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AFRC News

  • Pentagon exhibit showcases Reserve leaders

    The Office of the Air Force Reserve unveiled 13 portraits of Air Force Reserve leaders during the Profiles in Leadership display ceremony here Dec. 7. The display celebrates and honors Citizen Airmen’s contributions in serving the Nation.Air Force Reserve Command Public Affairs Director Col. Bruce

  • McConnell refueling group to gain wing status

    The Air Force will redesignate the 931st Air Refueling Group as a wing in an official ceremony in early 2016.The newly designated 931st Air Refueling Wing will grow by nearly 400 personnel to meet the needs of the wing.The wing designation will also establish the 931st Operations Group, the 931st

  • Tips on not wigging out this holiday season

    Now that the holiday season is in full swing, good cheer and tidings fill the air as the new year fast approaches. But while some blissfully enjoy the seasonal flurry, others are swarmed with the rising stressors of the holidays.With a few practical tips and reminders, there are ways to combat

  • Rescue wing clears path for launch, resupply mission

    Wing reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing here provided range clearance and safety support for a resupply mission to the International Space Station. A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the Cygnus

  • Nine in AFRC selected for promotion to colonel

    Nine members Air Force Reserve Command have been selected for promotion by the Calendar Year Air Force Reserve Line and Non-Line Colonel Promotion selection boards.Selectees are Lt. Cols. Ashley Heyen, AFRC/CS; Shane Matherne, AFRC/A6; Christopher Vorse and Deanna Ketterer, AFRC/A5A8; Heath Fowler,

  • AF Reserve joins inaugural Celebration Bowl as title sponsor

    The Air Force Reserve has signed on to be the title sponsor of the inaugural Celebration Bowl. The game, scheduled for Dec. 19 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, will begin the college football bowl season. Kickoff is set for noon, and the game will be broadcast nationally on the ABC network.The Air

  • Ice Power meets Air Power

    Players with the Washington Capitals visited Joint Base Andrews, Md., Dec. 1,2015 to learn about the Air Force mission. The event, which was hosted in the459th Air Refueling Wing hangar, included special performances by the U.S. AirForce band Max Impact, Honor Guard, 11th Wing Explosive Ordnance

  • Liberty Wing now controls weekend fitness assessments

    The 512th Airlift Wing assumed control of reservists' physical fitnessassessment here, during the Unit Training Assemblies, beginning November7.This is the first time the Liberty Wing has conducted their owntesting since 2009, when each unit evaluated their own members."The goalis to reduce the

  • Citizen Airmen saves woman at restaurant

    On a Saturday evening after working on base, most traditional reservist wouldn't expect their dinner plans to become a life-saving ordeal.  But that is exactly what happened to Senior Airman Ian Brenner, 514th Maintenance Squadron. While dining with fellow squadron members, at a local