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  • Exercise tests medical response after major earthquake

    Amidst the chaos of moans, groans and cries for help, members of the Kentucky Ar National Guard's 123rd Airlift Wing conducted patient triage and provided emergency medical care for more than a dozen men and women badly injured in an earthquake and subsequent plane crash here May 18.Fortunately, the

  • Joint Base Charleston celebrates Clergy Appreciation Day

    Ten clergymen from the local area visited Joint Base Charleston to participate in Clergy Appreciation Day, May 10 on Joint Base Charleston.The clergymen, accompanied by Joint Base Charleston military chaplains, enjoyed prayers, a light breakfast, a tour of the chapel, a panel discussion, lunch, a

  • Aeromedical evacuation saves lives in Afghanistan

    An aeromedical evacuation capacity unrivaled anywhere in the world is saving the lives of wounded warriors in Afghanistan, said the officer here who oversees the effort at the combat theater's busiest aeromedical evacuation point.Equipment and procedures are being improved continually to move

  • DOD: U.S. kills bin Laden in intelligence-driven operation

    An intelligence-driven U.S. operation in Pakistan killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden May 1, President Barack Obama announced in a nationally televised address from the White House the same day."Today, at my direction, the United States launched a targeted operation against that compound in

  • Expeditionary air refueling unit 'fuels the fight'

    When driving a car and the gas gauge nudges toward 'E," or "empty," people tend to look for the next gas station to fuel up their vehicle. But when aircraft need to remain in the sky over the fight, stopping at a convenience store is not an option.Fortunately for coalition forces on the ground,

  • Tokens highlight sexual assault awareness at Joint Base Lewis-McChord

    Several Joint Base Lewis-McChord McChord Field sexual assault victim advocates braved the cold morning April 5 to pass out teal-ribboned air fresheners advertising the base's sexual assault hotline phone number to incoming base traffic at gates around the installation, as part of Sexual Assault

  • Medical equipment system unfailingly covers wounded warriors

    You're riding in a convoy in Afghanistan on the way back to your base, joking with your friend about his obsession with "Dancing with the Stars" and daydreaming about eating hot wings for dinner when you notice your vehicle driver squint at the road just before an explosion blacks you out.Someone

  • McConnell aids Red Cross, earns national recognition

    During a time of severe cold weather conditions, Team McConnell kept the warm blood flowing to the banks of the American Red Cross. While thousands of blood drives where canceled throughout the nation, McConnell Airmen were helping fill a shortage caused by winter storms hitting the U.S. In order to

  • Total Force team supports Operation Tomodachi

    While supporting combat operations in both Iraq and Afghanistan, a total integrated force of active, Guard and Reserve Airmen are supporting humanitarian relief efforts in Japan following the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that ravaged parts of Japan March 11.Air Force officials are increasingly