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AFRC News

  • Reserve colonel awarded Airman’s Medal for rescue

    Recognizing Col. Richard Poston for his act of heroism, Lt. Gen. David L. Goldfein, the director of the Joint Staff, presented him with the Airman’s Medal Dec. 10, in a ceremony held at the Pentagon.

  • Keesler reservists bring a holiday surprise

    Playing Santa Claus for the less fortunate might not be on Master Sgt. Spring Winter's resume, but she said it will be forever written into her memory and soul.More than 60 boxes of donated toys, clothes, art supplies and medical supplies streamed into the lobby of the Queen Louise Children's Home,

  • Keesler hosts Reserve officers for development course

    The 403rd Wing hosted 40 Reserve officers from across the nation who attended the Air Force Reserve Command's Junior Officer Leadership Development course here Dec. 11-14.The course is for lieutenants and captains and focuses on leadership, career development, and force management, said Maj. Costau

  • Reserve supports NASA's Orion for future human deep space missions

    The U.S. Air Force Reserve's 920th Rescue Wing provided Eastern Range support for NASA's successful launch of their Exploration Flight Test-1 mission as a United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket ignited into space with the Orion spacecraft atop it from Launch Complex 37 at 7:05 a.m. Dec. 5.Rescue

  • Reserve colonel makes swift water rescue, awarded Airman's Medal

    As then-Lt. Col. Richard Poston came around the bend while biking on the Mount Vernon Trail off Gravelly Point July 6, 2013, he could see something floating out in the water, but couldn't quite make out what it was.He continued down the path, only to have his recreational bike ride interrupted by a

  • Air Force Fitness Management System slated for upgrade

    Active-duty, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard officers and enlisted members who want to maintain copies of their pre-July 2010 fitness records need to access the Air Force Fitness Management System (AFFMS) and save or print their records by Dec. 30, Air Force Personnel Center officials said

  • 926th Wing, two ops groups activated at Nellis, Creech

    The 926th Group was redesignated as the 926th Wing during a ceremony here Dec. 5. Later in the day, the 926th and 726th Operations Groups were activated at Creech AFB, Nevada.Consisting of 13 squadrons, the 926th WG includes more than 1,300 reservists integrated with active duty Air Force units at

  • Air Reserve Forces Policy Committee changes leadership

    Maj. Gen. Jane Rohr ushered in new era of leadership when she took the reins of the Air Reserve Forces Policy Committee at a meeting here. Rohr, the Air Force Space Command's mobilization assistant to the commander, is succeeding Maj. Gen. Thad Martin, Connecticut adjutant general.In addition, Maj.

  • Retired Reserve general holds true to West Point roots

    As he sits among the tributes to past heroes in the Kenna Hall of Army Sports, the Honorable Samuel Lessey Jr., reflects on a multitude of events in his life, ranging from being an Air Force pilot to serving various roles in the Reagan Administration. A period in his life that keeps coming back to

  • C-5 Pacific channel - big crew with big mission

    The first thing you need to know about a C-5B Galaxy channel mission: everything is really big.The plane is huge, distances are vast and even the sound is enormous.As the mission begins, four TF-39 turbofans belt out their oversized metallic howl, accelerating more than 600,000 pounds of aluminum,