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Oct. 13, 2010
McConnell Airman shares fitness story of success

While deployed, Airmen face many challenges but one McConnell Airman transformed her mental and physical obstacles into a fitness success story.Staff Sgt. Michelle Rose, 22nd Operations Support Squadron aviation resource management NCO in charge, began her battle to improve her fitness in September
Oct. 13, 2010
C-130 loadmaster, deployed from Little Rock, supports deployed airlift, airdrop operations

She has one of the busiest jobs in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility -- supporting combat airlift operations. From her deployed location at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Airman 1st Class Rachael Orazine flies regularly on combat airlift and airdrop missions for Operation Enduring
Oct. 13, 2010
Little Rock NCO, Wisconsin native, helps coordinate maintenance operations at Iraq base

Staff Sgt. Christopher Groom is a maintenance operations controller with the 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Group Maintenance Operations Center at Joint Base Balad, Iraq.Sergeant Groom is deployed from the 19th Maintenance Operations Squadron, 19th Airlift Wing, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark.,
Oct. 12, 2010
Dyess C-130 flight engineer supports deployed airlift ops; finishes Pakistan relief support

Tech. Sgt. Matthew Stiles is C-130 Hercules flight engineer deployed with the 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia.Sergeant Stiles is deployed from the 40th Airlift Squadron, 317th Airlift Group, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas.
Oct. 12, 2010
Reserve aerial porter manages air transportation ops at Afghanistan base

Tech. Sgt. Robert Medlock is an air transportation craftsman, or aerial porter, deployed with the Aerial Port Squadron, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, at Bagram Airfield, 455th Expeditionary Afghanistan.Sergeant Medlock is deployed from the 70th Aerial Port Squadron at Homestead Air Reserve Base,
Oct. 6, 2010
McConnell HVAC Airman heats up his fitness challenge

A 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron heating ventilation and cooling craftsman transformed his body, passed his fitness test, and found the strength and motivation to maintain a healthy life style, all within the span of two months. Staff Sgt. Christopher Jeffcoat, a nine-year Air Force veteran, scored 57
Oct. 6, 2010
McConnell Airman runs through records

He placed first in Wichita's Rosstoberfest 5K breaking the course record with a time of 15:13 Oct. 2, 2010. Several years ago as a student Moses Tum earned the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, its first national championship. Now, an airman 1st class who works in the 22nd Comptroller
Oct. 4, 2010
Youngstown NCO supports aerial port operations in Afghanistan

Staff Sgt. Ryan Grubaugh is an air transportation craftsman, or aerial porter, deployed to the 451st Aerial Port Flight, 451st Air Expeditionary Wing, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.Sergeant Grubaugh is an Air Force Reservist deployed from the 76th Aerial Port Squadron, 910th Airlift Wing, at
Sept. 30, 2010
Career Guard/Reserve Airman, KC-135 pilot, flies 100th combat sortie

After doing push ups with two maintainers outside of the KC-135, the pilot made personal history Sept. 18 when he flew the 100th combat sortie of his career. During the 6.3-hour sortie, Capt. Tyson Frost's crew refueled Navy F/A-18C Hornets, F/A-18F Super Hornets and an EA-6B Prowler and also filled
Sept. 29, 2010
Former Expeditionary Center instructor supports civil engineer ops in Southwest Asia

For many years at the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's 421st Combat Training Squadron, Tech. Sgt. Matthew Myers trained students from the Air Force's civil engineering career field to deploy. Now, Sergeant Myers is deployed himself. A heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration

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