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AFRC News

  • Air Force pulls parachutes from KC-135s

    By design, parachutes slow things down. Crew members forced to evacuate in-flight aircraft with parachutes, for example, have much gentler impacts with the ground than those without chutes. But the only thing being slowed by parachutes aboard KC-135 Stratotankers, Air Force leaders recently decided,

  • Flying Jennies, C-130J's return to Southwest Asia

    The "Flying Jennies" of Air Force Reserve Command's 815th Airlift Squadron will return to Southwest Asia in March to support of the Global War on Terrorism. "Three years ago, we completed a record-setting event by deploying the J-model in combat. Now we are again called upon to serve our nation by

  • Rescue wing reservist deploy, receive 'National' sendoff

    Reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing departed here Feb. 20 on the first-leg of a 14-month deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Before they left, they received a visit on the flightline by John Patterson, a pitcher for the Washington Nationals baseball team. The Nationals play their

  • Alaska units complete first F-22 Total Force deployment

    Airmen from the 3rd Wing and the 477th Fighter Group here combined for Elmendorf's first F-22A Raptor deployment to Combat Archer at Tyndall AFB, Fla. The active-duty wing and Air Force Reserve Command group sent eight aircraft and 132 Airmen to the Weapons System Evaluation Program training Feb.

  • Reserve unit swaps planes to get more birds sooner

    Air Force Reserve Command will swap C-130s to accelerate the consolidation of missions and equipment at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y. Beginning this spring, the 914th Airlift Wing at Niagara will exchange its eight C-130H3 airlifters for eight C-130H2 airlifters from the 934th Airlift

  • Doctor moves to South Dakota to help Lakota Sioux

    Serving people and making a positive impact on their lives has been a common desire throughout the life of a 512th Airlift Wing flight surgeon. It's what motivates Lt. Col. (Dr.) Matthew J.G. Cazan of the 512th Aerospace Medicine Squadron to travel 1,600 miles from South Dakota to Dover AFB to

  • Smurfs up, Hurricane Hunters ready for storm season

     When Hurricane Hunter crews track storms this year they will have the latest equipment to collect data and provide weather warnings. Air Force Reserve Command's 403rd Wing took delivery Feb. 15 of the last of 10 Stepped-Frequency Microwave Radiometers, affectionately known as "smurfs." The

  • A-10 unit completes 'smart' upgrades

    Like a fine wine, the A-10 seems to get better with age. Brought into the Air Force inventory in 1975, the A-10 has gone through a host of upgrades, making it the scourge of enemy ground forces and the airborne weapon of choice for U.S. and coalition ground troops. The latest upgrade to the 442nd

  • Air Force reservists share B-52 pod knowledge

    Airmen here are putting the total force initiative into practice by working together to equip B-52 bombers with advanced targeting pods. "The concept we are working on is that our most proficient instructors provide dedicated training to a selected group of active-duty instructors," said Lt. Col.

  • Air Force Reserve selects top performance manager for 2007

    Lt. Col. Troy Vonada from the 908th Airlift Wing, Maxwell AFB, Ala., is Air Force Reserve Command's top performance manager for 2007. Maj. Gen. Allan R. Poulin, AFRC vice commander, announced the award selection Feb 11. Among his many achievements, Colonel Vonada developed a team to meet unit