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AFRC News

  • Welder sparks commander's interest

    The commander of the 476th Fighter Group at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, was so impressed with the work done by Airman in metals fabrication shop that he decided to spend part of the next unit training assemby there to learn more about their craft.Master Sgt. Kristopher Prouty, an Aircraft Metals

  • Homestead units garner Info Dominance awards

    The 482nd Communication Squadron at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, received the Lt. Gen. Harold W. Grant Outstanding Unit award and three Information Dominance individual awards. This is the second year in a row for the 482nd CS to win the top unit award.The unit award honors Lt. Gen. Harold

  • MacDill Reservist renders first-aid, saves father of four

    An Air Force Reservist rendered life-saving aid after witnessing a pedestrian get struck by a truck in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Jan. 2.Master Sgt. Terry Willis, 927th Maintenance Squadron, was vacationing with his family when they saw a man get struck at an intersection.Willis instinctively stepped

  • WW II Vet presented overdue medal at Dobbins ceremony

    An 89-year-old World War II veteran was surprised by a special treat and members of his family during the 94th Airlift Wing commander's call Jan. 10. U.S. Army Air Corps Staff Sgt. William Hughey and his wife of 50 years were invited to the January unit training assembly as a special guest. What he

  • Rescue reservists support Space-X rocket launch

    Wing reservists supported the successful launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule from Space Launch Complex 40 at nearby Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 4:47 a.m Jan. 10..The Dragon capsule contains supplies bound for the International Space Station, which is orbiting more than 200

  • Dobbins community bids farewell to deployers

    Tears were shed and hugs were given as more than 150 Airmen from the 94thAirlift Wing prepared to depart this week for a deployment to Southeast Asia.Before they departed, members of the unit held a ceremony to honor the Airmenand their families for their sacrifices.Maj. Gen. Stayce Harris, 22nd Air

  • Dobbins community bids farewell to deployers

    Tears were shed and hugs were given as more than 150 Airmen from the 94th Airlift Wing prepared to depart  this week for a deployment to Southeast Asia.Before they departed, members of the unit held a ceremony to honor the Airmen and their families for their sacrifices.Maj. Gen. Stayce Harris, 22nd

  • Reserve PJ's among Mackay Trophy honorees for meritorious flight

    In the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum, in the sameexhibit hall with Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis and the WrightBrothers' 1903 flyer, under a case of protective glass, stands a massive silvercup, lined in gold, atop a three-tiered mahogany pedestal.The pedestalis

  • Command announces Aviation Resource Management Awards

    Air Force Reserve Command has announced the 2014 Outstanding Aviation Resource Management Awards. The following individuals and organizations will represent AFRC in the Air Reserve Component competition.Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year: Master Sgt. Mark E. Frizzo, 73rd Airlift Squadron,

  • Pittsburgh Airman helps prevent certain disaster

    An Airman here helped prevent certain disaster when he assisted accident victimson a snow-covered interstate highway Jan. 6.Senior Master Sgt. BruceZimmerman, 911th Security Forces Squadron operations superintendent, was drivingto work for the early shift when a couple of miles in front of him,