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AFRC News

  • Ultrarunning: Reservist finds strength in strides

    When the word hobby comes to mind, activities like reading or video games or knitting or fishing or baking make their way to the surface. Activities that are relaxing, yet oftentimes somewhat productive, to counter the stress of everyday life.The Oxford dictionary defines the word hobby as an

  • 304th Rescue Squadron supports Mt. Hood search and rescue

    An 11-member Guardian Angel team from the 304th Rescue Squadron battled high winds and deep snow to assist with the rescue efforts of two injured climbers here March 7.A multi-team search-and-rescue mission was conducted in challenging conditions after two climbers fell approximately 200 feet in the

  • C-5M Super Galaxy undergoes anthropometric study

    Airmen from the Headquarters Air Force Aircrew Task Force and contractors from the Airmen Accommodation Laboratory conducted an anthropometric study at the 433rd Airlift Wing, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, to determine new height and stature measurements for career enlisted aviator

  • Smokescreens, sandbags, frozen creeks and empty mags

    When the crew door of a C-5 Galaxy opened on the ramp at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, Feb. 6, 2022, it was the first time some of the 40 Defenders debarking the aircraft had ever seen snow. The forecast for the next two weeks called for some of the coldest temperatures they’d ever

  • U.S. F-35s forward deploy to NATO’s eastern flank

    SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany --  Six F-35A aircraft from Hill Air Force Base's active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Reserve 419th Fighter Wing currently operating out of Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, forward deployed Feb. 24 to the Baltic Sea and Black Sea regions in support of NATO’s collective

  • Airmen revitalize JBSA parks

    Students from the 733rd Training Squadron volunteered to remove trash and debris from Stillman Park and Leon Creek here, Feb. 18, 2022. The 502nd Installation Support Group coordinated the joint initiative cleanup to remove garbage and litter from on-base parks and waterways. Members from the 502nd

  • Exercises aren’t just PT

    Exercises for the normal base population are anywhere from one shift of work to one full week, for the planners it may take anywhere from 30 days to plan a simple exercise scenario to over a year to plan for more complex exercises.

  • MSG expands combat readiness to support wing

    A desolate airfield came alive as 122 members of the 920th Mission Support Group received part-task-training on tactical field skills during an exercise here Feb. 4.The field classes were part of the wing’s FURY HORIZON 22 exercise and were designed to observe how 920th MSG Airmen would react to

  • 433rd CES performs Total Force explosive ordnance training

    The 433rd Airlift Wing's mission statement is to "Provide Combat Ready Citizen Airmen Anywhere, Anytime." On Feb. 9-10, 433rd Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technicians demonstrated that mission focus through several training exercises with the 902nd Civil Engineer Squadron,

  • AFR capabilities enable immediate ocean rescue

    The 920th Rescue Wing from Air Force Reserve Command conducted a multi-person medical airlift in support of a critically-injured person aboard a cruise ship 600 nautical miles off the coast of Florida Feb. 15.The 920th RQW launched two of its HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters, two HC-130J Combat King II