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AFRC News

  • Oklahoma citizen Airmen supporting operations in Syria

    A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle receives fuel from a 507th and 137th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker over northern Iraq after conducting airstrikes in Syria, Sept. 23, 2014.  These aircraft were part of a large coalition strike package that was the first to strike ISIL targets in Syria. 

  • AFRC Command Chief assures Airmen of 'light beyond the tunnel'

    Chief Master Sgt. Cameron B. Kirksey, command chief master sergeant of the Air Force Reserve Command, visited the 403rd Wing here to thank Airmen, as well as, listen to and answer their questions about concerns for the future.This was the first time Kirksey has visited Keesler since becoming the

  • Charleston Reservists join Ebola support operations

     Three Air Force Reserve aircrews flew C-17 Globemaster IIIs packed with personnel and supplies over the past two weeks in support of Operation United Assistance, an effort to support Ebola stricken regions of West Africa.Aircrew from the 300th Airlift Squadron departed Joint Base Charleston early

  • ATC Zero: Grissom steps up, supports air traffic crisis

    Chicago's Air Route Traffic Control Center controlled more than 3 million air operations last year with hundreds of millions of lives in the hands of their air traffic controllers, but when Chicago's radar scopes went black Sept. 26, many of those lives fell safely into the hands of Grissom's

  • Wingman Toolkit is going Total Force

    The Wingman Toolkit is going Total Force this fall with a brand new mobile app and website.For years, the toolkit has been the one-stop shop for Air Force Reservists looking to achieve and maintain wellness. Starting this fall, it will be expanding its reach to include all members of the Air Force

  • Reserve aeromedical teams test readiness skills at Calamityville

    The 445th Airlift Wing honed its medical readiness skills during a wing-wide training exercise Sept. 13 - 14 at the state-of-the-art Calamityville facility at the National Center for Medical Readiness here.Approximately 400 members took part in this year's scenario-driven disaster response exercise

  • October issue of Citizen Airman is online

    The October issue of Citizen Airman magazine is available on the web at http://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/.The cover story talks about how the Air Force's new air expeditionary force construct will impact Reservists. Bo Joyner, associate editor, focuses the spotlight on the new commanders of 22nd Air

  • Reserve F-22 unit participates in Hawaii War Day

    Alaska's only Air Force Reserve unit took part in a joint-service "War Day" exercise during their annual tour at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii.The event was the first ever group-wide off-station annual tour for the 477th Fighter Group."This was an important training opportunity because it

  • Fini flight ends Niagara Guard-Reserve C-130 association

    Airmen in the 107th Airlift Wing flew their final C-130 flight here, Sept. 25, ending a seven-year Air Reserve Component combat delivery association between the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard.The New York Air National Guard unit will transition to flying remotely piloted aircraft as a

  • The Air Force catcher's mitt

    Video news story on the Air Force Association convention discussing the value of the Air Reserve Component and how it becomes the "catcher's mitt" to retain skilled Airmen as they leave the active force.Watch it on YouTubeWatch it on DVIDS