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  • Airman refueling transports on Air Force birthday

    Senior Airman Scott Roe will refuel aircraft on the Air Force's 59th birthday with little hope of eating the usual cake, ice cream and punch. The Airman, like others around the world, will report to work to fight or support the ongoing war on terrorism. This war -- like all the ones before -- is

  • C-17 pilot on standby on Air Force birthday

    Capt. Carl Miller could be flying his transport aircraft instead of celebrating the Air Force's birthday with with the cake, ice cream and punch. Because, like for the past 15 years, he and other Airmen around the world will report to work this day to fight or support the ongoing war on terrorism.

  • Flight nurse on medevac duty on Air Force birthday

    The Air Force is 59 years old today. But 1st Lt. John Rinaldo will not have much time to celebrate with the cake, ice cream and punch usually associated with birthdays. Instead, like for the past 15 years, he and other Airmen around the world will report to work to fight or support the ongoing war

  • Charleston photojournalist featured on cover of national magazine

    An aerial combat photojournalist with the 1st Combat Camera Squadron here will be featured on the cover of a national professional women's magazine. Staff Sgt. Stacy Pearsall's self portrait flying in a helicopter over Iraq in 2003 graces the front of the October issue of Pink, a magazine targeting

  • KC-135's 50 years of service recognized

    Celebration activities for the KC-135 Stratotanker's 50 years of service culminated in a banquet Saturday night at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. More than 400 military and civilian guests, mostly past and present crewmen, maintainers, community leaders and elected officials,

  • AMC command chief visits Dover Team

    Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Barron Jr., Air Mobility Command, command chief, spent two days with Dover's Airmen Sept. 6 and 7. The chief spent much of his time talking to Airmen and taking tours of facilities here. "I see your commander's motto and I immediately sense an attitude; that is a reflection

  • McGuire Airmen reunited with families on 9/11

    On the fifth anniversary of the events of 9/11, approximately 40 Airmen from McGuire Air Force Base's 305th Aerial Port Squadron arrived home after a tour of duty in Southwest Asia. The Airmen were greeted by friends and family at the base passenger terminal after completing their tour as a part of

  • Airmen pay tribute to fallen guardsman

    Thousands of people in uniform came together Sept. 11 in nearby Saratoga County to pay tribute to Master Sgt. Joseph Longobardo, a member of the 109th Security Forces Squadron here. Sergeant Longobardo was laid to rest after tragically dying while on duty with the New York State Police. As part of

  • Deployed C-17 squadron changes hands, carries on 2 EAS concept

    Charleston Air Force Base's first full-squadron deployment of C-17 Globemaster III aircrew and leadership came to a close Sept. 1 with Lt. Col. Ricky Rupp, 14th Airlift Squadron, assuming command of the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron from Lt. Col. Lenny Richoux, 17 AS, in a brief ceremony on

  • Bagram C-130s drop high-tech cargo delivery system

    The same global positioning technology that helps fighter and bomber pilots deliver smart bombs with pinpoint accuracy now allows cargo bundles dropped from cargo planes to steer themselves to drop zones. A C-130 Hercules from the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron here dropped supplies to a U.S.