Airmen deployed to Eagle Flag build tents in tough conditions

Nearly 400 Airmen deployed to support the fictional "421st Air Expeditionary Group" here for Eagle Flag 07-3 are simulating a real world war zone and being tested on their ability to conduct airfield operations and build an air base. Part of that effort is building the "tent city" for all the

Last-minute call leads to unplanned refueling mission

A late night call, a cancelled sortie and flexibility led an aircrew from the 351st Air Refueling Squadron here to expedite medical care for more than a dozen severely injured troops being transported from Iraq to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., on Feb. 7. According to Capt. Brent Toth, 100th

Air transportation specialists key to life at Lajes

Keeping Lajes Field members fed and informed is a vital job that falls on the shoulders of a 28-year-old sergeant's team, since virtually everything the base needs is flown into the small island off Portugal that Lajes Field calls home. Staff Sgt. Eric Brooks and the rest of his team at the 729th

Lajes Airmen impact mission at Naval Station Rota

Helping with the war effort doesn't always mean Airmen have to be deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan. Naval Station Rota in Spain houses an average of 50 Airmen who are on temporary duty from bases throughout U.S. Air Forces in Europe who are fighting the war on terrorism by supporting the Air Force's

Ad agency films Air Force commercials at Charleston

Filming for the next batch of Air Force commercials began here Feb. 9. The Air Force's ad agency, GSD&M Advertising, flew with active-duty and Reserve Airmen from Charleston AFB onboard three C-17s that flew to North Auxiliary Field in North, S.C., and performed airdrops and assault landings. "We

Loadmasters learn from mentors

A hefty responsibility rests on the shoulders of many junior expeditionary Airmen in the war on terrorism. Daniel Stone, Brian Mulkey and Sheldon Cary, all loadmasters and airmen 1st class from the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, are among the many junior Airmen making a difference on a daily

KC-135s keep 'em flying

Life-saving attempt earns Airman praise, accolade

A 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Airman received a medal recently that will serve as a reminder of the day he unwittingly stepped into the spotlight while on a mission in Africa. While waiting for his dinner companions at a hotel in Nairobi, Kenya, Tech. Sgt. Bryant Billingsley heard a call for

C-130 accident investigation board complete

Air Mobility Command today released the results of its investigation into the July 17, 2006 mishap involving a C-130E, deployed from the 43d Airlift Wing, Pope Air Force Base, N.C., during a night landing at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. The aircrew flying the C-130E was deployed from the 317th Airlift

Airmen compete in human dog sled race during Tanker Winter Symposium