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AFRC News

  • McChord Reservist's 12th Man spirit changes child's life

    The spirit of the 12th Man has thrilled and united everyone in the Pacific Northwest on the Seattle Seahawks' road to victory this year, so much so, that one 446th Airlift Wing reservist went out of his way to make a young "12" he had never met before feel like a part of the team.Tech. Sgt. Shawn

  • Reserve test squadron highlights mission at CYBERSPACE symposium

    The Air Force Reserve's 14th Test Squadron was featured side by side with leading cyber and information-technology companies and organizations Feb. 5, during the annual Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association CYBPERSPACE Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colo.The 14th Test Squadron, a

  • Congressional report recommends more reservists, less AFRC structure

    The National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force issued its report to the president and Congress Jan. 31.The report calls for moving more Air Force manpower into the reserve components but "disestablishing" Air Force Reserve Command and its three numbered air forces."Many of the

  • DOD shows increase in activated AF reservists this week

    The Army National Guard Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve announced this week a decrease in activated National Guard members and reservists, while the Army Reserve, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve and Coast Guard Reserve announced an increase of activated reservists. The net collective

  • Flying crew chief keeps mission on task

    The top of the forward fuselage began to vibrate and rumble loudly as the aircrew flew their jet 10,000 feet over the Gulf of Mexico. The sound lasted for a little more than a minute - then it was gone. This had started as a routine training mission, and the crew had started their decent toward Key

  • Reservists deliver humanitarian aid to Caribbean, Central America

    Reservists from the 315th Airlift Wing delivered more than 124,000 pounds of humanitarian aid to Haiti, Panama and Honduras Feb. 1-2.The missions involved two C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 701st and 300th Airlift Squadrons, which delivered humanitarian aid, medical and school supplies, rice

  • Reserve Command seeks to recruit recruiters

    Tasked with filling the ranks, recruiters are at the start of all Airmen's careers, and now they're looking to pull from those ranks to fill their own. The Air Force Reserve Command is now actively seeking Airmen who want to serve as full-time recruiters on active-guard and reserve tours, said

  • February issue of Citizen Airman is online

    The February issue of Citizen Airman is now available on the web at http://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/. The cover story spotlights the strong connection between Citizen Airmen and America's space program. The issue also features stories on an anti-terrorism protection officer who also serves as a

  • Air Force Structure commission releases final report

    The National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force has posted its report on the Commission' s website at http://afcommission.whs.mil.The commission visited Tinker AFB, Aug. 20, 2013 with the intention of seeing total force integration in action among active Air Force, Reserve, and Air