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AFRC News

  • AF Reserve kicks off inaugural Celebration Bowl

    The North Carolina A&T Aggies defeated the Alcorn State Braves to become the first ever Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl champions at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Dec. 19. “You don’t get opportunities like this very often,” said Maj. Gen. Richard Haddad, Air Force Reserve Command vice commander.

  • AFRC Commander sends holiday greetings

    Lieutenant General James F. Jackson, commander of Air Force Reserve Command, and his wife, Barbara, send warm wishes and greetings to the men and women of Air Force Reserve Command stationed around the world this holiday season. AFRC Commander's holiday greeting.

  • Niagara earns air show excellence award

    Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station was presented the Dick Schram Memorial Community Relations Award during the 2015 International Council of Air Shows in Las Vegas, Dec. 8. The Dick Schram Memorial Community Relations Award is presented each year to the military base which, in planning and

  • Secretary of the Air Force visits Grissom

    Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James met with 434th AirRefueling Wing Airmen and leadership during a visit to Grissom Air Reserve Base,Ind., Dec. 15-16.During the visit, the Secretary learned about thebase's history and gained a more in-depth understanding of Grissom's missioncapabilities

  • Total Force Service Center Closure

    The Total Force Service Center, Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado, will be closed Dec 24-25, Dec. 31 and Jan 1 in observance of the Christmas and New Year's holidays and Family Days. Citizen Airmen can request assistance 24/7/365 by logging onto myPers.

  • Air Force Reserve Command realigns three units

    Air Force Reserve Command announced organizational assignment changesthat will realign several units within the command’s numbered air forces. Two organizations were reassigned Dec. 10. The 932nd AirliftWing, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, was reassigned from Fourth Air Force,March Air Reserve

  • Reservists go active duty

    At the beginning of fiscal year 2016 the Air Force Personnel Center launched the Voluntary Limited Period of Active Duty program.The program is offering some great opportunities for Air Force Reservists interested in returning to active duty.Under VLPAD, opportunities to serve an active-duty tour

  • Command announces 2015 Financial Management Awards

    Air Force Reserve Command has announced the 2015 Outstanding Financial Management and Comptroller Award winners. The 512th Airlift Wing Financial Management Office, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, is the Financial Management Comptroller Organization of the Year.The 943rd Rescue Group FMA,

  • Refueling "Spirit" in the sky

    Grissom's KC-135R Stratotankers can transfer more fuel in eight minutes than a gas station can pump in 24 hours, but its ability to transfer that fuel after dark moving at speeds up to 500 mph is truly amazing.The 72nd and 74th Air Refueling Squadrons conduct around the clock operations and training

  • 419th pilot flies Hill’s hundredth F-35 sortie

    Maj. Jayson Rickard, a reservist in the 466th Fighter Squadron, flew his first local sortie in the F-35 Lightning II here today. Rickard's flight marks the 100th sortie in the F-35 at Hill AFB since the first combat-coded aircraft arrived in September.   Rickard is also the first Reserve pilot in