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AFRC News

  • August issue of Citizen Airman is online

    The August issue of Citizen Airman is available on the web at http://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/. The cover story focuses on the upcoming inactivation of the 4th Combat Camera Squadron at March Air Reserve Base, California. A companion story covers the inactivation of the Readiness Management Group at

  • Hurricane Hunters fly into Hurricane Iselle for life-saving data

    Citizen Airmen with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, also known as the Hurricane Hunters, deployed to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Tuesday to collect weather data in Hurricane Iselle as it approaches the Hawaiian Islands.The team of reservists flew into Iselle Tuesday evening

  • 513th provides AWACS support for RIMPAC 2014

    More than 60 reservists from the 513th Air Control Group and the 970th Airborne Air Control Squadron returned home last week after a nearly two-week mission to support the Rim of the Pacific 2014 exercise at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.The 970th flew the only E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning

  • Hurricane Hunters fly into Tropical Storm Bertha

    Aircrew members from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron "Hurricane Hunters" have been flying data-gathering missions into Tropical Storm Bertha out of the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport in St. Croix, part of the U.S. Virgin Islands since July 31.According to Lt. Col. Jon Talbot, 53rd WRS chief

  • Air Force Reserve Command delays inactivation of 815th Airlift Squadron

    The Air Force Reserve Command announced Monday the delay of the inactivation of the 815th Airlift Squadron here. The 815th AS, referred to as the "Flying Jennies," is a tactical airlift unit in the 403rd Wing. The National Defense Authorization Act of 2013 called for the transfer of 10 C-130J

  • Chaplain candidates inspired by tour of JBSA-Lackland

    Eighteen Air Force chaplain candidates visited the Gateway to the Air Force here to learn how Airmen begin their military careers. The stop was one of five on the candidates' tour of Air Force installations.  The Air Force Chaplain Candidate Program allows seminary and other professional religious

  • McConnell Reservists return from deployment

    Air Force Reservists from the 931st Air Refueling Group here returned July 21 from a 60-day deployment to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.During the deployment, aircrew and support personnel from the 931 ARG flew air refueling missions, performed aircraft maintenance and filled other support roles while