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'Kil' Roy was here: A-10 pilot reaches 1,000 combat hours
Lt. Col. James "Kil" Roy III, 455th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron director of operations, has spent a long time in the air.A veteran of 250+ missions, Roy recently achieved 1,000 combat flying hours, all in the A-10 Thunderbolt II and all as a result of missions flown from here."In comparing this to a 40 hour a week job; essentially,
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12/19
2012
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Southern Strike IV a 'big win' for Afghan AF, ground forces
Synchronization of command and control functions, and the ability of the Afghan Air Force to contribute jointly to greater Afghan National Security Forces initiatives, were on display when members of the AAF Kandahar Air Wing delivered critical humanitarian supplies during Operation Southern Strike IV Nov. 15-18. With Mi-17 helicopters prepared and
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12/14
2012
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83rd ERQS: scrambling to save lives
It's late in the afternoon at the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, and there seems to be little going on.HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters are parked along the flightline, motionless and unoccupied.Inside the squadron, it's relatively quiet as well. Some Airmen are at computer workstations, checking email or keeping track of current events, while
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11/29
2012
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No sleep till Bagram
A small group of people leave their office and pile into a vehicle.Twelve hours later, they've travelled more than 800 miles - roughly the distance from Seattle to San Francisco - stopped several times in the middle of nowhere, picked up a few passengers who speak very little English, overcome engine trouble and evaded fire from semi-automatic
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11/25
2012
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455th ESFS: more than just base defense
Airmen from the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron aim to make Afghanistan safer - one patrol at a time. "When you think of security forces, you think of gates and ID cards," said Staff Sgt. Alexis Rice, 455th ESFS. "Well, we're doing more than just that."Rice is part of a "Mike" team, a select group of Airmen who operate beyond the
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11/14
2012
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TACP brethren work together for mission success
Described as a little brother, big brother relationship, the Tactical Air Control party members have a lot more at stake than just family rituals. Both TACP members, the joint terminal attack controller and the radio operator maintainer and driver not only depend on each other to get the mission accomplished, but to also get home safely.A ROMAD is
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11/05
2012
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Ohio native answers call to fly
The toy trains went into a box and the toy planes came out after his first plane ride. He was only five years old, but after that first ride, he was hooked and knew he wanted to be a pilot. Capt. Brian Dicks, HH-60G Pave Hawk combat rescue pilot with the 26th ERQS here is a native to Alliance, Ohio, and is deployed from Davis Monthan Air Force
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11/05
2012
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CASF supports wounded warriors
As she sifted through the captain's baggage to make sure he didn't have anything he wasn't supposed to, the young medic came across his watch. The captain had been injured by an improvised explosive device where he lost three of his limbs. He had been unconscious the whole time he was at the Role 3 Hospital here. Knowing he would never be able to
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11/05
2012
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Battlefield weather: Forecasting mission success
Throughout history, countless military battles and campaigns have been impacted by the weather. From Hannibal and Genghis Khan to Napoleon and George Washington, military leaders who pay attention to weather events and patterns typically fare better than those who ignore them.Modern missions in Afghanistan are no different, as weather conditions
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11/04
2012
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Service members give lifesaving platelets
Normal chatter of everyday life in Afghanistan permeates the small room. Listening in, one would think it was a normal donation site, but there's nothing normal about this. Deployed warriors from units across Kandahar Airfield gather to donate platelets for trauma patients throughout the Afghanistan area of responsibility. Known as the apheresis
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11/02
2012
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