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AFRC News

  • HQ RIO announces top Individual Reserve Airmen of 2014

    The topIndividual Reserve Airmen of the Year for 2014 were selected, announced Col.Christopher E. Cronce, Commander of Headquarters IR Readiness and IntegrationOrganization.Cronce said the Airmen were selected based on superiorleadership, job performance and personal achievements."These

  • Pay dates increase for civilians in 2015

    Civilian employees will have 27 pay dates in 2015 compared to the usual 26, so some employees might need to adjust their Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) contribution elections to receive the maximum agency matching contributions for 2015.

  • Persistent maintainers solve cabin pressure issue

    Persistence paid off for four 403rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Airmen who diagnosed and fixed a nagging cabin pressure problem affecting aircrews flying the unit's WC- and C-130J aircraft. Aircrews were experiencing discomfort and ear popping when flying below 4,000 feet, said crew chief Master

  • Deployed Airmen go bald for Utah boy battling cancer

    Airmen fromthe 419th Fighter Wing showed their support for a Utah boy battling cancer byshaving their heads during a deployment to Bagram Airfield,Afghanistan.The reservists joined about 30 deployed Airmen from acrossthe Air Force who faced the razor Feb. 10 as part of the "Lose It for

  • Carter’s message to DOD workforce

    Ash Carter, who was sworn in as the 25th secretary of Defense Feb. 17, laid out his top priorities in a message to the Defense Department workforce.

  • Resurrecting the 'Ghost Rider'

    After almost seven years of slumber, a sleeping giant awakened in the Arizona desert. It prepared to take flight Friday the 13th from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, on a historic journey to resume the mission for which it was created; provide strategic long-range bomber support anywhere in the world,

  • Combat Archer challenges Airmen with real-world scenarios

    Roughly 200 Airmen from the 482nd Fighter Wing were put through real-world scenarios during Combat Archer, a live-fire training exercise at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 26 to Feb. 6.Homestead's F-16 Makos joined F-15 Strike Eagles from the 366th Fighter Wing, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, and

  • McConnell preps for KC-46 with receiver/tanker training

    The KC-46A Pegasus isn't slated to arrive until the Summer of 2016, but the reserve pilots of the 18th Air Refueling squadron are already preparing for the new airframe by beginning their receiver/tanker training.Unlike some KC-135 Stratotankers, the KC-46 has the ability to take on fuel while in

  • Keesler maintainers hone C-130 fire drill skills

    The C-130J cockpit fills with alarms and blinking lights as Tech. Sgt. Ronnie Graham, a turboprop craftsman with the 403rd Maintenance Squadron's Propulsion Flight, methodically runs through his mental checklist to suppress and extinguish a fire in the engine three compartment.Luckily for Graham,