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  • Emergency airdrop sustains combat ops in Afghanistan

    When coalition ground forces fighting Taliban extremists in southern Afghanistan needed fuel in a hurry March 12, coalition air power answered the call, filling the 9,000-pound full airdrop order in less than eight hours. The 1st Battalion of the 508th Parachute Infantry Division was engaged in

  • Dover airlifts 'City in a Box' to Soldiers overseas

    Dover Air Force Base's Super Port airlifted the Army's first 150-soldier Force Provider, nicknamed "City in a Box," aboard an Air Force C-17 here Feb. 23. The Army Soldier Systems Center in Natick, Mass. developed two Force Provider packages, said Jonathan Givens, Natick SSC physical scientist. One

  • DGMC recognized by California legislature

    The men and women of David Grant USAF Medical Center were recognized for past and present accomplishments by the California Legislature in a ceremony held here March 1. California State Senator Jeff Denham, (R-Merced), presented Senate Concurrent Resolution 122 to Col. Steve Arquiette, 60th Air

  • Afghan Ambassador thanks Fairchild Airmen for service to his country

    American military actions in Afghanistan are making progress toward ending tyranny and oppression in that country, said Afghanistan's ambassador to the United States, Said Jawad, in a speech here March 1. The ambassador visited Spokane this week at the invitation of the World Affairs Council of

  • Feb. 28 airpower: Tankers provide air bridge

    U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Feb. 28. In Afghanistan Feb. 27, an Air Force B-1 Lancer provided close-air support to coalition forces receiving heavy machine gun and rocket-propelled grenade fire from enemies on a ridgeline near Energay. The B-1

  • Airmen continue training for quick response

    When a tsunami devastated parts of Southeast Asia in 2005, Airmen from a special Air Force unit were ready to help. It's the job of the Airmen of the 615th Contingency Response Wing at Travis AFB to respond to crisis situations around the world at a moment's notice. They establish an aerial port,

  • Survivors of Afghan helicopter crash airlifted to Germany

    Only hours after a helicopter crashed in Afghanistan, Airmen from an aeromedical evacuation control team in Southwest Asia got 11 of fourteen injured survivors onboard a C-17 Globemaster III bound for Germany. "That really made a difference in saving lives" said Lt. Col. Lenora Cook, the evacuation

  • Combat camera videographer receives Purple Heart

    Within an hour of waking up in the Air Force Theater Hospital on the morning of Feb. 11, Staff Sgt. Kathryn Robinson was presented with the Purple Heart. Sergeant Robinson, a videographer assigned to the 4th Combat Camera Squadron in March Air Reserve Base, Calif. , was shot once in the left forearm

  • Life-saving attempt earns Airman praise, accolade

    A 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Airman received a medal recently that will serve as a reminder of the day he unwittingly stepped into the spotlight while on a mission in Africa. While waiting for his dinner companions at a hotel in Nairobi, Kenya, Tech. Sgt. Bryant Billingsley heard a call for

  • Programs allow deployed Airmen to e-mail, chat with family members

    The Air Force continues to provide deployed Airmen and their families with Web-based communication tools allowing e-mail and instant messaging from virtually anywhere in the world. The Air Force Instant Messenger and Global Internet Mail programs help ease the stress of deployments by keeping family