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AFRC News

  • Grissom after dark: SF showcases around-the-clock mission

    Whistling winds blowing through acres of cornfields under the night sky paint a remote picture with little to no activity, but that picture can be deceiving from a distance.Despite its remote location, Grissom is a robust base with security forces and Department of the Air Force civilian police

  • Reserve rescue assists with search for cargo ship

    The 920th Rescue Wing deployed an aircraft Tuesday in support of the search for possible survivors from the cargo ship El Faro, which is believed to have sunk during Hurricane Joaquin.A wing aircrew departed from here in an HC-130P/N King aircraft today at approximately 10:45 a.m. with two 4-man

  • Refueling units welcome deployers home

    Maj. Chase Crosby, 18th Air Refueling Squadron pilot, greets his son after returning from a deployment to Southwest Asia, Oct. 4, 2014, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Crosby returned along with 19 other members of the 931st Air Refueling Group.(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

  • Honorary Commanders experience deployment, mission

    Nine members of the 433rd Airlift Wing Honorary Commanders program received an up-close look at some of the support functions within the wing Oct. 3, 2015, during a 433rd Mission Support Group tour.The Honorary Commanders visited with logistics support, firefighter, security forces, explosive

  • Rescue reservists return from Africa

    A group of reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing here returned Oct. 4 just after 8 p.m. from a deployment to the Horn of Africa.Approximately 30 pararescue and support personnel spent roughly the last four months as part of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, where they provided

  • Reservists support milestone rocket launch

    Reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing provided range clearance and safety support Oct. 2, for the 100th launch by United Launch Alliance. An Atlas V rocket lifted off successfully from Launch Complex 41 at nearby Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 6:28 a.m.Onboard, the Morelos-3 communications

  • Hurricane Hunters fly storms from Hawaii, Georgia

    Aircrews with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron "Hurricane Hunters," departed Friday and today for Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, where they will start flying data-gathering missions Sunday into storms southwest of the Hawaiian Islands.Operations for Hurricane Joaquin moved to Hunter

  • 419th shows off F-35 progress

    Maj. Gen. Derek Rydholm, director of Plans, Programs and Requirements for Air Force Reserve Command, met the base's first qualified F-35 weapons load crew during a tour of the 419th Fighter Wing here Oct. 2.Reserve Airmen gave Rydholm an overview of F-35 operations at Hill AFB, including training

  • Reserve recruiters reach goal for 15th straight year

    For the 15th consecutive year, Air Force Reserve Command Recruiting Service has met the command’s accession goal. Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson, AFRC commander, sent a congratulatory message to recruiters praising them for meeting their fiscal year 2015 goal. “Thank you for your outstanding efforts in

  • SecDef Freedom Awards expands nomination timeframe

    The Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award nomination time frame has been expanded to give reservists more time to nominate their supervisors and employers for this annual award.The nomination period has been extended one month and now runs Oct. 1 to Dec.. 31, 2015.This award is the