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AFRC News

  • Reserve aircrew earns AFA award for Afghanistan mission

    The 919th Special Operations Wing aircrew of "Daddy 05" was recently selected for the Air Force Association's Brig. Gen. Ross Hoyt Award for their efforts on a mission over Afghanistan in 2009.At that time, the 10-man C-130E Combat Talon aircrew led by pilot Maj. Michael Black, 711th Special

  • Refuelers deliver warmth for people in Afghanistan

    A KC-10 aircrew from here flew a mission Sept. 3 - 4 that will result in warmer winters for men, women and children living in Afghanistan. The reservists from the 76th Air Refueling Squadron went to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., to pick-up 10 fully-loaded pallets of winter clothing, blankets

  • Airman runs in AF Marathon to honor brother, others

    Senior Airman Natalie Hopkins, 445th Airlift Wing Command Post, is training for the Air Force half marathon in honor of her brother Sept. 18.Sgt. Jon Stiles joined the Marine Corps after high school in 1990 and served for 16 years. He returned to duty in 2008 in the Army National Guard because he

  • Active-duty airlift squadron associates with Reserve wing

    The 345th Airlift Squadron was officially re-activated here Aug. 6 as an active associate C-130 unit.The Regular Air Force unit works with reservists in Air Force Reserve Command's 403rd Wing and its 815th AS and 403rd Maintenance Group as part of the Air Force's total force integration initiative.

  • Uruguayan armed forces train with rescue reservists

    Ten members of the Uruguayan armed forces visited Air Force Reserve Command's 920th Rescue Wing here Aug. 29 - Sept. 2 to get hands-on rescue orientation and training.The South American team was made up of pilots, a loadmaster and pararescuemen.The U.S. Air Force through the American Embassy in

  • Tricare Retired Reserve covers 'gray area' retirees

    People in the Retired Reserve who are not yet age 60 can now purchase Tricare health coverage for themselves and their eligible family members.Tricare Retired Reserve started Sept. 1 for retired reservists who are also known as "gray area" retirees. "This new program offers a health coverage

  • Rescue squadron recognizes Airmen for actions

    Thirteen Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing's 308th Rescue Squadron were recognized here in an awards ceremony Aug. 8 for a variety of actions over the past few years."We're making a conscious effort to recognize the outstanding efforts of our squadron on a timelier basis," said Lt. Col. Kurt

  • March Airman among first responders at off-road tragedy

    An Air Force reservist from March's 452nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron put his life-saving skills to work Aug. 14 as he was among the first responders in a rollover crash that killed eight people and injured 12 during an off-road race near Lucerne Valley, Calif.The 200-mile night race was part of

  • Pakistanis show appreciation to C-130 crew

    A C-130H aircrew from here received a warm welcome from Pakistanis when the crew offloaded supplies in an area devastated by flooding.The crew from Bagram's 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron had flown to Chaklala Air Base, Pakistan, where the aircraft was loaded with five pallets of assorted food

  • U.S. aircrews build relationships with Pakistan air force

    Four Air Force Reserve C-130 Hercules aircrews from the 357th Airlift Squadron at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., are building relationships with their Pakistani counterparts as they bring relief supplies to the flood-ravaged nation.The aircrews, support Airmen and two aircraft forward deployed from