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AFRC News

  • AFRC postpones mandatory wear of command patch

    Air Force Reserve Command has postponed the mandatory wear of the AFRC patch on battle dress uniforms and flight suits until May 1. AFRC unit reservists were supposed to start wearing the patch Oct. 1, but command officials delayed it because of a lack of patches. As of Sept. 11, the command had

  • Masters need senior NCO academy to fill higher rank jobs

    Master sergeants must now finish the Air Force Senior NCO Academy before they fill a senior or chief master sergeant position in the Air Force Reserve. Lt. Gen. John A. Bradley, chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, announced the policy in a Sept. 27 memo. Before

  • Tick, tock: ATOC works around the clock

    The primary mission of the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing is to provide air mobility support to U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan fighting the war on terrorism. About a third of that mission funnels through the base's air terminal operations center, a total force operation manned by active-duty

  • McChord wing absorbs displaced reservists

    Earlier this year the 446th Airlift Wing opened its doors to 138 Airmen affected by force realignment and the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Act. That number is likely to grow, as at least 20 more Air Force reservists who train at the Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore., are slated to trickle

  • Mass enlistment ceremony shows diversity of Air Force Reserve

    Air Force Reserve recruiters held a mass enlistment ceremony here Oct. 5. The ceremony kicked off the new recruiting year for Air Force Reserve Command's 482nd Fighter Wing. It was part of a nationwide effort in October to boost recruiting throughout the command. Last year the wing recruiters

  • Air Force Reserve changes officer promotion system

    Air Force Reserve Command is changing its officer promotion system to meet future total force requirements. The command will implement the changes starting with the Oct. 16 Air Force Reserve Line and Non-line Colonel Promotion selection board. Results of the board are expected to be announced early

  • Air Force Reserve to operate with more reservists

    Air Force Reserve Command will have a slightly larger force in 2007. The fiscal 2007 Defense Appropriations Act signed by President George W. Bush Sept. 29 funds an end-strength of 74,900 reservists. That's 900 additional reservists compared to the fiscal year 2006 end-strength of 74,000. The new