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Oct. 29, 2009
Pope captain recalls deployment with Afghanistan provincial reconstruction team

With 16 years in the Air Force on both the enlisted and officer side of things, one captain knows that life isn't about settling for comfort, but pushing beyond what is thought possible. She cannot only strengthen herself, but her team as well. Capt. Beverly Mock, chief of 43rd Airlift Wing Public
Oct. 28, 2009
Little Rock leads joint force training effort at JFEX

The 19th Airlift Wing's own C-130s took the lead at Joint Forcible Entry Exercise 10-01 held here Oct. 25-29. According to Col. Dave Kasberg, 19th Operations Group commander and JFEX Air Mission commander, the purpose of the JFEX is to reestablish forcible entry capability through air power by
Oct. 28, 2009
Scott AFB organization participates in Domestic Violence Awareness Month

With October being National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Scott AFB Family Advocacy Program held a number of classes during the month to help military members and their families understand the realities of domestic violence and offered preventative education as well. Not only did they
Oct. 28, 2009
Scott AFB celebrates Year of the Air Force Family

One of the Air Force's top priorities is taking care of its Airmen and their families and to further ensure that this is taken care of, the Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Staff of the Air Force have designated July 2009-July 2010 Year of the Air Force Family, or YoAFF. Furthermore, November
Oct. 28, 2009
Professional development course focuses Airmen

In today's Air Force, professional development is key to sustaining mission capability and advancement. At the Enlisted Professional Enhancement Center, Airmen from different Air Force specialty codes came together Friday to attend a quarterly Airmen Enhancement Program designed to revisit
Oct. 27, 2009
Contingency response Airmen build partnership capability in Egypt

Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing bolstered Egypt's ability to mobilize its troops by training 20 Egyptian airborne soldiers on U.S. airlift operations and cargo loading procedures during 2009's Bright Star exercise in Cairo, Egypt, from Oct. 9 to 21. As the Air Force builds
Oct. 27, 2009
Direct support: Air Force, AMC officials in 'full support' of Army's airlift needs

The Air Force has been setting records -- airdrop records -- month after month in 2009 in Afghanistan. In June, a record 2.8 million pounds of cargo was airdropped, only to be beaten in July with 2.9 million, in August with 3.6 million, and again in September with 3.6 million pounds. That's more
Oct. 26, 2009
SERE fire circle: Students meet exotic locale in 'Tropics' phase of training at Fairchild

More than 500 miles away from Fairchild AFB, just miles from the Pacific coast, lies a tropical rainforest in the Olympic National Forest. The moisture in the air permeates your clothes and gear, and, as you trek through the rain and mud, it's almost as if it seeps through the skin to the bone. This
Oct. 26, 2009
Plans progress for C-27J Spartan inclusion into Air Force inventory; related direct support mission plans also moving ahead

Air Force plans to include the C-27J Spartan, the latest propeller-driven airlifter planned for the Air Force inventory, are steadily progressing. In April, through Resource Management Decision 802, Defense Secretary Robert Gates moved the C-27J program and its related direct support mission from
Oct. 26, 2009
Deployed McChord Airman helps develop Balad Wounded Warriors Program

"Don't count the days; make every day count," is the credo Brig. Gen. Craig Franklin, the installation commander, recommends military members adopt during their tour here. One Airman who accepted this challenge, a native of Salina, Kan., helped develop a program to aid wounded warriors. As his

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