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AFRC News

  • Curing today’s IT blues and building tomorrow’s cyber force

    You have been at your desk for hours, typing away. Suddenly, your computer screen turns blue. Your palms start to sweat, knees grow weak, arms get heavy and heart starts beating faster than the speed of sound. You were so focused on the task at hand, you don’t remember if you saved your work. You

  • Korean depot maintenance saves Reserve time, money

    A 943rd Rescue Group HH-60 returned to Davis-Monthan AFB Jan. 28 after a year at the Korean Air Lines Joint Depot Level Maintenance facility for its 78-month major overhaul.This is the first time that the Air Force Reserve Command has sent one of its helicopters to Korea instead of using stateside

  • Mexico experiences their first C-17

    It is extremely rare when a C-17 aircrew, with a combined 173 years of total flight experience, lands in a place they never visited.But yesterday, Reservists from the 315th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. flew a mission supporting the Coast Guard into Bahias de Huatulco, Mexico. “We were

  • ARPC announces leadership change

    Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson, chief of Air Force Reserve, announced the following senior leader changes Feb. 5, 2016.Brig. Gen. Samuel "Bo" Mahaney, commander, Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center here will become the Reserve Deputy Director, Director of Operations, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air

  • Grissom pilots cyber security program

    For decades, Grissom has been vital to the Air Force's global reach, but more recently Grissom became another valuable asset on a different battlefield.Lt. Gen. Bill Bender, Air Force chief of information dominance and chief information officer, visited Grissom Jan. 13-14 to discuss the future of

  • Group flies final C-130H mission, preps for J-model

    The 913th Airlift Group flew its final C-130H mission Jan. 28, as the wing prepared to transition to the J-model of the venerable Hercules transporter.This flight means the mission for the 913th has officially changed from the “H” to the “J” model,” said Lt. Col. Keith Jasmin, chief of current

  • AFRC nominates Torres for recognition

    The Air Force Reserve Command named Senior Airman Erica Torres, 349th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, as the command's nominee for the 2016 Noncommissioned Officers Association Vanguard Award.

  • Process improvement helps units work smarter not harder

    One Grissom officer is working hard at helping others work smart while leading the charge of innovation.Lt. Col. Patricia Latham, 434th Air Refueling Wing process manager, is responsible for overseeing effective process improvement in an effort to ensure processes here are efficient, cost saving and

  • 442nd wins Maintenance Effectiveness Award 2 years running

    The 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Bagram AB, Afghanistan has been awarded the 2015 Air Combat Command Maintenance Effectiveness Award, distinguishing the unit as the top-performing medium aircraft maintenance unit in ACC.The award is for the unit's accomplishments during

  • Congressional staff tour, fly with AFRC

    Eleven Congressional staff members representing various states around the country learned about the Air Reserve Command aerial refueling mission and more during a wing tour and flight on board a KC-135R Stratotanker here Jan. 19, 2016.In an effort to showcase the Air Force Reserve mission, the