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  • Osan air mobility squadron aids in helicopter swap out

    Airmen from the 731st Air Mobility Squadron and Soldiers from the 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade worked side by side on the Osan flightline Sept. 9 when a C-17 Globemaster III arrived with three new AH-64D Apache helicopters. The helicopters are the first of 24 new Apache AH-64 Block II helicopters the

  • Injured AMC Airman credits training for saving her life

    It takes a split second for an improvised explosive device to detonate, and knowing what to do and how to react in that split second after the explosion can save your life. The training one AMC Airman received during the Advanced Contingency Skills Training Course at the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary

  • Airmen demonstrate their importance to Afghanistan, joint operations

    Joint expeditionary tasked Airmen have two commanders, the Army one responsible for their day-to-day missions and the Air Force one responsible for their administrative and operational control; but they both sing the praises of their Airmen. According to Army Lt. Col. Matt Smith the task force

  • Airman provides critical aid under fire

    Airmen have their training put to the test every day, whether it's by exercise training or real life occurrences. Even when faced with danger, no matter the situation, Airmen will apply their abilities to accomplish their mission. On Aug. 12, Airman 1st Class Destiney Dowdy, a medic with Provincial

  • Afghan C-27A 'Spartan' program takes flight

    The first of 20 programmed Afghan C-27As took to the Italian skies recently during the initial test flights. Test pilots, engineers and ground crew from Alenia North America were pleased with the aircraft's performance. The medium-sized tactical military transport remains on schedule for delivery to

  • Total Force team airdrops 10-ton artillery load

    A team of Bagram Airfield Airmen airdropped an M198 artillery piece to an Army unit in a remote Eastern-part of Afghanistan Aug. 8. New York, Ohio and Missouri Air Guard members joined with Reservists and active-duty Airmen to form the total-force aircrew that loaded and delivered the 155 mm

  • Joint, coalition forces discuss sharpening interoperability skills at JRTC

    During the Joint Readiness Training Center Exercise 09-09, joint and coalition force partners meshed together to complete a simulated wartime mission. For many of the participants, it was a chance to learn some new things. "It's good to know how easy it is to work with your coalition teammates,"

  • Trainer-mentors key to Airmen readiness for JRTC training

    When you hear the name "trainer-mentor," it may sound like an occupation where odd words of wisdom are dispensed during martial-arts training. "But not so, grasshopper...," as one of the Airmen serving in the role might say while working at the Joint Readiness Training Center. Trainer-mentors, or