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  • Dignified transfer ... honorable mission

    Charleston C-17 aircrews are used to transporting cargo to and from the Middle East to support the warfighter; however, on April 7 an aircrew here had the most precious of cargo on board, the remains of a fallen hero.Army Spc. Israel Candelaria Mejias, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment in Task

  • 615th CRW deploys Contingency Response Element to Basra

    Nearly 50 members of the 615th Contingency Response Wing are deployed here in support of coalition and joint operations. The mission of this 615th CRW-Contingency Response Element is to support the transition from British Forces to U.S. responsibility of airfield terminal operations as the British

  • Course trains Air Force intelligence analysts in ground combat operations

    Air Force intelligence analysts have been trained to focus on air threats since they first entered the service. There's now a need for them to be trained to provide support for world-wide ground combat and force protection operations. The Air Force Force Protection Intelligence Formal Training Unit

  • Col. Hughes appointed Ill. Assistant Adjutant General-Air

    Gov. Pat Quinn and Maj. Gen. William L. Enyart, Adjutant General of the Illinois National Guard, announced the appointment of Col. John P. Hughes of O'Fallon, Ill., as the Assistant Adjutant General - Air on March 10.As Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Colonel Hughes is responsible for the command,

  • Canine handlers build confidence in Phoenix Warrior course

    In the Air Force Phoenix Warrior Training Course at the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center on Fort Dix, N.J., two new military working dog, or MWD, handlers are "building a stronger sense of confidence" during their training here Feb. 17 to March 6. The confidence, they say, to enable them to work

  • Virtual reality treatment speeds recovery from PTSD

    The Air Force has recently introduced new virtual reality-based software to help Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom veterans combat post traumatic stress disorder.The software, introduced to eight bases in the Air Force, is designed to create a safe environment for redeployers

  • Commanders assume leadership of two McGuire wings

    In an assumption of command ceremony highlighted by the consolidation of McGuire Air Force Base, Fort Dix and Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst, Col. Gina Grosso became commander of the newly established 87th Air Base Wing and Col. Scott Smith took the reins of leadership of the 305th Air

  • Raven training combatives: 'It's chess, not checkers'

    "Space is opportunity. It's chess, not checkers," said Tech. Sgt. Rudolph Stuart while instructing students in ground-fighting skills, or combatives. Sergeant Stuart, combatives instructor with the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's 421st Combat Training Squadron here, uses those words to tell

  • Joint Assessment Team surveys 7 OEF, OIF bases in less than 30 days

    Airmen assigned to the 615th Contingency Response Wing here recently completed a nearly 30-day assessment mission in Afghanistan and Iraq.The 10 Airmen were part of a 13-member joint Air Force-Army team, which received their mission tasking from U.S. Transportation Command.The group, known as a

  • 572nd CRG prepares for possible cold-weather operations

    More than 60 members of the 572nd Contingency Response Group recently participated in a cold-weather air base opening exercise at Camp Guernsey, Wyo. From Jan. 11-16, the group planned and executed the exercise to demonstrate their ability to rapidly open an air base to support air flow into and out