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AFRC News

  • Alaska Reserve F-22 group welcomes new commander

    Col. David Piffarerio became the 477th Fighter Group commander during a change of command ceremony here on March 20.Piffarerio accepted the reins of leadership from Col. Tyler Otten who will move on to be the Mobilization Assistant to the 11th Air Force Commander here.Under Otten's command, the

  • Reserve medics train with Scottsdale SWAT

    The 944th Aeromedical Staging Squadron conducted Tactical Combat Casualty Care training here March 23 to 26.The four-day course consisted of in-class, hands-on, and field training exercises at the Luke Auxiliary Field."The training is based off of current evidence based research/approach medicine in

  • Arizona entrepreneurs learn benefits of hiring vets

    Ten Arizona Chapter Entrepreneur Organization members held their annual retreat/meeting and toured the base March 27.This year part of their meeting was focused on hiring veterans and improving business practices. Andrew Ryan, Department of Economic Security local veteran employment representative

  • Aerial spray team targets Utah test range

    – An Air Force Reserve modified C-130H Hercules tactical cargo aircraft, assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, taxis on the flightline just before take-off for an aerial spray sortie here, March 17, 2015. The 910th’s aircrews flew the aircraft, outfitted

  • ARPC changes the face of strategic planning

    When the mission is high and workload stressful, members of Air Force units around the world can find it difficult to take the time to make strategic planning part of daily operations, which can mean endless cycles of reacting to problems instead of managing and growing. To overcome this, the Air

  • AF Reserve celebrates 67 years of service

    For many Airmen, April 14 will be justanother Tuesday. But to members of the Air Force Reserve, it will be a day toreflect on how each and every one contributes to the Air Force mission.On April 14, 1948, the Army Air CorpsReserve transferred to the Air Force, officially becoming the Air

  • April issue is online

    The April issue of Citizen Airman is available online. The cover story features a Total Force team that included members of the 307th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron fromBarksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, working to bring a B-52 out of retirement at the Air Force "Boneyard" back into active service.

  • Total Force Team Conduct GPS IIF-9 Checkout

    After the successful launch of the U.S. Air Force'slatest Global Positioning System IIF satellite March 25, the work began tomaneuver the space vehicle toward earth and begin providing position and timingsignals to billions of people world-wide.Behind-the-scenes activity ofoperating satellites often

  • Wing clears a path for rocket launch, GPS satellite

    Reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing provided range-clearance andsafety support for the successful launch of a United Launch Alliance Delta IVrocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 2:36 p.m. yesterday.Thepayload for yesterday's launch included the Air Force's ninth Block IIFnavigation

  • 302nd SFS named AFRC Outstanding Security Forces

    The302nd Security Forces Squadron was named Air Force Reserve Command's OutstandingSecurity Forces Unit (tenant) for 2014.The command's annual awardsprogram recognized the squadron charged with protecting the people, property andresources of the U.S. Air Force for their efforts in 2014. A few of the