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AFRC News

  • Focus Day aligns Air Force Space Command, guard, reserve efforts

    The annual Air Force Space Command Air Reserve Component Focus Day occurred here Wednesday. The focus day brought together senior leadership from the total force including Gen. Jay Raymond, commander of Air Force Space Command, Lt. Gen. Maryanne Miller, commander of Air Force Reserve Command, and

  • Patriot Warrior kicks off at Dobbins

    The world’s busiest airport got a little busier this week as Airmen from around the Air Force Reserve descended upon Atlanta to participate in this year’s Patriot Warrior exercise. The goal of the exercise is to improve combat readiness through practical hands-on experience in a simulated austere

  • Refueling mission linchpin in allied training

    It was a clear August morning on the Joint Base Andrews airfield when crews from the 459th Air Refueling Wing geared up for a flying mission almost a year in the making. As early light streamed into the dimly lit cockpit of one of the Wing’s eight KC-135R Stratotankers, pilots and boom operators

  • Wing bids farewell to last HC-130P model

    The 920th Rescue Wing commander, Col. Kurt Matthews, and members of a hand-selected aircrew flew the wing’s last HC-130P King, Aug. 7 from Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, to be decommissioned.The

  • 413th ASTS stays sharp with Exercise Avian

    Nearly 100 Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 413th Aeromedical Staging Squadron from Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, traveled to Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Aug. 4-6, to participate in the first-ever Exercise Avian 2017.The exercise trained 413th ASTS members on their ability to medically and

  • Last of F-16 fleet at Hill goes through phase

    As the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings transition from the F-16 Fighting Falcon to the F-35A Lightning II, milestones occur frequently. Another milestone is currently underway; the 388th Maintenance Squadron is performing its final phase inspection on an F-16 at Hill Air Force Base, Utah.

  • JBSA-Lackland C-5s to undergo maintenance fix

    The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Commander, Gen. Carlton D. Everhart II, on Aug. 2, 2017 ordered a stand-down of all C-5s until a directed repair is completed. The 433rd Airlift Wing here has eight C-5M Super Galaxy aircrafts. The C-5 stand down will replace all C-5 ball screw assembly parts

  • 913th MXS annual training helps keep 403rd fleet mission-ready

    Dozens of Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 913th Maintenance Squadron out of Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, have spent the past few weeks here at Keesler Air Force Base working on the 403rd Wing’s fleet of C-130J and WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft.

  • Total Force Airmen can now manage their life insurance online

    Airmen no longer need paper forms to manage their Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance, thanks to the new SGLI Online Enrollment System, or SOES.SGLI provides automatic life insurance coverage of $400,000 to service members when they enter the service. Members with SGLI also get automatic coverage