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AFRC News

  • Air Force aerial firefighters continue battling Texas wildfires

    Air Force C-130s provided aerial firefighting support to northeast Texas for a second consecutive day Sept. 12, forming fire retardant lines in support of ground fire crews.Aircrews and their four C-130 Hercules aircraft dropped approximately 12,000 gallons of fire retardant against Fires 262 and

  • Air Force C-130s fight wildfires north of Houston

    For a third day in a row, Air Force C-130s delivered needed fire retardant to ground fire crews Sept. 13, focusing their efforts on a wildfire north of Houston.Aircrews manning four C-130 Hercules aircraft dropped approximately 27,000 gallons of fire retardant against Fire 898, a 1,400-acre fire

  • Military, civilian emergency responders join for casualty exercise

    Members of the 301st Fighter Wing participated in a two-day joint Mass Casualty Exercise at the Army Reserve Center here during the September Unit Training Assembly. "The scenario is that there was an explosion at a Federal building, similar to Oklahoma City, where there was also a daycare," said

  • AF Reserve streamlining plans will adjust manpower in 3 states

    Air Force Reserve officials announced plans to streamline unit structures and adjust manpower in California, Georgia and Texas by fiscal year 2012."These changes are the result of a 13-month analytical effort intended to ensure we are operating as effectively and efficiently as possible," said Lt.

  • Air Force aerial firefighters launch missions from Austin

    Airmen from Colorado and North Carolina launched missions Sept. 11 to provide aerial firefighting support to raging Texas wildfires.The Airmen assigned to the 302nd Air Expeditionary Group, based at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, started their aerial firefighting support here against Fire

  • Farris takes command of 22nd Air Force

    Maj. Gen. Wallace "Wade" Farris assumed command of the 22nd Air Force in a ceremony here today with Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner, commander of the Air Force Reserve Command presiding.Farris replaced Maj. Gen. James T. Rubeor, who will now serve as Special Assistant to the Commander, North American

  • Reserve Airmen arrive in Texas for firefighting support

    Airmen from units based in Colorado and North Carolina arrived at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport Sept. 10 to support Texas and federal agencies already battling wildland forest fires throughout the state.The Airmen, deployed as the combined 302nd Air Expeditionary Group, were expected to

  • Reserve aircraft join aerial firefighting efforts in Texas, Northwest U.S.

    Six Department of Defense C-130 aircraft equipped with U.S. Forest Service, Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems have been tasked by U.S. Northern Command in support of the National Interagency Fire Center to supplement wildland firefighting efforts in Texas and in the Northwest U.S.Four

  • Reserve Command commemorates 10th anniversary of 9/11

    Air Force Reserve Command unveiled a small slab of limestone that holds a significant place in U.S. history at the Museum of Aviation Sept. 9 during a commemoration of the10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The 9/11 Pentagon stone, an artifact from the West Wall of the Pentagon that was hit by a

  • Charleston reservists deliver humanitarian aid to Honduras

    While most Americans used Labor Day as a time to rest and enjoy their families, members of the 315th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, S.C., spent the weekend delivering humanitarian aid to orphans in Honduras. The reservists delivered five pallets of clothing and school supplies weighing more