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  • Process improvement helps units work smarter not harder

    One Grissom officer is working hard at helping others work smart while leading the charge of innovation.Lt. Col. Patricia Latham, 434th Air Refueling Wing process manager, is responsible for overseeing effective process improvement in an effort to ensure processes here are efficient, cost saving and

  • 442nd wins Maintenance Effectiveness Award 2 years running

    The 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Bagram AB, Afghanistan has been awarded the 2015 Air Combat Command Maintenance Effectiveness Award, distinguishing the unit as the top-performing medium aircraft maintenance unit in ACC.The award is for the unit's accomplishments during

  • Congressional staff tour, fly with AFRC

    Eleven Congressional staff members representing various states around the country learned about the Air Reserve Command aerial refueling mission and more during a wing tour and flight on board a KC-135R Stratotanker here Jan. 19, 2016.In an effort to showcase the Air Force Reserve mission, the

  • 'Flying Jennies' rebuilding at Keesler

    Lt. Col. Stuart Rubio assumed command of the Air Force Reserve's 815th Airlift Squadron "Flying Jennies" from Lt. Col. Shannon Hailes Saturday.As part of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013, the Air Force announced plans to transfer 10 of the 403rd Wing's C-130J aircraft. A 2015 report

  • Reserve wing’s courtyard is AF design award winner

    The newly constructed courtyard and centerpiece to four 302nd Airlift Wing campus buildings has been recognized as the 2015 Honor Award winner in the category of Landscape Architecture for the 2015 Air Force Design Awards program. According to a release from the U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center

  • Fort Worth unit hosts Congressional tour

    NAVAL AIR STATION FORT WORTH JOINT RESERVE BASE, Texas - Master Sgt. William Warwick, 301st Mission Support Group Explosive Ordnance Disposal team member, briefs 11 Congressional staffers here Jan. 21 on equipment used to handle explosive devices. In addition to EOD, the Capitol Hill defense

  • AFRC Surgeon General visits 926th Wing

    Colonel. James Dienst, right, Air Force Reserve Command Surgeon General, conducts a site visit at the 926th Aerospace Medical Squadron dental clinic here Jan. 9 as the unit prepares to make the transition to using electronic records. Dienst also visited the 726th Operations Group at Creech Air Force

  • 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

  • Air Force takes center stage at Armed Forces Bowl

    NAVAL AIR STATION FORT WORTH JOINT RESERVE BASE, Texas - Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III receives the Great American Patriot Award during the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl at Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 29. Welsh received the award in recognition of exemplary

  • 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