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AFRC News

  • Aerial firefighters reflect on mission challenges

    In early October the National Interagency Fire Center lowered the National Wildfire Preparedness level to one, its lowest level of five indicating national large fire activity had reduced to minimal levels. With this, and with what appears to be the end of hot, dry conditions in the western U.S.,

  • Keeping the reserve mission flying during budget uncertainty

    Terms such as continuing resolution, budget shortfall, doing more with less and uncertainty are almost becoming passé for military members now.As the Department of Defense operates under a continuing resolution and budget uncertainty looms, Reserve commanders are faced with making hard decisions on

  • STARBASE Robins where children are the future

    STARBASE Robins recently celebrated its 20th anniversary at the Museum of Aviation, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. STARBASE Robins staff, Air Force Reserve Command leadership, students and teachers gathered for the celebration. STARBASE is a premier Department of Defense educational program that

  • Luke Boss Day 'well worth the trip'

    "This was just fabulous, well worth the trip" said Bobbie Gibbons, an insurance agent who traveled from Salt Lake City, Utah, to attend the Boss's Day event here Nov. 7.  Gibbons was among 85 employers who visited the Air Force Reserve's 944th Fighter Wing to get a glimpse into the military service

  • Rokerthon 2 highlights Team Keesler on Veterans Day

    Al Roker, TODAY Show weather anchor, stopped by Keesler as part of his Guinness World Record-breaking effort “Rokerthon 2” on Veterans Day today. “Rokerthon 2” sees the weatherman delivering national and local weather forecasts in all 50 states in just one week. At his stop in Biloxi, Mississippi,

  • Board meets to advise command chief

    Air Force Reserve Command’s command chief master sergeant got a helpful staff assistance visit when the bi-annual Reserve Enlisted Board of Directors convened here Nov. 2-4. The board was made up of 17 chief and senior master sergeants who serve as senior advisers to Chief Master Sgt. Cameron

  • Benefits of Thrift Savings Plan

    The Thrift Savings Plan provides military members a 401(k)-like savings plan, which allows members to contribute pre-tax dollars thereby reducing current taxes, and accumulating long-term, tax-deferred savings and earnings, which can supplement future retirement income.Participation is convenient

  • Symposium serves Citizen Airmen

    Nearly 1,500 Mobility Airmen and civilian partners came together at the Marriott World Center here for the 2015 Airlift/Tanker Association Convention and the Air Mobility Command and A/TA Symposium & Technology Exposition, Oct. 29-Oct. 31.The symposium serves as a key professional development forum

  • Hill Total Force F-16s rotate to Afghanistan

    About 400 Airmen from Hill Air Force Base are currently serving on a six-month deployment to Afghanistan to carry out F-16 operations.Nearly 70 reservists from the 419th Fighter Wing and their active-duty counterparts in the 388th Fighter Wing arrived at Bagram Airfield Oct. 28 in support of

  • Review board

    Maj. Gen. Richard S. "Beef" Haddad, Vice Commander, Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Ga and Maj. Gen. Maryanne Miller, deputy to the chief of the Air Force Reserve, Headquarters U.S. Air Force Washington, D.C co-host the Active Guard Reserve review board with Air Reserve Personnel