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Hours on End: On his eighth deployment, Viper pilot reaches two significant milestones
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Two thousand years after Chinese philosopher Laozi recorded this phrase, Air Force Col. Henry Rogers reached a similar figure as he stepped from his F-16 while deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Rogers, the 455th Expeditionary Operations Group commander, not only surpassed 3,000
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11/30
2015
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Record-setting flight engineer plans to retire
Everyone waits for his approval before the plane takes off.He is Master Sgt. Curtis Stark, 7th Expeditionary Airborne Command and Control Squadron superintendent. In nearly three decades of service Stark has flown more than 400 combat missions in the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft and accumulated more than 4,000 combat
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11/30
2015
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Gone but not forgotten
It was the morning of April 27, 2011, a normal day at Forward Operating Base Oqab here until gunshots filled the air. An Afghan Air Force officer opened fire on nine U.S. individuals fatally wounding them.
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10/02
2015
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Supporting missions, saving lives
When service members in remote locations need critical immediate medical support such as surgery, Mobile Forward Surgical Team/Expeditionary Critical Care Airmen are there to provide all the support they can. MFST/ECCT teams play a critical role on a daily basis by supporting the medical facility they are assigned to and provide medical support in
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6/11
2015
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Combat Metals Flight sculpts from scrap
At nearly seven feet tall, the iron behemoth towers menacingly over everyone, armed to its crooked metal teeth with a 40mm Gatling gun, steel-clawed feet, chain-link flail, and sinister telescopic eyes. But this isn’t the rise of the machines – it’s a scrap metal sculpture designed and created by inventive Airmen of the 386th Expeditionary
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3/05
2015
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Safeguarding ground troops from above
Roaring his way down the runway ina 43 thousand pound machine, Maj. Vincent Sherer pilots an A-10 Thunderbolt IIinto the skies of Afghanistan to provide overwatch and close air support forground forces operating throughout the country.Sherer, a pilot with the 455thAir Expeditionary Wing deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona ismaking
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10/06
2014
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A boom and his boys
Being deployed can be difficult on families; someone is always missing something important in their life back home; holidays, birthdays, soccer games or even being there when a child loses their first tooth.
For U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Brian Dillon, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, this time around on his deployment, he got lucky.
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9/26
2014
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The skies are brighter for 386th EOSS Airman
That day in 2011 began as usual for one 26-year-old Airman who was a little more than two weeks into his six-month deployment.But what began as an ordinary day after he woke up turned out to be far from it.His normal morning routine was disrupted when he noticed the unusual color of his urine. He had a series of thoughts that went through his mind
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8/15
2014
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Yoga: A quiet escape for healthcare professionals
"Namaste everyone, the first thing I want you to do is relax and concentrate on your breathing" are among the first words you may hear when participating in an everyday yoga class held in a spacious of a classroom, glamourous physical fitness club or in the privacy of one's own living room, but to hear those words among co-workers in the small
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8/12
2014
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Profiles in bravery
Every day, our Airmen at the Rock put on their respective uniform that signifies their service in the United States military. Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines are all represented among this small deployed location, but they each individually are special and Staff Sgt. Victoria Dyson is bringing their stories to life through her photography
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8/08
2014
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