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AFRC News

  • 482nd FW Operations Group commander teams with brother to run Red Flag

    For the first time in Red Flag history, two brothers are running the show. America knows many family duos: Presidents George H.W. and George W. Bush, father and son; Eli and Peyton Manning, sibling quarterbacks in the NFL; Venus and Serena Williams, sisters and international tennis stars. How do two

  • Aeromedical team applies experience to contingency flight at Rodeo

    Experience at running aeromedical evacuation missions in the Southwest Asia area paid off for the 446th Rodeo Aeromedical Evacuation team, which scored a respectable 915 out of 1050 during their July 20 contingency flight. The contingency flight is one of three events for aeromedical evacuation

  • Team McConnell building on early success at Rodeo 2009

    Team McConnell members wasted no time making their presence known at Air Mobility Command's Rodeo 2009.The team found itself just one point shy of the top score following a preflight inspection of its KC-135 Stratotanker Sunday morning, less than 24 hours after arriving at McChord AFB, Wash., for

  • Reserve refueling crew honors fallen at Arlington

    A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 916th Air Refueling Wing had a mission this week usually reserved for fighters.On July 22, a combined Reserve and regular Air Force crew had the privilege of doing a fly-over at Arlington National Cemetery to honor service members killed in action during Vietnam. The

  • PaveHawk pulpit

    Thirty Air Force Reserve chaplains gather around an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter as 920th Rescue Wing pilot Capt. Paul Carpenter gives them scenarios of his recent deployment to Afghanistan and discusses chopper capabilities. The chaplains toured various Air Force bases in July to learn more about

  • Rodeo Maintenance team meticulous in refueling competition

    What's so hard about pumping gas? You open the gas cap. Put the nozzle in the tank. Squeeze the trigger and wait for the click. Simple. Right? Well when it comes to refueling planes, the process is a lot more meticulous. That's why the 446th Airlift Wing Rodeo Maintenance team applied months of

  • Rodeo Aerial Port team guides twists and turns of a 60K tunner

    Tight corners and bright orange cones litter the aerial port 60K competition grounds at Air Mobility Command's Rodeo, McChord Air Force Base, Wash July 19-24. Aerial port teams competed using their navigational skills, hand signals and good old fashion teamwork to get the job done. The course didn't

  • Security Forces team handles organized chaos at Rodeo

    Terrorists, gunfire, and explosions are all enough to startle the common man. But the 446th Airlift Wing 's Rodeo Security Forces team, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., responds and reacts with little fanfare. The 446th Rodeo Security Forces team competed in the Combat Tactics Course at the South 40

  • Wright-Patt reservists 'WOW'ed by conference

    Reservists from the 445th Airlift Wing participated in the National Aviation Hall of Fame's Third Annual Wings of Women Conference July 17. Forty-six young women in grades 9-12 attended the daylong interactive education program, with activities taking place at the National Museum of the United

  • McChord reservists earn top score in Rodeo Fit-to-Fight

    Fee, Fi, Fo, Rodeo, who's the fittest of them all? That would be the 446th Airlift Wing Rodeo team that ran their way to the top score in the Fit-to-Fight competition at Air Mobility Command's Rodeo 2009, July 19-24. Five Airmen from the Air Force Reserve Command unit at McChord ran swiftly, bulled