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  • AFCENT band 'Galaxy' builds relationships throughout deployed areas

    When most people hear "Air Force Band," they most likely picture a marching band, or a small group of classical musicians. Very few would picture the seven Airmen who make up Galaxy -- a rock band currently deployed as the U.S. Air Forces Central Command band deployed from Travis Air Force Base,

  • 615th CRW aids largest movement of paratroopers in decades

    Civilian passengers catching connecting flights in and out of the Alexandria International Airport in Louisiana couldn't help but notice a massive formation of military cargo aircraft sharing their airspace. Beginning at dusk, nearly 30 cargo aircraft descended on the airport Oct. 18 as part of a

  • Expeditionary Center Airmen honor Air Force's first female chief

    Every Airman should know the name Grace A. Peterson. Nearly every Professional Military Education course in the Air Force mentions her as the first woman to ever hold the rank of chief master sergeant.For the 200 people in attendance at the Expeditionary Center Oct. 18, the first woman to be

  • 'Candy Bomber' carries message of freedom, hope

    A German man stepped forward to meet the Berlin Airlift "Candy Bomber" and share his story during an event commemorating the operation's 50-year anniversary."Fifty years ago, I was a boy going to school," he said. "The clouds were hanging low. It was raining. You could hear the airplanes landing and

  • 21 Little Rock C-130s take part in joint exercise

    A large-scale formation of 26 C-130 Hercules aircraft, including 21 from Little Rock Air Force Base, took off from the base Oct. 18 to take part in a Joint Readiness Training Center exercise. As part of the Army exercise, the 26 C-130s flew to Alexandria International Airport in Alexandria, La., to

  • JET Airmen: 'Fit to fight any given day'

    Airmen often have a reputation of being "behind the scenes," never in the action, but persona is changing with Air Force's heavy involvement in joint tasking operations where Airmen are performing non-traditional jobs and missions alongside sister service members.There are many Joint Expeditionary

  • DGMC surgical team successfully completes hospital's first open heart case

    What had been a dream for decades finally became reality at David Grant USAF Medical Center.After years of planning, months of construction, weeks of training and countless hours in preparation, history was made Oct. 8 in the midst of 18 regularly-scheduled cases conducted in one of the hospital's

  • Record year of deployed mobility airdrops continued to build in September

    Mobility Airmen completing airdrops for Operation Enduring Freedom during September surpassed the 40 million pounds-delivered mark for 2010 -- building on what is a new record year for airdrops for OEF.Numbers tracked by air mobility planners at Air Forces Central's Combined Air and Space Operations

  • McChord Airman's tearful homecoming surprise

    October 5 was a normal school day for 12-year-old Paxton Baker, until she got called into the principal's office.With her head down, Paxton slowly walked down the hall to the principal's office. She opened the door to find her father, Tech. Sgt. Raymond Ibay, 627th Air Base Group vehicle maintenance