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AFRC News

  • May 7 is deadline to apply for AFR Youth of Year program

    Teen dependents of Air Force Reserve members have until May 7 to apply for the Youth of the Year Program and a chance to attend the Air Force Youth of the Year Camp. One youth will be selected to represent the Air Force Reserve at the Air Force Youth of the Year Camp, June13-16 in San Antonio,

  • Reserve security forces squadrons hone combat basics at Air Force Academy

    The Air Force Reserve's 710th and 310th Security Forces Squadrons sharpened their deployment skills April 7-9 at the U.S. Air Force Academy Jack's Valley training range in southern Colorado.More than 15 of the SFS "Defenders," from here and Buckley AFB, Colo., took part in the Combat Leaders Course,

  • Keesler Reserve security forces element comes home

    Even during an annual emergency management exercise, the Biloxi-Gulfport International Airport was filled with smiling faces, laughter and cheers as a dozen Airmen passed through the terminal doors and into the arms of their loved ones April 10.The 403rd Security Forces Squadron Airmen had just

  • Air Force outlines future of remotely piloted aircraft

    Air Force leaders outlined what the next 25 years for remotely piloted aircraft will look like in the RPA Vector, published April 4."The RPA Vector is the Air Force's vision for the next 25 years for remotely-piloted aircraft," said Col. Kenneth Callahan, the RPA capabilities division director. "It

  • 459th hosts Reserve Officer Development course

    The 459th Air Refueling Wing hosted the Reserve Officer Development Education course at the Sheridan Suites hotel in Alexandria, Va., April 3-6. More than 70 young officers from ranks of lieutenant to major attended the course spanning various units from Air Force Reserve Command. All attendees held

  • 403rd Wing surges C-130s in major exercise

    Sixteen aircraft from the 403rd Wing took to the skies over the Mississippi Gulf Coast region April 5 in Operation Surge Capacity, a large-ship formation training exercise.The exercise was designed to test multiple capabilities of the wing, such as coordination between various squadrons, the Federal

  • Forms due soon for upcoming lieutenant colonel board

    Air Force Reserve lieutenant colonel line and nonline position vacancy promotion recommendation forms are due to Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center promotion secretariat by April 25.Promotion under the PV program helps maintain a balanced force by giving commanders the means to nominate

  • AFR/ANG Teen Leadership Camps announced

    Registration for the Air Force Reserve/Air National Guard Teen Leadership Camps is open through May 31, according to Air Force Reserve Command Services officials.These summits are available to youth ages 14-18 who have a parent serving in the Air Force Reserve or Air National Guard nationwide.

  • Congress reviews Air Force Budget Plans

    Senior Air Force leaders were on Capitol Hill to testify and answer questions about funding priorities and fleet reductions announced in early March as part of the FY15 Air Force budget request. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) led the hearing at the Senate Appropriations