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AFRC News

  • Airlift control Airmen set stage for operations

    Twelve reservists from the 446th Airlift Control Flight here participated in Pacific Lifeline, a humanitarian assistance disaster response exercise, Jan. 26 to Feb. 9. Their job is not to evacuate injured people to a hospital but without them that vital mission would never get off the ground.

  • Count down means gear up for Air Force Reservists

    As NASA began its countdown for the launch of space shuttle Atlantis Feb. 7, Air Force reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing here geared up to save the astronaut's lives. At 3-2-1 liftoff, these Airmen got ready, set, and waited in the wings to commence a rescue operation if the astronauts

  • C-17 crews support missions in Europe, Africa

    In a coordinated effort with U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Mobility Command, the Air Force Reserve is providing dedicated aircrews to fly C-17 strategic airlift missions in Europe and Africa. The first group of reservists to arrive at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, includes aircrew members, a

  • C-130 unit reservists volunteer to serve overseas

    About 30 Air Force reservists from the 908th Airlift Wing left here early Feb. 5 for Southwest Asia aboard two C-130 aircraft. The wing is the first C-130 unit in Air Force Reserve Command to deploy under a new rotation system filled by volunteers. Unlike past deployments, Reserve C-130 units on the

  • Reservists to receive retroactive pay in late February

    Air Force reservists on extended active duty will receive retroactive earnings in mid-February, according to a Pentagon announcement Jan. 29. All other reservists will get their back pay "a couple of weeks later." The National Defense Authorization Act signed into law Jan. 28 by President Bush

  • Reservists run Kirkuk's aerial port

    Air Force reservists continue to play a major role in the Global War on Terror. In fact here they are responsible for operating the base's entire aerial port. Twenty-five Airmen work in the 506th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron. All of them are reservists from the 35th Aerial Port

  • Beale unit begins transfer of KC-135 tankers

    The 940th Air Refueling Wing began transferring its KC-135R tanker aircraft to another Air Force Reserve Command unit Jan. 29. The first two of eight aircraft left here for the 916th ARW at Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C., as directed by the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission. The remaining six

  • Luke unit to receive DOD Reserve Family Readiness Award

    Representatives from the 944th Fighter Wing at Luke AFB, Ariz., will travel to the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes Feb. 15 to accept a Department of Defense award for 2007.DOD established its Reserve Family Readiness Awards Program in 2000 to honor programs in its National Guard and Reserve

  • Air Force reservist attends presidential address

    An Air Force reservist attended President George W. Bush's final state of the union address here Jan. 28. Senior Airman Diane Lopes represented the Air Force, sitting in the audience with the first lady and other special guests. Airman Lopes, a security forces specialist with Air Force Reserve

  • Woman shares her tale of unreported sexual assault

    Because of the nature of the following article, the name of the alleged victim is being withheld. The Air Force's Sexual Assault Response Coordinator program wasn't in place in 1994 when a March Field senior NCO says she was raped by a coworker. Instead, she kept quiet. "I truly believe that if we