Air Force Reserve Command has declared that Reservists must wear the AFRC patch on their flight suits and battle dress uniforms by Oct. 1. The practice does not apply to mobilization assistants, individual mobilization augmentees, or full-time Active Guard Reserve members assigned outside the command.
The U.S. supports “a stronger and more capable” European defense, Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III said during an Oct. 22 press conference in Brussels—but that defense should not duplicate the functions and capabilities of the NATO alliance.