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AFRC News

  • New tanker design finalized ahead of schedule

    The Air Force officially closed the KC-46 Weapon System Critical Design Review on August 21, one month ahead of the Sept. 24 contractual date. This formal closure of the July Weapon System Design Review represents the culmination of more than 10 months of component and sub-system design reviews,

  • Pope reservists learn to run right during shoes-off workshop

    "The class was outstanding, a must," said Tech. Sgt. Heidi Zawistowski, 440th Airlift Wing command post. "It should be mandatory. Running is the meat and potatoes of the military. This class should be taught to every Airman coming in."Dr. (Lt. Col.) Antonio Eppolito, Chief of Air Force Telehealth,

  • Senior officers to retire, relocate

    The chief of Air Force Reserve announced the retirement of seven senior leaders and the reassignment of seven others Sept. 5.Scheduled for retirement are:Maj. Gen. Roger A. Binder, mobilization assistant to the commander of Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.Maj. Gen. Wallace W.

  • Reserve C-130s return after battling largest wildland fires in US

    Two Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130s from the Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd Airlift Wing, aircrews and maintainers returned Aug. 30 after providing support to U.S. Forest Service aerial firefighting operations in the Western U.S.The 302nd AW C-130s and approximately 30 Air

  • Dobbins reservists return from six-month deployment

    More than half a dozen reservists were welcomed home by family, friends and fellow Airmen Sept. 3.Members of the 94th Security Forces Squadron returned from a six-month deployment to Southwest Asia, during which they supported Operation Enduring Freedom."Welcome back!" said Timothy Martz, 94th SFS

  • AF tuition assistance application window delayed for FY14

     Airmen applying for tuition assistance in fiscal 2014 will see several changes in both eligibility for and administration of the program.Due to these changes, the application window for classes beginning on or after Oct. 1 will not open until Sept. 9 to allow for system updates.This program is

  • National Commission reviews 'life-cycle' manpower costs

    Members of the National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force interviewed current and former senior defense leaders Aug. 27 about one of the service's major expenses.The commission sought information about the "fully-burdened life-cycle manpower costs" of active duty, Air National Guard and

  • 300 attend deployment training near D.C.

    Set against Washington's historic backdrop, the Air Force Reserve Yellow Ribbon Program hosted training Aug. 23-25 for 95 Airmen and their guests, families and children.The location did not go unnoticed by pre- and post-deployment Airmen of all ranks who attended the event."Our (training) location

  • MAFFS C-130s deploy to California to aid firefighting effort

    The U.S. Forest Service, through the National Interagency Fire Center here, has ordered the three MAFFS aircraft operating at the Boise Air Tanker Base move to McClellan Air Tanker base near Sacramento, Calif., to assist the wildland firefighting effort in the western United States.In a request made

  • March Reserve squadron supporting Korea exercise

    More than 75 members of the 701st Combat Operations Squadron from March Air Reserve Base, Calif., are here supporting Ulchi Freedom Guardian that began Aug. 26. UFG is an annual defense-oriented exercise developed around scenarios designed to defend the Republic of Korea, protect the region, and