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AFRC News

  • Charleston C-17s deliver aid to Nicaragua, Haiti

    More than 130,000 pounds of humanitarian aid was airlifted to relief organizations in Central American and Caribbean nations by the 315th Airlift Wing, Feb. 5, during a training mission that carried cargo as part of the Denton humanitarian program. The cargo, which mainly consisted of food, was

  • TCTO sends Airmen into KC-135R “hellhole”

    No maintainer enjoys being required to climb into the small compartment, often called the “hellhole,” in the tail of a KC-135R Stratotanker, even if it just for a short time.

  • Alamo Wing hits the airwaves

    Col. Thomas K. Smith, Jr., 433rd Airlift Wing commander, arrived at the KLUP radio station early Saturday morning Jan. 28 for a unique opportunity to speak to residents of the Alamo city.

  • Maintenance crews swap out rescue choppers for combat ops

    Combat is hard on the body; it’s especially hard on the body of military choppers flown over Afghanistan’s jagged mountains and through its never-ending dust. To ensure the flying safety of Air Force choppers used to save lives in combat, maintenance crews from the 920th Rescue Wing swap out an

  • Reservist shares civilian skills to support SOCOM Para-Commandos

    Bill Walsh is a familiar face to the people of Charleston, S.C.  He’s been the lead weather forecaster for the #1 station there for 30 years.  His face is on billboards and his professional Facebook page has 17,000 followers.  Many Charleston residents have come to rely on Bill for his forecasts;

  • Hill fighter wings first to bring F-35A to Red Flag

    Pilots and maintainers from the 419th and 388th Fighter Wings deployed the F-35A Lightning II to Nellis AFB, Nevada, Jan. 20.This is the first deployment to Red Flag for the F-35A and the first large movement since the Air Force declared the jet combat ready in August 2016.Red Flag is the Air