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AFRC News

  • Air Force cracks down on protected information

    Using a new capability, the Air Force is cracking down on the unencrypted transmission of protected information and violators could find themselves locked out and in hot water. Recently, the Air Force started using technology that specifically looks for protected critical unclassified information in

  • Wingman Toolkit promotes healthy, balanced lifestyle

    As members of the military family we all deal with stress. Work, relationships, and money are just a few examples of the things that are on our minds every day. Reservists have the additional responsibility of balancing civilian and military careers. Everyone deals with it differently though.

  • Reserve F-16 pilot helps squelch wildfires across West

    Air Force Reserve F-16 pilot Lt. Col. Paul "Buster" Delmonte flies several types of aircraft as part of his full-time civilian job, but instead of dropping bombs he delivers an entirely different kind of weapon.Delmonte, the 466th Fighter Squadron commander, is an aerial firefighter and aviation

  • Guard, Reserve maintainers train to recover disabled aircraft

    Oklahoma Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve maintenance crews came together June 20 for a crash damaged disabled aircraft recovery exercise at the aircraft battle damage repair facility. The annual exercise gives members of the crash teams a real-world experience by performing an actual

  • AF aerial firefighters continue to battle West Fork Complex fire

    Another 11,000 gallons of fire retardant was dropped on West Fork Complex fires by Air Force aerial firefighting aircraft June 26, aiding ground crews in containing the growing blazes.Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve aircrews flying their Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130s

  • Practice makes perfect

    Transferring more than 970 gallons of fuel per minute between two aircraft flying 30 feet apart at 30,000 feet and 500 miles per hour may seem like anything but a routine operation, but for aircrews practicing air refueling training, it's all in a day's work.Today, members of the Air Force Reserve

  • Barksdale bids farewell to A-10s

    The last three A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft assigned to the 917th Fighter Group left Barksdale June 24. The final take-off marked the end of an era at the base, as Airmen and community members waved their final goodbyes to the A-10s in a farewell ceremony on the flightline. "While today is

  • Air Force aerial firefighting continues against Rocky Mountain fires

    Air Force aerial firefighting aircraft continued dropping thousands of gallons of fire retardant June 24 in an effort to contain growing Rocky Mountain wildland fires.Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard C-130 aircraft equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System performed two

  • $24M hydrant fueling system project announced at Westover

    Some 40 civic, business, and military leaders gathered at a ceremony June 24 announcing a $24.4 million contract to fund a new fuel hydrant system on base. The ceremony took place on the C-5 aircraft ramp at Westover, in the shadow of a C-5 Galaxy, the largest aircraft in the U.S. military. Opening

  • Reservists deliver Dover's 11th C-5M

    History was recorded and heritage was remembered when the base received its 11th C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft June 21.Maj. Gen. Craig N. Gourley, Air Force Reserve Command vice commander, piloted the newly modernized aircraft from Marietta, Ga. He was accompanied by a team of 709th Airlift Squadron