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AFRC News

  • Stenner, 6 former AFRC commanders gather for Gill memorial

    Family, friends and Airmen from the past and present gathered here Nov. 6 to honor one of Air Force Reserve Command's former leaders.Retired Maj. Gen. Sloan R. Gill, who served as chief of Air Force Reserve and commander of the Air Force Reserve before retiring in December 1989, passed away Aug. 22.

  • Binger takes helm at 10th Air Force

    Brig. Gen. William "Blaze" Binger assumed command of Air Force Reserve Command's 10th Air Force in a ceremony here Nov. 5. He replaces Maj. Gen. Frank Padilla, who will become the Air Force deputy inspector general at the Pentagon.Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., commander of AFRC and chief of the

  • Barksdale Reserve bomber unit wins LeMay Trophy

    The 93rd Bomb Squadron here won the LeMay Trophy for the best bomb squadron during the 2011 Air Force Global Strike Command Global Strike Challenge Nov 9.The 93rd BS is part of the Air Force Reserve Command's 307th Bomb Wing. Global Strike Challenge is a competition that includes operations,

  • Air Force leaders issue Veterans Day message

     Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy send the following Veterans Day message to the Airmen of the U.S. Air Force:America is built upon the achievements and the sacrifices of veterans. On Veterans

  • Reserve F-22 pilot receives first Raptor 1,000 hour patch

    Out of all of the F-22 Raptor pilots in the Air Force there is only who has been presented with the 1,000 flying hour patch. Lt. Col. David Piffarerio, 302nd Fighter Squadron commander, was presented with Lockheed-Martin's first Raptor 1,000 hour patch by Jeff Babione, vice president and F-22

  • Liberty Wing reservists part of historic C-5 surge

    Moving cargo and supplies is nothing new here. However, it wasn't business as usual when the 512th Airlift Wing participated in the historic Air Mobility Command's surge last month.The wing's 709th Airlift Squadron flew two missions moving cargo to Iraq and to the Pacific theater in support of an

  • Air Force Reserve pilot reaches 1,000 F-22 flight hours

    Lt. Col. David Piffarerio, 302nd Fighter Squadron commander, flew his 1,000 flight hour in the F-22 Raptor here today, making him the first Air Force pilot to do so. "This is a great milestone for the pilots, maintainers and contractors working on the jet and the F-22 program as a whole," said

  • Air Force to establish new fighter units

    The Air Force plans to establish four new jet fighter units to create efficient and effective combat capability in tight budgetary times, according to an announcement Nov. 3.The Regular Air Force units will associate and collocate with Air Force Reserve Command units at Barksdale Air Force Base,

  • Air Force announces civilian workforce restructuring

    Air Force officials announced several adjustments to the civilian workforce. In response to direction from the Secretary of Defense for DoD to stop civilian growth above fiscal year 2010 levels and the need to add 5900 positions against the Air Force's top priorities, the Air Force eliminated

  • Off-the-shelf solutions speed new equipment to Reserve, Guard

    By using ideas from recently deployed Airmen and using off-the-shelf technology, the Reserve Component has developed new equipment that saved lives and led to highly successful combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.This streamlined process is speeding high-tech acquisitions and was briefed by