March 4, as active-duty and Reserve maintenance personnel pressed forward in their efforts to restore an air mobility artifact.For decades, a C-118 Liftmaster with an interesting history stood on display at the traffic circle

  • Toolbox, Beanie Babies highlight Reserve unit at aviation conference

    With the use of Beanie Babies and a toolbox, Reserve Airmen kept a flow of visitors at the first Air Force Reserve unit display at the 22nd Women in Aviation, International Conference held Feb. 24-26 in Reno, Nev. Women in Aviation, International is a nonprofit organization that provides networking,

  • Rescue wing flexes to fly the fleet during hurricane exercise

    Click here to view slideshowAirmen from the Air Force Reserve's 920th Rescue Wing here stepped up to the challenge from their commander, Col. Robert Dunn, who had them launch the wing's entire fleet of aircraft March 6 during their drill training weekend. The mission simulated a mass hurricane

  • Colonel dresses to impress at change of command

    It was an atypical assumption of command for the 512th Mission Support Group at the Landings March 6.Usually a formal affair symbolizing the passing of responsibility and authority to the new commander, this ceremony broke away from tradition in favor of operational readiness.Lt. Col. Gretchen M.

  • Grissom Airmen stand down, sharpen resiliency

    Like an ax driving through wood, people power through life's problems and stressors. But, just like an ax, their edge can dull and those stressors become harder to cut through.But, the Airmen of the 434th Air Refueling Wing were able to sharpen their resolve and improve their resiliency during a

  • Fire in the hole!

    Explosives, robots and classified missions: that's the "down and dirty" job description of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal team in the 419th Fighter Wing. The EOD team's priority is to remove and dispose of explosives in a safe, environmentally friendly matter. Their job can take them around the