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AFRC News

  • 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

  • AF convenes officer RIF board, offers voluntary separation pay

    The Air Force will convene an officer reduction in force board June 16 to evaluate eligible officers for retention, Air Force Personnel Center officials said Jan. 27. Officers who meet the RIF board and are not selected for retention must separate by Jan. 31, 2015.RIF is among several fiscal 2014

  • VIDEO: Hill F-16s arrive at Osan AB

    Airmen from the 388th Fighter Wing and the Air Force Reserve 419th Fighter Wing recently deployed to the Republic of Korea for several months demonstrating continuing U.S. commitment to stability and security in the Asia-Pacific Region.Pilots, maintainers and operations Airmen flew from Hill Air

  • Colorado Airmen, C-130 return from Africa missions

    An Air Force Reserve Command C-130 and approximately 30 Airmen returned Jan. 15 after providing airlift support as part of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa mission.The Colorado Airmen, charged with providing tactical airlift were deployed as the 52nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and

  • James ceremoniously sworn-in by Hagel

    Deborah Lee James, the 23rd secretary of the Air Force, was ceremoniously sworn in by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel at the Pentagon Jan 24. Hagel called James well suited to lead the Air Force as the nation faces an increasingly uncertain security environment."The rise of emerging powers, dangerous

  • Flournoy visits with JB Charleston reservists

    Brig. Gen. John C. Flournoy, Jr., 4th Air Force commander visited the 315th Airlift Wing here Jan. 24 as part of an effort to get out and see the wings under his command. Col. Fontanella, 315th AW commander, kicked off the general's visit with a breakfast at the Charleston Club with 315th

  • Two deployed Reservists combine 78 years of AF service

     Two Airmen with the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, have both been turning wrenches on jet engines longer than most people in the Air Force have been alive.Senior Master Sgt. Paul Jordan, a native of Butler, Pa., enlisted in 1972. His co-worker and