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  • Dyess' 317th AG serves as hub of airdrop innovation

    Each year Dyess' C-130 aircrews drop millions of pounds of combat supplies to coalition ground forces throughout Afghanistan. In the last few years, the 317th Airlift Group has led the way in revolutionizing how airdrops are conducted Air Force-wide.In 2009, Dyess became the hub for testing and

  • Secretary retires after 54 years of federal service

    In 1957, a gallon of gas cost roughly 24 cents, Elvis Presley's "All Shook Up" reached number one on the Billboard music charts and Mary Eary began her career in Federal civil service.On Dec. 30, 2011, nearly 54 years later, Eary retired from her position as the secretary to the 22nd Mission Support

  • Dogs form close bond with their handlers

    Airmen are required to pass basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base before they enter the U.S. Air Force. They are carefully chosen to serve in the Air Force based on certain qualifications.The same is true for the military working dogs at the 60th Security Forces Squadron.Puppies

  • WMSE cares for servicemembers

    The Walson Medical Support Element provides medical clearance for mobilizing and demobilizing servicemembers. The staff's job here is never done as they ensure the unyielding multitude of servicemembers are mission-ready.Soldiers and Airmen from across the country arrive at Joint Base

  • God & War: Chaplain offers guidance in Iraq, VA hospital

    From Department of Veteran Affairs hospital rooms to war-torn battlefields, Lt. Col. John Painter, 315th Airlift Wing chaplain, helps today's warriors at Joint Base Charleston and veterans at the VA medical center find peace in the disarray of combat and scars of war.Often times, military families

  • Air mobility in Iraq: Air refueling set tone for air ops for start of OIF

    Whether it was a KC-135 Stratotanker or a KC-10 Extender, Air Mobility Command's air refueling aircraft played a key role at the onset of Operation Iraqi Freedom, according to AMC history.Nearly nine years ago, on March 19, 2003, OIF kicked off with what many people termed a "shock and awe" air

  • Maintainers ‘dance’ ensured NATO success for OUP

    "In 1986, I was still a baby when President Reagan authorized military action against Libya," said 1st Lt. Cesar Hernandez, a former member of the 313th Air Expeditionary Wing, the European-based tanker unit formed in March 2011 to support the United Nation's no fly zone over Libya for Operation

  • Committed to caring in CAF: Debunking myths on 'beating the holiday bulge'

    The holiday season may be one of the best times to nurture friendships and relationships with the family, or to feel energetic and free from the stress of modern life. Then there are the nutritional concerns -- and myths -- that come with the holidays. A lot of these myths are as futile as they are

  • Air mobility in Iraq: How airlift brought a native back to his homeland

    In the history of airlift for Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation New Dawn, the date of Oct. 21, 2003, will most likely be a small footnote in the long list of accomplishments during the nearly nine years of operations there. But that date was very special for one man who was born in "old