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AFRC News

  • Extreme athletes "Grab Some Air" for recruiting

    It's almost 10 a.m. at the joint service open house here. Crowds already start to gather around a skate ramp that stands over 10 feet tall. A group of skateboarders and BMX riders warm up on the ramp, giving the crowd a taste of what's to come.After a few words from the announcer, the ramp suddenly

  • CCAF recognizes 350,000th degree recipient

    An Air Force reservist earned the distinction as the 350,000 graduate of the Community College of the Air Force on May 5. Tech. Sgt. Brannen Parrish received an associate in applied science public affairs degree during the 2010 Senior Enlisted Leader Summit at the Senior NCO Academy, Gunter Annex.

  • Air Force reservists to provide C-130 training

    Air Force Reserve Command will provide manpower and aircraft to establish a C-130H2 Formal Training Unit at Little Rock AFB, Ark., starting this fall.The Air Force Reserve organization will eventually replace Air Education and Training Command's 62nd Airlift Squadron by early 2014. Plans call for

  • Diamond Rio to perform with Air Force Reserve band in July

    The Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve will team up with Diamond Rio, four-time Country Music Association's award-winning recording artists, for this year's Independence Day Concert in Warner Robins July 2."Diamond Rio's accomplishments make them one of the most successful groups in Country Music,"

  • Senate Armed Services Committee reviews issues with reserve chiefs

    Mobilizations, deployments, sustainability, transformation and civilian employer support were the highlights on the minds of the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services during testimony about U.S. reserve forces. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs Dennis M. McCarthy and the seven

  • Board to select candidates for courses

    The Air Force Reserve School Selection Board will convene at Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center in July to select Air Force Reserve officers to attend developmental education, officer professional development and joint courses. Chief master sergeants and senior master sergeants may apply for

  • Youngstown Airmen take part in oil spill cleanup

    Two C-130H aircraft and crews from here are spraying oil-dispersing agents as part of an effort to clean up the massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico.More than 40 Citizen Airmen from Youngstown's 910th Airlift Wing are operating out of Stennis International Airport, Miss. They began operations at

  • Reserve aerial porters support Operation Enduring Freedom

    About 30 reservists assigned to Dover's 512th Airlift Wing are moving critical supplies and personnel in Southwest Asia in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.They are from the  71st Aerial Port Squadron, Langley AFB, Va., and are deployed as part of the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness

  • Reserve officers hone leadership skills

    More than 60 Air Force Reserve officers from throughout the nation came to the First State to hone their leadership skills as part of the Junior Officer Leadership Development course April 29-May 2.Hosted by the Air Force Reserve Command's 512th Airlift Wing, three general officers shared their

  • Maintainer passes tests, joins Thunderbird team

    An aircraft maintainer from Air Force Reserve Command's 926th Group has earned a coveted spot with the Thunderbirds, the U.S. Air Force Aerial Demonstration Squadron.Staff Sgt. Andrue Donaldson, an F-16 crew chief, was patched during a ceremony March 12 in the Thunderbird hangar."The amount of