Creativity in caring for others, mission helps sergeant earns recognition

Staff Sgt. Hymae isn't your typical Airman. Throughout his career he's been kidnapped several times, STEP promoted and has traveled to many far away lands. Most recently, he helped his best friend in being awarded the Lew Allen award. Sergeant Hymae is also a life-sized stuffed doll. The sergeant,

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AFCENT commander presents 380th AEW Airman with combat action medal

A 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron noncommissioned officer received the Air Force Combat Action Medal in a ceremony here Aug. 31. Lt. Gen. Gary North, commander of 9th Air Force and U.S. Air Forces Central, presented the medal to Staff Sgt. Virginia Ganus, a tactical automated security

Liberandos challenge themselves to complete Manas half-marathon

More than 100 runners from the "Liberando" team took to the streets and roads here, Aug 31, to culminate weeks of training for the Manas half marathon. In the early morning hours Sunday, the deployed members started the day with a prayer for the safety of those running and with the beep of a stop

Air component commander leads by walking around

Lt. Gen. Gary North visited the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 to see what the Airmen here are up to first-hand. General North, 9th Air Force and U.S. Air Forces Central commander, who also serves as the United States Central Command's Combined Force Air Component Commander, said

GWOT milestone reached in aircraft named for 9/11

A unit here recently reached 40,000 flight hours in support of the Global War on Terror fittingly in an aircraft named for the attacks which began the war. The 7th Expeditionary Air Command and Control Squadron reached the milestone Sept. 2 in E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System