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AFRC News

  • Hill F-35s form up for combat training

     F-35 pilots here began flying routine four-ship combat training missions at the Utah Test and Training range in the west desert this week.Active duty and Reserve pilots from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings will use the jet’s intricate computer network to evade a series of simulated threats.

  • A5A8 provides strategic planning for today, tomorrow

    Logistics and support mission planning was once referred to as the task of ensuring members of the services had “beds, beans and bullets” – all the essentials they needed to get the job done. Now, for the young Airmen at the wing level who perform the daily work of the Air Force Reserve, logistics

  • Election season playbook for political activities

    Election season has kicked-off.  Whether you root for donkeys, elephants or some other breed of political persuasion, the following rules of the game should guide your political participation as we move to the November election:For active-duty membersThe Department of Defense strongly encourages

  • New maintenance stands cut C-130J inspection times

    Maintaining the C-130J Super Hercules fleet here became a more efficient process for the 403rd Maintenance Squadron Isochronal Inspection Dock.The ISO Dock received new maintenance stands April 14.The first aircraft to undergo an inspection using the new stands is enabling maintainers to test out

  • 931st ARW hosts re-designation ceremony

    The 931st Air Refueling Group was re-designated as the 931st Air Refueling Wing during a ceremony held in Hangar 1107 April 30 at McConnell AFB, Kansas. Consisting of eight squadrons and more than 600 Airmen, the 931 ARW aids its active-duty counterparts through vital contributions to the global

  • Beale reserve unit returns to refueling mission

    The Air Force Reserve's 940th Wing here was officially redesignated as the 940th Air Refueling Wing today. The wing will change from the C2ISR (command, control, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) mission to the air refueling mission and fly KC-135 Stratotanker, which has provided aerial

  • Reservist's submariner days resurface

    Former crewmembers of submarines USS Cavalla SS - SSK - AGSS - 244 and USS Cavalla SSN 684 gather with their shipmates, families and friends at Seawolf Park in Galveston, Texas, for the “All Cavalla Reunion Memorial Service,” Apr. 23, 2016. The bi-annual reunion is an opportunity for former

  • Viva Fiesta

    The 433rd Airlift Wing lit up the San Antonio night sky as they participated in the 67th Annual Fiesta Flambeau Parade, April 23. The Flambeau Parade is one of the largest illuminated parades in the world, with an estimated 750,000 spectators and 1.5 million television viewers. This year’s theme,

  • Grissom Airman participate in Women Veterans’ conference

    Indiana’s women’s veteran population is over 35,000 and women from Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana make up part of that number. To show their support, women from the Hoosier Wing attended the 2016 Indiana Women Veterans’ Conference in Indianapolis, April 15 to learn about VA benefits available and

  • Boy becomes first 403rd Wing Pilot for a Day

    Nine-year-old Jon Bryant “JB” Orso of the Mobile, Alabama, area became the 403rd Wing’s first Pilot for a Day today. Orso, who was sworn in as an honorary Air Force Reserve second lieutenant this morning, is in remission after receiving treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia at the U.S.A.