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AFRC News

  • U.S. opens Berlin Air Show with ‘Spirit’

    A C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., named the “Spirit of Berlin” helped kick off the Berlin Air Show May 16-21 when it flew before opening-day spectators. The C-17 crew, assigned to Air Force Reserve Command’s 315th Airlift Wing, is part of a U.S. contingent joining more

  • Pararescuemen train to keep U.S. waters safe

    The 304th Rescue Squadron hosted a Homeland Defense-sponsored underwater hazardous devices search course at the Portland Air National Guard base May 8 -12 to help pararescuemen and local public safety divers keep Oregon and Washington’s ports safe from terrorism. According to a Homeland Defense

  • Air Force Reserve, active-duty A-10s deploy to Afghanistan

    A mix of active-duty and Air Force Reserve Command units started landing their A-10 Thunderbolt IIs here May 13 to take part in Air Expeditionary Force 1 and 2. The 81st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron is composed of the lead unit 81st Fighter Squadron from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, and the

  • Whiteman reservists arrive in Afghanistan

    As members of the 442nd Fighter Wing’s advance team settle in at Bagram Airfield, they are ensuring a smooth transition for the main body of Citizen Airmen deploying here from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. The first six reservists from the 442nd, which deployed aircraft maintainers and pilots to

  • Command nominates Californian for humanitarian award

    The chairperson of the chamber of commerce’s military affairs committee in Moreno Valley, Calif., is Air Force Reserve Command’s nominee for the 2006 Zachary and Elizabeth Fisher Distinguished Civilian Humanitarian Award. “Ms. Laura Froehlich is a prime example of our future leaders and provides

  • Air Force names ‘Best’ enlisted weather manager

    Air Force Reserve Command’s weather manager is the best, and he’s getting the award to prove it. Senior Master Sgt. Shawn D. Dahl of the Headquarters AFRC’s A3 standardization/evaluation division here is the recipient of the 2005 Air Force Best Award in the enlisted category. The award, named in

  • Command announces senior officer moves

    Air Force Reserve Command officials here and in the Pentagon announced several senior officer moves in April and May. Those announcements included the following: Brig. Gen. Dean J. Despinoy from commander of the 507th Air Refueling Wing, Tinker AFB, Okla., to commander of the 434th ARW, Grissom Air

  • Air-Sea Show bigger, better than ever

    Deafening noises, huge crowds and bright sunshine combined to make Fort Lauderdale Beach the place to be during the 12th annual Air-Sea Show. More than a million people turned out over the three days of the event to enjoy the show. The cast of performers read like a “who’s who” of the elite aviation

  • Portland reservists help rescue skier off glacier

    Fourteen days after participating in a joint search-and-rescue training exercise with other local rescue organizations, reservists from the 304th Rescue Squadron were back on Mount Hood May 6 to save a life for real. A skier was traversing the more than 11,000-foot dormant volcano’s summit with

  • Command announces 2006 Team Excellence award winners

    Members of the Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command Communications Directorate here and the 729th Airlift Squadron at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., are winners of AFRC’s Team Excellence awards. “These awards reflect the best in the Air Force Reserve, and I congratulate both teams for outstanding