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Airmen from commands across AFRC were nominated for 2024 Airmen of the Year.

Award News

  • Airmen stay focused in DOD competition

    Three Air Force reservists assigned to the 4th Combat Camera Squadron at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., garnered recognition in the Department of Defense’s 2014 Visual Information Awards Program.Master Sgt. John R. Nimmo took first place in the Military Photographer’s Portrait category.Master Sgt.

  • Pittsburgh reservist is command's honoree at ROA gala

    "I was absolutely surprised when I found out about being selected as the AFRC's nominee for the Reserve Officers Association Spotlight," said Davis. "If I got something it's because of others... It's not about me."For Tech. Sgt. John Davis, helping others and giving his best in all that he does is

  • Niagara civilian firefighter named command's best for 2014

    Joseph Foucha, Assistant Fire Chief, 914th Fire Emergency Serviceswas selected as the Air Force Reserve Command's Department of Defense CivilianFire Officer of the Year.Highlighting Foucha's award package are: hisdevelopment of the "Saving Lives Program," teaching life-saving interventions tomiddle

  • AFRC announces 2014 Combat Crew Communications Awards

    Air Force Reserve Command announced the Combat Crew CommunicationsAward winners for 2014.Winners, by category are:Combat Crew Communications Airman of the Year: Senior Airman Matthew R. Schell,434th Operations Support Squadron, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana.Combat Crew Communications NCO of the

  • AFRC announces 2014 Airfield Operations Awards

    Air Force Reserve Command announced the Airfield Operations Awardwinners for 2014.Unit award winners, by category are:D. Ray Hardin Air Traffic Control Facility of the Year: 434thOperations Support Squadron, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana.Airfield Operations Flight Complex of the Year: 440th

  • HQ RIO announces top Individual Reserve Airmen of 2014

    The topIndividual Reserve Airmen of the Year for 2014 were selected, announced Col.Christopher E. Cronce, Commander of Headquarters IR Readiness and IntegrationOrganization.Cronce said the Airmen were selected based on superiorleadership, job performance and personal achievements."These

  • Command announces 2014 Aircrew Flight Equipment awards

    Air Force Reserve Command has announced the 2014 winners of the Aircrew Flight Equipment Awards. The Aircrew Flight Equipment Airman of the Year is Senior Airman Ashley L. Giusti, 477th Operations Support Flight, Joint Base Elmendorf, Alaska.The NCO of the Year is Tech Sgt. Jonathan M. Gibson, 301st

  • Homestead Fire Department garners two command-level awards

    The 482nd Mission Support Group Civil Engineering Flight was selected as the Air Force Reserve Command's Department of Defense Fire Department of the Year in the medium category.Gianno Nogueras, 482nd MSG/CEF fire protection specialist, was also selected as the AFRC's DoD Civilian Firefighter of the

  • Co-located Reserve Force Support Squadron wins Eubank award

    The302nd Force Support Squadron was recently named the Air Force Reserve Command'sMaj. Gen. Eugene L. Eubank award winner for 2014. This A1 (Manpower, Personneland Services) award recognizes the best small installation force supportsquadrons in the Air Force."It's one of the biggest awards in A1,"

  • Life Support: Award-winning SNCO backbone of depot flight safety

    On Jan. 15, Senior Master Sgt. Dana Capaldi was notified she'd been selected as the Air Force's top senior noncommissioned officer of the year in the Air Reserve Component Aircrew Flight Equipment annual awards.Capaldi, shying away from the fact that this is her second time earning this recognition,