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AFRC News

  • Reservists talk to Congress about aerial spray mission

    Six Air Force reservists fresh from the fight to save the Gulf coast from one of the worst oil spills in American history briefed congressional members and staffers from the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate June 7 and 8.As part of the U.S. military's only fixed-wing aerial spray

  • Air Force Reserve medics train by treating patients in Dominican Republic

    After treating more than 7,500 patients, 39 medical specialists left this hot and humid island nation knowing they had helped people, while gaining valuable training and a cultural experience.Most of the team for MEDRETE 2010 Dominican Republic came from Air Force Reserve Command's 927th Air

  • Looking 'buff' in Berlin

    A B-52H Stratofortress from the 93rd Bomb Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., is taking part in the Berlin Air Show June 8-13, 2010. Air Force Reserve Command officials say this is the first time a B-52 from the 917th Wing has taken part in the international event.

  • Aerial spray mission ends; crews return to Youngstown

    C-130 aircraft and crews returned to Youngstown Air Reserve Station June 4 from the Gulf of Mexico.Youngstown's 910th Airlift Wing sent two specially equipped transport planes and 60 reservists to Stennis International Airport, Miss., May 1 to support cleaning up the Deepwater Horizon oil

  • Insurgents launch attack as reservists prepare to leave

    Their last day in Kandahar ended with a rocket barrage and ground fire from an insurgent attack just hours before boarding a flight to return home. The two Air Force reservists from here braced themselves for a memorable farewell as their last mission wound down in a gripping operation to once again

  • Air Force Reserve presents Tour for the Troops concert

    On July 4, the Air Force Reserve will present a Tour for the Troops concert with the legendary rock band Styx performing at the CenturyTel Arena in Bossier City, La.Billy Bretherton from the hit A&E television show "Billy the Exterminator" will emcee the event, which starts at 6 p.m.To celebrate

  • Air Force Reserve gains people, moves planes

    Air Force Reserve Command will gain more people and move aircraft as part of a proposed force structure realignment announced by the Air Force May 11.The fiscal 2011 realignment will affect some 1,300 positions in the command with increases in security forces, civil engineering and RED HORSE

  • Dobbins security forces return from Iraq

    Thirteen Airmen from the 94th Security Forces Squadron returned home from Iraq on May 31, just in time for Memorial Day."I'm thankful that my team, and I got home safely on such a symbolic day," said Master Sgt. Engle R. Coulter, 94th SFS.The Airmen were greeted and saluted by Col. Timothy E.

  • Space wing helps vets observe Memorial Day

    Airmen from the 310th Space Wing, Schriever Air Force Base, Colo., paid respect to those who served before in a Memorial Day observance on May 27 at the Veterans Administration nursing home at Fitzsimmons in Aurora, Colo.Senior Airman Lyndee Banister regularly volunteers for the Denver Hospice. She

  • Charleston reservists fly C-17 mission

    Pilots and loadmasters from the 315th Airlift Wing here flew a C-17 mission to Panama City, Panama, May 27.In Panama, the Air Force Reserve Command crew picked up a U.S. Coast Guard Dolphin helicopter. The next day the reservists delivered the helicopter to Cecil Field in Jacksonville, Fla., for