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AFRC News

  • Air Force Reserve: 68 years strong

    Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James spoke to the importance of total force integration during the Air Force Reserve’s 68th birthday celebration April 14 at the Pentagon.

  • AF leaders celebrate AF Reserve Birthday

    Celebrating the Air Force Reserve's 68th birthday during a April 14, 2016, Pentagon ceremony are, from left, Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody, Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James, Master Sgt. Kandi Costa, Lt. Gen. James F.

  • AF names candidate bases, criteria for choosing next F-35A sites

    Air Force officials announced April 12 that Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona; Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida; Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas; and Whiteman AFB, Missouri, are candidate bases for the first Reserve-led F-35A Lightning II location.

  • Minneapolis saves time, money with mass physicals

    Members of the 934th Airlift Wing completed their Preventative Health Assessments en masse during the April unit training assembly, setting a benchmark within Air Force Reserve Command. The 934th Aeromedical Staging Squadron conducted the PHAs, evaluating 945 Airmen during 350 long physicals and

  • 302nd Airlift Wing gets new commander

    Col. James R. DeVere took command of the 302nd Airlift Wing during an assumption of command ceremony here April 2. Maj. Gen. Stayce D. Harris, 22nd Air Force commander, officiated and provided insight into DeVere’s pathway to wing commander.“He wanted to serve like his dad. He wanted to serve in the

  • John Mikula is keeping Dobbins fit to fight

    Consistent, knowledgeable, motivated. These are just a few of the words used to describe John Mikula, the Human Performance Center’s exercise physiologist here. The former Army infantryman, Mikula, is a jack of many trades. He loves fitness but has served in several other capacities throughout his

  • Summer opportunities available for Reserve teens

    Teenagers of Air Force Reserve Airmen are eligible to apply for several upcoming summer opportunities, which include all or partial coverage of expenses. Application details for Aviation and Space Camp, and the 2016 Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard Teen Leadership Summit  are below.

  • Air Force, NASA team up to ready for America's return to human spaceflight

    Air Force Guardian Angel Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing here and astronauts practiced aspects of safe rescue operations recently when they completed rehearsals at NASA's Neutral Buoyancy Lab in Houston, Texas, and at Langley Research Center, Virginia.NASA recently released news that its

  • Reservist sets 1.5 mile run record at Luke

    By shaving 14 seconds off the current record for the 1.5 mile run, Staff Sgt. Christian Enriquez ran into the Luke Air Force Base history books March 13.Running in 8:10, the 944th Fighter Wing F-16 avionics craftsman shattered the old record of 8:24, set at Luke on June 25, 2014.An avid runner who