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AFRC News

  • McConnell Reserve unit receives Raincross Trophy

    For the first time in its history, the 931st Air Refueling Group has received the Raincross Trophy, recognizing it as the best unit in 4th Air Force.The award was presented Nov. 19 during the 16th annual Raincross Trophy Dinner in Riverside, Calif. The awards dinner is a highlight of the annual 4th

  • CMSAF speaks to Georgians during military appreciation luncheon

    The Northeast Georgia business community received a special treat Monday, Nov. 17 as the Air Force's highest ranking enlisted member Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody visited the Atlanta Regional Military Appreciation Committee in Marietta, Georgia for its 62nd annual luncheon.Chief

  • First 90 returnees enter controlled monitoring period after Ebola response

    U.S. service members arrived at Joint Base Langley-Eustis' Langley Transit Center Nov. 13 to begin a 21-day controlled monitoring period prior to returning to their home stations.The group of 90 service members, which included Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines, returned from supporting Operation

  • Reserve Command senior leaders address issues during Hill visit

    Air Force Reserve Command's top leaders visited the 419th Fighter Wing here last week to learn more about the unit's Total Force partnership with the active duty 388th FW and for an update on the F-35 program, which will be fully online following the delivery of the first aircraft in late 2015.Lt.

  • Senior leaders, Airmen gather to focus on mobility mission

    More than 1,400 Air Force senior leaders and Airmen from across the mobility enterprise attended the 2014 Airlift/Tanker Association and Air Mobility Command Symposium from Oct. 30 to Nov. 2 in Nashville, Tennessee.The symposium gathered total-force Airmen and civilians, community leaders, and

  • AFRC leadership tours Luke Reserve unit

    Airmen from the 944th Fighter Wing demonstrated their capabilities, voiced genuine concerns, and asked questions of two Citizen Airmen who could shed some light.Lt. Gen. James "JJ" Jackson, Air Force Reserve Command commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Cameron B. Kirksey, AFRC command chief, visited and

  • McChord reservists deploy to Senegal to support Ebola fight

    About 15 air transportation specialists from the 446th Airlift Wing here departed for Dakar, Senegal, Nov. 8, to support ground personnel for the campaign against Ebola, Operation Unified Assistance.The wing's Citizen Airmen from the 36th and 86th Aerial Port Squadrons have been active since early

  • 307th Bomb Wing sweeps Global Strike Challenge

    The Air Force Reserve's 307th Bomb Wing swept the bombing competitions during the Air Force Global Strike Challenge here Nov. 5.  The event recognizes and celebrates the "best of the best" in technical and weapons system expertise in the bomber, missile and security forces areas.The 93rd Bomb

  • First female C-17 aircraft commander, aviation pioneer retires

    Just over two decades ago, a new chapter in aviation history was written on Charleston soil as the first C-17 Globemaster III made its official debut in the Air Force's premier aeronautical inventory in June, 1993. Ushering in this solid airframe was an initial cadre of elite Charleston Air Base