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AFRC News

  • Reservists deliver humanitarian supplies to St. Lucia

    Reservists from the 315th Airlift Wing delivered more than 11,000 pounds of humanitarian aid to the island nation of St. Lucia Feb. 22.The mission involved a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft delivering humanitarian aid and school supplies valued at more than $72,000, courtesy of the Good News Project,

  • President recommends $5 billion budget for Air Force Reserve

    Under the Fiscal 2012 President's Budget Request announced Feb. 14, Air Force Reserve Command is slated to receive an annual operating budget of $5.019 billion starting in October.The FY12 budget includes $1.7 billion for military personnel, $3.27 billion for operations and maintenance to pay for

  • Family readiness center earns DOD award - again

    When Tech. Sgt. Horace Robinson and his family moved from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., to Westover ARB in June 2010, their lives fit in the back of a moving van.The Robinsons knew nothing about western Massachusetts, but the Westover Airman and Family Readiness Center here was ready to help the

  • Deployed total force unit setting records in Afghanistan

    The 815th Airlift Squadron is continuing to set records as part of the 772nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, a total force integrated unit at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. In January, the 772nd EAS flew 51 aerial delivery missions, besting a previous record of 40 in one month. The 815th, 345th,

  • March C-17 transports clothes, shoes to Kyrgyzstan

    More than 6,500 pounds of humanitarian goods were loaded onto an Air Force Reserve C-17 Globemaster III here Feb. 7. The C-17, from the 452nd Air Mobility Wing, March Air Reserve Base, Calif., was at Scott to pick up goods bound for Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, as part of the Denton Program, which

  • Dobbins aircrews clean up their act

    Members of the 94th Airlift Wing took part in aircrew decontamination training during the unit training assembly here Feb. 5-6. Aircrews were able to update their currency with U.S. Air Force chemical decontamination procedures during training that simulated a chemical warfare environment.

  • Command & control awards announced

    Airmen from throughout Air Force Reserve Command earned 2010 command and control awards from Air Force Reserve Command.The 927th Air Refueling Wing, MacDill AFB, Fla., boasts the top large command post, and the 507th ARW, Tinker AFB, Okla., has the best small command post.Senior Master Sgt. Semaj O.

  • Band of AF Reserve bids for an Emmy in Nashville

    The Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve's 2009 Holiday Notes From Home television production was a top four finalist in the regional Emmy Awards announced here Jan. 29, 2011. The band's performance wasn't the top choice selected by the Nashville/Midsouth Chapter of the National Academy of Television

  • Water survival training keeps aircrews proficient

    Aircrew members from the 94th Airlift Wing receive instruction on the use of the 20-person life raft during water survival training at the Cobb Aquatic Center in Marietta, Ga., 4 Feb. Aircrew members are required to receive this training once every three years to stay proficient with the equipment