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  • Unit opens new 75 EAS chapter at CJTF-HOA

    The 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron was activated May 28, 2014 at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, and is currently comprised of personnel deployed from the 317th Airlift Group from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Future squadrons rotating into Camp Lemonnier will be assigned to the 75th EAS under the

  • Grand Forks athletes strive for Triple 8

    The second annual Triple 8 Fitness Challenge put 54 competitors ranging from airmen to colonels to the test, July 9.The Triple 8 Fitness Challenge is designed to test the physical conditioning limits of Air Force athletes and to distinguish an elite group that sets the fitness standard.Senior Airman

  • Airmen, aircraft continue Greenland mission

    Approximately 70 Air National Guard Airmen and two ski-equipped LC-130 Hercules completed the fourth rotation in the Arctic region to support the National Science Foundation, June 27-30 here.A group of Airmen and LC-130s head for the Arctic region every year to support the foundation and get

  • The 126th ARW refuels global strike mission

    The U.S. Strategic Command's Air Force Global Strike Command's mission relies on the Illinois Air National Guard's 126th Air Refueling Wing for execution.The wing supports STRATCOM's global strike and strategic deterrence missions with aerial refueling, said Adm. Cecil D. Haney, the STRATCOM

  • 90 in 90 program changes

    Physical training testing can be a stressful event for military members. Multiple failures can end otherwise promising careers. This process can be even more stressful for Airmen who have fallen out of shape due to injury, childbirth or their own lack of motivation.Those Airmen may pass their tests

  • K-9 airpower

    The 6th Security Forces Squadron military working dog section teamed up with the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station in Clearwater, Florida, to familiarize four MWD's with being in the presence of and flying in a helicopter, June 30, 2014. This experience allowed the handlers to evaluate their four-legged