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March 10, 2011
20 years after operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm: Vets say tanker contribution 'is what made the air war work'

In August 2009, a panel of retired Airmen relived their experiences in the "largest air refueling operation in history" for operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm as part of the "Tanker Living Legends Speaker Series" at Scott AFB. As nearly 100 Airmen listened in, the panel of four retired Air
March 9, 2011
20 years after operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm: Airlift effort was compared to ‘moving a small city’

Air Mobility Command history shows Gen. Hansford T. Johnson compared the first few weeks of Operation Desert Shield's airlift operation to "airlifting a small city.""We've moved, in essence, a Midwestern town the size of Lafayette, Ind., or Jefferson City, Mo.," said General Johnson, the U.S.
March 9, 2011
Combat arms training and maintenance instructors prepare Airmen for deployment

Combat arms training and maintenance instructors at each Air Force base are not here to set you up for failure. They're there to help you. The instructors at Scott AFB, for example, train more than 1,500 Airmen a quarter. Staff Sgt. Richard Barber, 375th Security Forces Squadron CATM instructor,
March 8, 2011
From high heels to combat boots: Airman takes customer service seriously -- with a smile

Mondays are a little sweeter for members of the 92nd Medical Support Squadron thanks to an Airman who can turn a little flour and sugar into a smile.The Air Force brat, who claims Alaska as home, says Mondays can be the worst. To ease into the work week, Airman 1st Class Pauline Lyons occasionally
March 8, 2011
It's in his blood: Fairchild master sergeant saddles up as rodeo competitor

It started early for him, riding in the back of a pickup with his father from one rodeo to the next through corn-lined roads of rural Nebraska.Master Sgt. Travis Beck, 92nd Aerospace Ground Equipment flight chief, grew up working on ranches learning about cattle, horses and discovering his passion -
March 7, 2011
Travis civilian worker nears 50 years of service

Speaking about the role Jo Cobb plays in her life, Claudette Day walks behind her desk to grab a tissue to dab her eyes."She's like a surrogate mother," said Mrs. Day, a computer technical supporter with the 60th Contracting Squadron."I can talk to her about anything."It's Mrs. Cobb's warm nature
March 3, 2011
Mobility Airman profile: Joint Base MDL technical sergeant leads aerial port support at Iraq base

At Sather Air Base, located near Iraq's largest city of Baghdad, deployed air transportation Airmen are in the heart of support for Operation New Dawn. Among those Airmen is air transportation craftsman Tech. Sgt. Jerry McPherson.Sergeant McPherson is deployed with the 447th Expeditionary Logistics
Feb. 28, 2011
Dyess officer, C-130 pilot, supports Southwest Asia combat airlift; participates in Kuwait's '50-20' celebration

When you're a deployed C-130 Hercules pilot, you have to be prepared for any mission that comes along. For Maj. Timothy Townsend of the 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, that could mean supporting combat airlift for anywhere in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility or, more recently,
Feb. 25, 2011
Committed to caring in CAF: First-line supervisors can influence an Airman's well-being

Imagine being told the following: "Listen to your people. Communicate with them and be perceptive to their needs." Who do you think said it? It actually isn't from a person -- it's from Air Force Pamphlet 36-2241, otherwise known as the Air Force Professional Development Guide, or PDG. The quoted
Feb. 23, 2011
Mobility Airman profile: Little Rock NCO supports combat airlift, airdrop missions as deployed C-130 loadmaster

In the 772nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, they maintain a high pace of deployed operations for Operation Enduring Freedom to include flying a record 51 airdrop missions in January 2011. Among those Airmen supporting that record effort is Tech. Sgt. Josh Romero --

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