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May 5, 2010
Travis senior airman, Columbus native, ensures KC-10 crews are 'information ready' for combat missions

When a KC-10 Extender crew is getting ready for a combat air refueling mission, Senior Airman Christoffer Gillis is on hand to give the latest information on what they might expect and to better prepare them information-wise on their mission.Airman Gillis is an operations intelligence journeyman
April 29, 2010
Staff Sgt. turns professional MMA fighter

By day he is Staff Sgt. David Helmbrecht, a Military Working Dog Trainer with the 319th Security Forces Squadron, but at night he becomes David Helmbrecht, amateur Mixed Martial Arts fighter about to turn professional. Sergeant Helmbrecht plans on making his MMA fight on May 8, at the East Grand
April 22, 2010
Travis NCO, Fort Myers native, maintains deployed air refuelers as KC-10 crew chief

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Shoenhair is a KC-10 Extender crew chief with the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Extender aircraft maintenance unit at a non-disclosed base here. Sergeant Shoenhair is deployed from the 660th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., and
April 22, 2010
Joint Base MDL senior airman, Gadsden native, supports KC-10 maintenance efforts in Southwest Asia

Senior Airman Alex Ragland's hometown of Gadsden, Ala., once earned the honor of "All American City." While deployed with the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, the senior airman said he is proud to represent his hometown and to serve in the Air Force."I am very proud to be in the
April 22, 2010
Joint Base MDL Guard Airman, Mount Holly native, supports morale and welfare ops for Southwest Asia wing

Senior Airman Levar Kinard is a services journeyman with the 380th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron at a non-disclosed location here. In his deployed duties, he works in Roy's flight kitchen in the operations area for the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing.Airman Kinard is an Air National Guard Airman
April 22, 2010
Married military couple celebrates 10th wedding anniversary together in Southwest Asia

For any military couple, to be able to spend a 10th wedding anniversary together is a treat. To hold that anniversary together while deployed is whole different story. Tech. Sgt. Wendy Hood is a command post craftsman with the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing while her husband, Tech. Sgt. Robert Hood,
April 4, 2010
Pope NCO leads security forces support for Southwest Asia base

Staff Sgt. Ryan Bully is a security forces journeyman with the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron deployed to a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia. Sergeant Bully is deployed from the 43rd Security Forces Squadron at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., and his hometown is Flushing, Mich. As a
April 2, 2010
Joint Base Charleston Airman protects personnel, assets at Southwest Asia base

Senior Airman Michael Better is a security forces journeyman with the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron at a non-disclosed location here.Airman Better is deployed from the 628th Security Forces Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., and his hometown is Baltimore City, Md. As a security
March 30, 2010
Joint Base Charleston Airman supports fire protection efforts for Southwest Asia wing

Airman 1st Class Samuel Siewert is a fire protection journeyman deployed with the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron fire department at a non-disclosed base here.He is deployed from the 628th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Airman Siewert's hometown is
March 30, 2010
Two deployed KC-10 pilots find more in common than flying combat air refueling missions

They are both deployed to the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., and they both fly the KC-10 Extender. But the similarities don't stop there. They are both from the same county -- Rowan County -- in North Carolina.Both Maj. June Cruse, 908th EARS

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