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AFRC News

  • Westover C-5 soars over thousands at Patriots playoff game

    A Patriot Wing aircrew helped the New England Patriots get off to a roaring start as more than 60,000 people watched a C-5 perform a flyby over Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass.Millions more people who tuned in to watch the American Football Conference playoff game between the Patriots and the

  • AF Reservists support first rocket launch of the year

    Air Force Reserve Combat-search-and-rescue Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., supported the successful launch of a Delta IV rocket carrying the fourth Wideband Global SATCOM satellite at 7:38 p.m. EST from Space Launch Complex 37 here Jan. 19.Maintenance Airmen readied

  • New York police officers 'inseparable' during New Dawn deployment

    As fellow New York police officers, reservists, classmates and friends, three service members jumped at the chance to deploy together in support of Operation New Dawn. Little did they know their bond would grow even stronger.Maj. Michael Gibbs, Senior Master Sgt. Victor Dempsey and Master Sgt. Ralph

  • 2012 Teen Summit locations announced

    The Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard announced the 2012 AFR/ANG Teen Leadership Summit locations Jan. 13. The AFR/ANG Teen Leadership Summit locations this summer are in Dahlonega, Ga., and Estes Park, Colo. The teen summits combine high-adventure activities with leadership classes to allow

  • Civil engineers honored at annual gala

    The Air Force's focus on engineering and environmental projects in 2011 will be highlighted during the 50th Annual Civil Engineer Awards dinner at the Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Officers' Club Feb. 23 at 5 p.m. Military member award category winners will be able to wear the Air Force recognition

  • McConnell Airman represents AF Reserve at 172 miles per hour

    Calling an Airman "high speed" is a figure of speech that goes hand-in-hand with phrases like "sharp troop," "go-getter," and "on-the-ball," but when someone says Tech Sgt. John Fitzpatrick is "high speed," the compliment is literal.Fitzpatrick, an aircraft structural craftsman with the 931st

  • Command announces financial management awards

    Air Force Reserve Command's financial management people learned in January who was the best in the command in 2011.Maj. Thelma Jenkins of the 440th Airlift Wing, Pope Field, N.C., won three command awards. The awards are the Maj. Gen. Frank R. Faykes FM Comptroller of the Year award, the Robert B.

  • Congressman visits command headquarters

    Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr. commander of Air Force Reserve Command, hosted U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson from South Carolina at the AFRC headquarters here Jan. 12.Wilson represents his state's 2nd Congressional District and serves as a member of the House Armed Services Committee. He visited the

  • AFRC holds largest Yellow Ribbon event in Orlando

    More than 800 Reservists and their families gathered in Orlando, Fla., Dec. 16-18 to participate in Air Force Reserve Command's Yellow Ribbon Program. The Yellow Ribbon Program was initiated by the Secretary of Defense and mandated by Congress in 2008 to provide information, services, referral and

  • AF's top cyber general visits AFRC

    Lt. Gen. William T. Lord, Air Force chief of Warfighting Integration and Chief Information Officer, visited Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command and the 689th Combat Communications Wing here, Jan. 6-7, 2012. During the visit, he conducted a video teleconference with Air Force Reserve