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AFRC News

  • Lync-Enterprise brings enhanced connectivity to AFRC

    Air Force Reserve Command recently implemented the Microsoft Lync-Enterprise Instant Messaging system that allows all users across the command to connect, collaborate and share in real time.Lync-Enterprise, part of the Microsoft Office suite, is the upgraded version of the Lync-Standard instant

  • Top 10 most viewed AFRC stories of 2015

    Air Force Reserve Command News Service has compiled a list of the top 10 stories on AFRC.AF.mil for 2015. The stories were placed in order based on the number of views. 10.   Hurricane Hunters war on weather KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. --  At 1:15 a.m. June 15, Lt. Col. Jeff Ragusa shuts off his

  • Reservists selected to lead active-duty units

    Three Air Force Reserve officers have been selected to lead active-duty units under the voluntary Extended Active Duty tour program. EAD tours assign Reservists to active duty units to help meet active force requirements. The assignments are part of a larger initiative to leverage Total Force

  • Reservists go active duty

    At the beginning of fiscal year 2016 the Air Force Personnel Center launched the Voluntary Limited Period of Active Duty program.The program is offering some great opportunities for Air Force Reservists interested in returning to active duty.Under VLPAD, opportunities to serve an active-duty tour

  • Honoring and remembering

    Maj. Gen. Richard S. "Beef" Haddad, vice commander, Air Force Reserve Command, speaks at Wreaths Across America ceremony at Riverside Cemetery in Macon, Ga, Dec 12, 2015. Wreaths Across America coordinates wreath laying at veterans' cemeteries across America to honor and remember the sacrifice of

  • Santa tests C-130 as replacement for reindeer

    For many families, Santa’s arrival to the mall, parade, local Christmas event, or wherever he may be remains a mystery. In fact, most of Santa’s life remains a mystery. For instance, how does he know when we’re sleeping or awake? How does he know if we’ve been bad or good? How does he know that we

  • Kim represents command in Christmas parade

    Maj. Gen. Michael Kim, mobilization assistant to the commander, Air Force Reserve Command, represented the command in the 59th Annual Warner Robins Christmas Parade Dec. 5. (U.S. Air Force photo/Steven French)

  • Tips on not wigging out this holiday season

    Now that the holiday season is in full swing, good cheer and tidings fill the air as the new year fast approaches. But while some blissfully enjoy the seasonal flurry, others are swarmed with the rising stressors of the holidays.With a few practical tips and reminders, there are ways to combat

  • Nine in AFRC selected for promotion to colonel

    Nine members Air Force Reserve Command have been selected for promotion by the Calendar Year Air Force Reserve Line and Non-Line Colonel Promotion selection boards.Selectees are Lt. Cols. Ashley Heyen, AFRC/CS; Shane Matherne, AFRC/A6; Christopher Vorse and Deanna Ketterer, AFRC/A5A8; Heath Fowler,

  • Miss America thanks Citizen Airmen

    Betty Cantrell, Miss America 2016, expresses gratitude to Citizen Airmen during her homecoming celebration in Warner Robins, Georgia, Nov. 14, 2015.