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AFRC News

  • Air Force selects reservist as top first sergeant

    The Air Force has selected a traditional reservist as its First Sergeant of the Year for 2008. Master Sgt. Jeffrey A. Gray of the 328th Airlift Squadron, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y., is reportedly the first member of the air reserve components chosen for the annual award. "It's all about

  • Aeromedical evacuation training mission turns real world

    Simulating a passenger becoming ill may seem like the perfect scenario on an aeromedical evacuation training mission, but a passenger wasn't faking it on a recent flight to Hawaii. Reservists from Charleston's 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron proved they were up for the task when one of the

  • Memorial affairs reservists provide comfort at sea

    Air Force reservists from the 512th Memorial Affairs Squadron here took to the seas near Charleston AFB, S.C., June 7-22 for a joint training exercise called Global Medic 2008. Global Medic, an Army Reserve exercise, involved more than 2,500 reservists from the Air Force, Army and Navy. It simulated

  • Citizen Airmen fight California wildfires for 12th day

    Citizen Airmen of the 302nd Air Expeditionary Group, including reservists deployed from the 302nd Airlift Wing, began their 12th day of aerial firefighting support missions July 7 in a coordinated effort to control wildfires in California. Group C-130 Hercules aircraft flew 69 airdrops delivering

  • Hill JAG helps restore law, order in Iraq

    After Saddam Hussein's 24-year reign ended, the justice system in Iraq lay in shambles. Today U.S. forces are working with Iraqi police and judges to lay the foundation for a fair and effective judicial system. A reservist from the 419th Fighter Wing returned earlier this summer from a six-month

  • Civilian responders call EOD for military munitions

    A box full of 60-year-old live hand grenades was the last thing a Temecula widow expected to find in her deceased husband's closet. Workers for a San Bernardino construction company didn't expect to dig up a 500-pound World War II bomb. These kinds of situations may seem bizarre but they are a lot

  • Reservists support California fires for sixth day

    Air Force reservists and aircraft from the 302nd Airlift Wing are among scores of Airmen and Marines here fighting California wildfires. Fires have raged for six consecutive days. On July 1, wildfires were engulfing areas of the Sequoia National Forest. Airmen from the 302nd AW, Peterson AFB, Colo.,

  • Historic capsule makes trip to body shop

    A relic from NASA's Apollo program was an eye-catching sight as it was transported via flatbed truck from its home at the Air Force Reserve's 920th Rescue Wing here to Port Canaveral July 1. The white, 11 x 13-foot, 9,000-pound space capsule, on loan to the 920th Rescue Wing from the Smithsonian

  • Leaders share pearls of wisdom with Reserve junior officers

    Junior Air Force Reserve officers from across the nation came together for mentoring and leadership in Cocoa Beach June 26-29. Hosted by the Air Force Reserve Command's 920th Rescue Wing here, seven senior leaders including Col. Steve Kirkpatrick, 920th RQW commander, shared their pearls of wisdom

  • Third Reserve C-130 joins California wildfire fight

    A third Air Force Reserve Command C-130H was dispatched June 27 to help fight raging wild fires in California. The 302nd Airlift Wing, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., sent the additional airplane and crews to join the 302nd Air Expeditionary Group at McClellan Airfield, Sacremento, Calif., to help