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AFRC News

  • Hurricane Hunters fly busy storm season in Pacific

    The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron "Hurricane Hunters" have flown several storm missions over the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans this hurricane season, gathering weather data for the National Hurricane Center and Central Pacific Hurricane Center.The Pacific Ocean has been particularly active. So

  • Reserve A-10s first fighters to land in Latvia

    Two A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots with the 442nd Fighter Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., landed at Lielvarde Air Base in Latvia, marking the first time U.S. fighter aircraft landed in this Eastern European country. In the past, C-130 Hercules have landed there, and F-16 Falcons have done touch and

  • WINFLY kicks off in preparation for Operation Deep Freeze

    As the sun rises over McMurdo Station, Antarctica, for the first time since February, so too begins the initial season of Operation Deep Freeze. On August 23, Airmen from the 446th and 62nd Airlift Wings flew the first mission of the winter fly-in phase of the operation out of Christchurch, New

  • Team McChord boosts Antartica mission capabilities

    The 446th and 62nd Airlift Wings are opening new doors for the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Antarctic Program with the use of night vision capabilities.In June of this year, the first scheduled winter flight in 50 years proved successful when a C-17 successfully touched down at Pegasus

  • Reserve C-130 units take part in Swift Response

    Two Air Force Reserve C-130 wings are providing aircraft, aircrews and support personnel for Exercise Swift Response 15, a multinational training event in Germany, Romania, Bulgaria and Italy , Aug. 18 - Sept.12 . The 934th Airlift Wing, Minneapolis-St. Paul Air Reserve Station, Minnesota, is

  • Reservists train with JTAC and Latvian military

    While looking out over what was once a Russian tank training field, allied service members now see a place to train together. Joint Terminal Attack Controllers from the 146th Air Support Operations Squadron from Oklahoma City, Okla., and the Combat Readiness Training Center from Alpena, Mich., both

  • Total Force A-10 units train with Euro allies

    Total Force Integration is at the next level.Approximately 200 Reservists, Air National Guard and active duty Airmen with eight A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, landed at Amari Air Base, Estonia Aug. 22.  The A-10s from the 303d Fighter Squadron, which falls under the

  • Looking back: Total Force response to Katrina

     Katrina made landfall in south Florida Aug. 25, 2005, as a category 1 hurricane. Over the next 48 hours the storm moved into the Gulf and reached category 5 status Aug. 28 with wind speeds peaking at 175 mph. The 20-30 foot storm surge caused massive property damage throughout Biloxi and Gulfport,

  • Hurricane Hunters look back at Katrina

    The number of missions and storms flown by the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron out of Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., are too numerous to mention. However, some storms leave such an impact they are unforgettable. Such is the case with Hurricane Katrina. This year marks the 10-year anniversary of

  • Hurricane Hunters to fly Tropical Storm Erika

    The Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters are operating out of Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, flying state-of-the-art WC-130J aircraft into Tropical Storm Erika in support of the National Hurricane Center in Miami.The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron flew four missions into TS Erika out of