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AFRC News

  • Second rotation of rescue wing Airmen depart for war

    Helicopter aviators, aircraft maintainers and support Airmen from the Air Force Reserve's 920th Rescue Wing departed here Sept. 28 en route to replacing rescue Airmen who have been in Afghanistan since  May. This is the second rotation for the yearlong deployment in support of Operation Enduring

  • Recruiters make goal

    Air Force Reserve Command recruiters reached their annual recruiting goal Sept. 22, when they recorded their 10,150th enlistment.The 400 men and women who recruit worldwide for the command had until the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30 to reach the annual goal."This achievement is a testament to

  • Team McChord makes first-ever mid-winter airdrop over South Pole

     For the first time in history, a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to McChord Field successfully completed a mid-winter nighttime airdrop at the South Pole. Airmen from the 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings teamed up to airdrop urgently needed medical supplies Sept. 1 at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole

  • Reserve, active duty join forces for Asia-Pacific deployment

    Nearly 200 personnel from the 419th and 388th Fighter Wings departed Sept. 23 for a 180-day joint deployment to the Asia-Pacific region.The pilots, maintainers and support personnel will provide F-16 air support in the region as part of a routine theater security package rotation.Hill's reservists

  • Reserve Command to realign several units

    Four flying wings, one flying group and seven smaller units in the Air Force Reserve Command will change their higher headquarters and chains of command by Oct. 1.These actions advance the command's efforts to provide operational capabilities and strategic depth across the full spectrum of military

  • Portraits in Courage features pararescue specialist

    Staff Sgt. Daniel Warren, a pararescueman from the 308th Rescue Squadron at Patrick AFB, Fla., is one of 18 Airmen featured in the latest version of Portraits in Courage.The reservist deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, in 2010 as a Guardian Angel team member of the 33rd Expeditionary Rescue

  • Reservists retrieve space debris from Mongolia

    There was no beeping noise as the pickup truck laden with rocket parts backed up to the C-17 Globemaster III at Chinggis Khaan International Airport in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, in late August. It was just a Mongolian driver and a U.S. Air Force loadmaster using hand signals to communicate. An Air

  • Balancing force top priority say senior Air Force leaders

    Finding the right balance of regular, Reserve and Guard component forces is the key to future Air Force capabilities and budget cuts, said senior leaders at the Air Force Association 2011 Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition, on Sept. 19.More than 8,000 attended the conference at the

  • President proclaims Sept 18-24 as ESGR Week

    Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, a Department of Defense agency, announced President Barack Obama has signed a proclamation declaring Sept. 18-24 as National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week. In the 10 years of continuous military operations since Sept. 11, 2001, employers

  • Reservists surprise wives during live 'Salute to Troops'

    Senior Airmen Domenic Mash and Keith Graft surprised their wives on the set of "HLN's Morning Express with Robin Meade" show during a live "Salute to the Troops" segment Sept. 14.The Airmen, from the Air Force Reserve's 911th Security Forces Squadron, Pittsburgh International Airport, Pa., were