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AFRC News

  • Journalists, photographers win command awards

    Journalists and photographers from six Air Force Reserve Command units won multiple awards in the 2009 AFRC Media Contest.Megan Just from the 452nd Air Mobility Wing, March Air Reserve Base, Calif., wrote the best feature article and the best commentary. Master Sgt. Jason Schaap from the 931st Air

  • Hill reservists 'grateful' for Haiti deployment

    Five reservists from the 419th Fighter Wing who returned today from a month-long deployment to Haiti said their homecoming is "bittersweet."They and 10 other Air Force Reservists from the 67th Aerial Port Squadron helped restore airfield operations at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport

  • Air Force Reserve nurse saves life of commissary employee

    Training, teamwork and quick reactions saved the life of a commissary cashier here Feb. 16.Maj. Heather Everly, a traditional reservist in the 459th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, was shopping when she heard the store public address system ask for a doctor or nurse.When Major Everly arrived at the

  • Command names top public affairs programs, people

    An organization and six individuals are representing Air Force Reserve Command in the Air Force Public Affairs Communications Excellence Award competition. Their selections were announced here Feb. 23.The office with the best issues management program is Strategic Communications in the Office of the

  • Air Force Reserve picks Verne Orr Award nominee

    Air Force Reserve Command Recruiting Service is the command's nominee for the 2010 Verne Orr Award.Established by the Air Force Association in honor of Verne Orr, a former secretary of the Air Force, the award is presented annually. The award recognizes any unit, regardless of size, that excels

  • Air Force Reserve nominates spouse for award

    Jesika Davis is Air Force Reserve Command's nominee for the 2010 Joan Orr Air Force Spouse of the Year Award.Mrs. Davis is the wife of Lt. Col. Thomas Davis, chief of public affairs for the 482nd Fighter Wing, Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla.The annual award is in honor of Joan Orr, wife of former

  • Reserve rescuers save lives after Afghanistan avalanche

    As the helicopter door slid open Feb. 9, snow flurries swirled inside stinging the cheeks of U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jonathan Grant, 33rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron pararescue team leader, as he leaned out slightly into the whipping winds and minus-40 degree air to survey the scene

  • Generals discuss Guard, Reserve, on call Air Force

    Two Air Force generals explained the importance of the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard to the on-call Air Force during the Air Force Association's Air Warfare Symposium and Technology Exposition Feb. 19 here. Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III, the director of the Air National Guard, and Lt. Gen.

  • Leadership summits offered to Guard & Reserve teens

    Teens with a parent in the Air Force Reserve or Air National Guard can sign up to attend a free leadership summit this summer. April 16 is the deadline to apply for the 2010 AFR/ANG Teen Leadership Summits. Participants must be 14 to 18 years old. Applications and instructions are available online

  • Reserve recognizes individuals for achievements

    Air Force Reserve Command recognized two women on Feb. 6 for their outstanding achievements.Capt. Marella Tolbolt Big Mountain of the 618th Tanker Airlift Control Center at Scott AFB, Ill., was named the 2009 Reserve Officer Association Junior Officer of the Year. Lt. Col. Laura Theodorson of the