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AFRC News

  • Young Afghan heart patient arrives home

    An Air Force C-17 cargo plane carried a young boy here recovering from desperately needed heart surgery who will know that his future was made possible by the efforts of the U.S. military. Most aircraft arriving here bring the supplies needed to sustain U.S. military forces endeavoring to ensure a

  • Reserve dentist pulls G's not teeth on weekends

    Lt. Col. (Dr.) Scott Sayre regularly trades his dental instruments and dentist chair for a pilot's seat and cockpit flight instruments, but not in a military aircraft. The colonel flies a Beech T-34 Mentor with the Lima Lima Flight Team, a precision formation flying group. Colonel Sayre is assigned

  • Air Force Reserve unit helps create disaster plan

    People along the Gulf Coast are thinking more about hurricane season after Katrina and weather service warnings about a more severe season possible in 2006. News coverage ranges from preparedness articles in the newspapers to television talk show segments about weather anxiety. All are based on

  • ReserveNet team garners CIO 100 award

    The accolades keep adding up for Air Force Reserve Command's ReserveNet team. CIO Magazine named the team one of its 100 Award honorees June 15. Created by Headquarters AFRC's A6 Directorate of Communications, ReserveNet harnesses net-centric technologies to streamline Reserve participation and

  • Citizen Airman, employer awards recognize contributions

    Air Force Reserve Command is seeking nominees for its Citizen Airman and Employer of the Year Awards. Deadline is July 31. The awards recognize an enlisted reservist and an officer who deployed in support of current operations from Jan. 1, 2005, to Dec. 31, 2005, and their respective employers for

  • Pararescuermen train to prepare for space shuttle launch

    Reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing here practiced techniques that might be used during a Space Shuttle launch recovery mission. The training was conducted June 23 in preparation for the next Space Shuttle launch scheduled for July 1. Master Sgt. James Johnston, Master Sgt. John Shiman, Master

  • Traumatic injury protection not just for combat

    Some Air Force reservists may not be aware they don’t have to be on active duty or serving in combat to receive assistance if they become severely injured. The Traumatic Injury Protection program, which is part of the Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance plan, went into effect Dec. 1, 2005.

  • Minneapolis reservist completes ironman competition

    An ex-smoker who works here set a goal of earning a finisher's medal at the Ironman Brazil competition. Tech. Sgt. Mike Bier realized his goal this year by completing the grueling test of endurance May 28. After the competition, the reservist returned to the States to complete a week-long training