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AFRC News

  • Okies refuel a RAF CF-18 during RIMPAC 2016

    JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (July 11, 2016) Lt. Col. Ken Humphrey, a pilot with the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., turns a KC-135 while on approach to Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, in support of Rim of the Pacific 2016 exercise. Humphrey and his crew fly and operate

  • Harris nominated for third star, AF assistant vice chief of staff position

    Major General Stayce Harris was nominated by President Barack Obama to be promoted to Lieutenant General and become the Assistant Vice Chief of Staff and Director of the Air Staff for the United States Air Force. The general is currently serving as the commander of the Air Force Reserve’s 22nd Air

  • A prescription for problems

    Making sure their medical records are up to date and accurate could save Citizen Airmen selected for a random drug test a lot of trouble. That’s the word from officials assigned to Air Force Reserve Command’s Medical Services Directorate here.

  • A5A8 provides strategic planning for today, tomorrow

    Logistics and support mission planning was once referred to as the task of ensuring members of the services had “beds, beans and bullets” – all the essentials they needed to get the job done. Now, for the young Airmen at the wing level who perform the daily work of the Air Force Reserve, logistics

  • AFRC History Office honored for excellence

    The Air Force History Office awarded the Air Force Reserve Command History Office the John T. Bohn Excellence in Major Command History Programs Award for having the best major command history program in the Air Force.The Air Force History Office announced the winners of the 2016 USAF History and

  • Resident "Okie" takes command of 507th

    Col. Douglas E. Gullion took command of the 507th Air Refueling Wing here April 2, 2016, at a ceremony presided over by Maj. Gen. John C. Flournoy Jr., 4th Air Force commander.Gullion served as the 507th Operations Group commander here for 18 months before taking command of the wing from Col. Brian

  • Reserve Command wins AF production of year

    Air Force Reserve Command’s video production “Winning Your Wings II” earned top honors as the Production of the Year in the 2015 Air Force Visual Information Products Awards.Brig. Gen. Kathleen Cook, director, Air Force Public Affairs, made the announcement March 18.The video, produced by AFRC

  • AF Reserve Chief testifies on Reserve posture

    Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson, chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, testified before the Senate Appropriations Sub-Committee for Defense alongside other Reserve chiefs and Guard directors, March 16.During the hearing, Jackson emphasized the importance of adapting to

  • Space Coast honors newest chiefs

    Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James Cody made a special visit to the Space Coast to welcome nine Airmen to the rank of chief master sergeant at a ceremony in Cocoa Beach, March 6."When you look at your stripes be proud of them. Becoming a chief doesn't happen overnight," Cody said. "You

  • Commander discusses pilot retention at AFA Symposium

    Lieutenant Gen. James F. Jackson, chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, along with Air Force leadership sat on a panel to discuss major command priorities to close out the 2016 Air Force Association Air Warfare Symposium here Feb. 26.Airmen in the audience had an