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  • Some joint missions are for the dogs

    The dog days of summer are here, but the dogs -- and their handlers -- are taking it in stride. Together, military working dog handlers of every branch of service stand alongside their K-9 companions to make sure no insurgent can disrupt the mission. "I'm not about to (let) a vehicle get on this

  • 380th fuels distribution operator breaks Air Force refueling record

    "I just pumped gas." No, this isn't what the teenage gas station attendant says after filling your car with unleaded. This is what Airman 1st Class Jose Malonda, a Fuels Distribution Operator with the 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, said after setting the Air Force record of most

  • Airman's packaging idea cuts hazmat response time

    One Airman's initiative has cut the response times for hazardous material teams from hours to minutes, and his supervisors want civil engineer units throughout the Air Force to adopt the idea. Senior Airman Michael Blair, an emergency management equipment technician with the 332nd Expeditionary

  • 379th ECES ‘Dirt Boyz’ keep wing mission off ‘bumpy roads’

    Their name implies what they do for a living and offers a distinct visual of how hard they work. They are the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron shop affectionately known as the "Dirt Boyz." They are considered by base leadership as an invaluable asset and a major support function. The

  • Iraqi AF Flying Training Wing reaches 2,000-hour milestone

    The Iraqi air force reached 2,000 flying training hours here July 13, with the help of the 52nd Expeditionary Flying Training Squadron. The milestone comes 11 months after Lt. Col. Mark "Snapper" Bennett, the 52nd EFTS commander, arrived at Kirkuk. "This is very significant across the entire