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Dec. 22, 2017
Feeding the hungry with humanitarian aid

MANAGUA, NICARAGUA — Over 130,000 pounds of humanitarian aid was airlifted to relief organizations in Central American and Caribbean nations by the 315th Airlift Wing, Feb. 5, during a training mission that carried cargo as part of the Denton humanitarian program.
Dec. 22, 2017
Phoenix Ravens, FAST team aids Little Rock support of Peru humanitarian mission

LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. — Phoenix Ravens and Fly Away Security Team members from the 19th Security Forces Squadron are credited for creating buffer spaces, allowing aircrew and loadmasters to offload relief supplies during an two-week mission to assist the Government of Peru following
Dec. 20, 2017
Captain flies into St. Croix blind to deliver food, water

Capt. Whit Gremillion, 21st Airlift Squadron, received an afternoon call Sept. 19 instructing him and his crew to fly to March Reserve Base, California, an hour away from Travis Air Force Base, California. Aerial porters worked through the night to load 76,000 pounds of cargo onto the C-17.
Dec. 20, 2017
Guarding the office in the sky: Historical first for 89th CS

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. — For the first time in 89th Airlift Wing history, the 89th Communication Squadron stood up a mission defense team, which helps strengthen mission assurance for the 89th AW missions.
Dec. 19, 2017
CRW Airmen join efforts in Argentinian submarine search

The 621st Contingency Response Wing sent a team of Airmen to support with the recovery of the missing Armada de la Republica Argentina San Juan submarine.
Dec. 15, 2017
Aeromedical nurse directs complex missions to provide priority care

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill -- Multiple patient movements occurred as three hurricanes made way through Texas, the Caribbean and Florida, Aug. 24 to Sept. 19, 2017. Maj. Terri Felder from the 43rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina, served as a medical crew director
Dec. 13, 2017
BOMA vocalist shares stories of band’s impact across globe

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Senior Airman Anneke Bentley, vocalist with the USAF Band of Mid-America, has shared her voice with countless audience members around the world.From a Veterans Affairs hospital in Chicago to an art institute in Djibouti, Bentley’s experiences highlight the band’s unique
Dec. 13, 2017
Airman shares story of family, service in wake of natural disasters

ROOSEVELT ROADS, Puerto Rico -- Growing up in Puerto Rico five miles from Roosevelt Roads, one Airman from Travis Air Force Base, California, knows all too well the dangers due to the location of the island. “Since I was a child, my family would always stock pile food and water in preparation for
Dec. 13, 2017
Hitting the right notes: Singing boom operator inspires others

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan.— Growing up in a poverty-stricken, single-parent family, he used singing as a kind of therapy.Airman 1st Class Julian Awari, 349th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, was only six when he first realized he had a talent for singing, and it was a hobby he would stick
Dec. 12, 2017
Herschel Walker: Champion of mental health

Professional athlete, Herschel Walker spent two days with the Airmen of Team Dover Dec. 5-6, 2017, regaling his audiences with movie references, anecdotes and life experiences to raise awareness for the importance of mental health.

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