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AFRC News

  • Wings of Blue train, jump with Turtles

    Citizen Airmen from the 701st Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, took to the sky in a C-17 Globemaster III over the Arizona desert early Saturday morning for mission-critical training with the U.S. Air Force’s Wings of Blue parachute team.

  • Wing leaders discuss F-35 role in national security

    Col. David Smith, 419th Fighter Wing commander, and Col. David Lyons, 388th FW commander, took part in a panel discussion on F-35A capability and performance during a national security conference March 31 in Salt Lake City.

  • Patriot Delta prepares AES units for deployment

    The 349th Air Mobility Wing hosted an aeromedical evacuation training exercise, Patriot Delta, on March 24 to March 26 at Travis Air Force Base.“We did the whole ground operations as well as flying for patient movement on a C-130 Hercules, KC-135 Stratotanker and a C-17 Globemaster III,” said Col.

  • Homestead Reservists making mark in SWA

    More than 200 Airmen from 482nd Fighter Wing, Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, are currently serving in Southwest Asia in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.

  • MIlitary exercise provides medical care for Kodiak Island residents

    The Arctic Care 2017 exercise kicked off on March 28 with the opening of clinics and other villages throughout the island started receiving services on March 29, as service members work to provide all citizens on Kodiak Island various medical and veterinary services.

  • Reserve defenders deploy to Dominican Republic

    ive U.S. Air Force Reserve defenders are heading to the Dominican Republic, in support of a Operation New Horizons, a 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) humanitarian mission to build churches and schools.

  • Citizen Airmen support milestone recycled rocket launch

    SpaceX made history March 30 with the successful launch of a reused Falcon 9 rocket, marking the first time a commercial company has been able to send a previously-launched rocket into space a second time.   SpaceX launched SES-10 from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in

  • Marking Change: Capt. Kim Burford

    She saw her. The scared little girl was only five or six years old. The girl needed her help, having possibly never sought dental care before. The tiny patient was in pain. Her mother tried to calm her, but she did not understand. The young dentist tried to sooth her fears, but did not prevail. Her

  • Exercise Iniohos 17 kicks off in Greece

    U.S. Air Force Airmen and 12 F-16C Fighting Falcons from the 482nd Fighter Wing, Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, began Exercise Iniohos 17, here, which will last until April 6.