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  • Supplying the members in the fight

    The 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron's mission is to move passengers and cargo in and out of Afghanistan.Normally an aerial port squadron would be broken down into five major sections, but on Camp Marmal on Forward Operating Base Mazar-E-Sharif 16 airmen assigned to 455th EAPS detachment two

  • 'Squarepatch' Pride: celebrating five decades of aerial refueling

    There are a multitude of characteristics that can make one unit stand out from another: its people, location, history, and accomplishments.The 384th Air Refueling Squadron, also known as the "Squarepatchers" due to their unique squadron patch, is one unit that has pridefully carried a combination of

  • Training simulators keep C-17 maintainers current

    There can be a lot of variables keeping C-17 Globemaster III maintainers here from achieving the constant, ongoing training necessary in their career field. The hot sun, rain or high winds may complicate their ability to train on an actual aircraft on the flightline. If they are able to train on the

  • Diagnosis fails to stop Airman, Reservist in her tracks

    Ashley Bean had become interested in running marathons after participating in two overseas. She even planned on running in two more this year. Bean was preparing for an upcoming marathon and made a goal to beat her old time, but that all changed this summer.After having migraines and dizzy spells at

  • Boomers begin to move weight

    (Editor's note: This is part three of a three-part series on boom operator training. Part one was published Aug. 29, 2013, and part two was published Oct. 3, 2013.)KC-10 Extender boom operators do more than just pass fuel from one jet to another; they are also trained to coordinate cargo loads on

  • Airmen take on Phoenix Raven challenge

    Airman 1st Class Marisa Placie, 628th Security Forces Squadron patrolman, faces off with a Redman using self-defense techniques to respond to the "aggressor," Oct. 10, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Placie and two other security forces members went through a three-week course at the JB

  • Putting a bird to bed

    "Bolt-44, five mikes out, alpha-one," relayed the crew of a late-landing KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to MacDill AFB. Meanwhile, seven maintainers and a fuel technician stood-by, awaiting the planes arrival so they could "put it to bed." Once the aircraft's landing condition was dispatched to the

  • Wax on, Wax off

    MacDill's 16 KC-135 Stratotankers play a key role in mission success each and every day. Whether it is refueling missions or aeromedical evacuations, the last thing aircrew wants to worry about is whether or not the aircraft has been washed.Tasked with the assignment of keeping these massive

  • Airman builds partnerships using his Indian roots

    Senior Airman Roshan Joseph is an aerospace propulsion maintainer with the 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., where he makes sure all C-17 Globemaster III aircraft engines are in first-rate condition at all times, but more than 14 years ago he had never even stepped