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Oct. 26, 2014
At any moment's notice, the CRW answers the call

The 621st Contingency Response Wing is known for being ready to deploy within a 12 hour notice. But on Sept. 16, the Air Force's requirement was much quicker.A rapid-response team of U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army air and surface mobility specialists deployed to Liberia as a Joint Task Force-Port
Oct. 25, 2014
621 CRW Airmen arrive in Liberia to support JTF-PO, Ebola outbreak humanitarian operations

Approximately 22 additional U.S. Air Force members arrived here Oct. 13, as part of the Joint Task Force-Port Opening team in support of Operation UNITIED ASSISTANCE, a comprehensive U.S. effort to work with the World Health Organization and other international partners to help the Governments of
Oct. 24, 2014
621 CRW Airmen arrive in Liberia to support JTF-PO, Ebola outbreak humanitarian operations

ROBERTS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Republic of Liberia - Approximately 22 additional U.S. Air Force members arrived here Oct. 13, as part of the Joint Task Force-Port Opening team in support of Operation UNITIED ASSISTANCE, a comprehensive U.S. effort to work with the World Health Organization and other
Oct. 21, 2014
437th AW supports Operation United Assistance

As the world watches the Ebola epidemic unfold, Airmen from the 437th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., are in the thick of the fight.Aircrews from the 14th Airlift Squadron and 17th Airlift Squadron were two of the first five crews from Joint Base Charleston that went to Africa in
Oct. 14, 2014
Airmen restore American history at Gettysburg

Fighting broke out once again on the frontlines of Gettysburg. However, it wasn't the battle sounds of cannons and muskets being fired from the Union and Confederate Armies heard, it was the sound of overgrown brush being pulled from the ground and the sound of a rotting fence being torn down in a
Oct. 10, 2014
Altus AFB Airmen deliver aid to Liberia

Ten Airmen from the 97th Air Mobility Wing here, delivered humanitarian and medical supplies to Liberia Sept. 25 - Oct. 3, in support of Operation United Assistance to provide aid to the Ebola stricken region.The epidemic has already claimed more than 3,500 lives, according to the U.S. Centers for
Oct. 10, 2014
Kentucky ANG establishes cargo hub in Senegal for Ebola response

More than 80 Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Contingency Response Group stood up a cargo hub here Oct. 5, that will funnel humanitarian supplies and equipment into West Africa in support of Operation United Assistance, or OUA, the international effort to fight Ebola.The epidemic
Oct. 2, 2014
621st CRW Airmen, 688 RPOE Soldiers deploy to Liberia in support of Ebola outbreak humanitarian relief operations

A rapid-response team of U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army air and surface mobility specialists deployed to Liberia, Sept. 17, in support of Operation UNITIED ASSISTANCE, a comprehensive U.S. effort to support the World Health Organization and international partners to assist the governments of Guinea,
Oct. 1, 2014
Former CSAF Fogleman to be honored in ceremony Oct. 9

Senior leaders, Airmen, friends and family will convene here Oct. 9 to witness the unveiling of a bronze bust in honor of former Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ronald R. Fogleman in the Mobility Memorial Park.The ceremony, which starts at 11 a.m., recognizes Fogleman as the 23rd inductee into the
Sept. 30, 2014
Airmen deliver Ebola treatment facility to West Africa

Airmen from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, partnered with representatives from the U.S. Public Health Service Sept. 26, to deliver a modular medical treatment center, as part of a government-wide effort to support humanitarian relief operations in Ebola-stricken African nations.Airmen from the