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VCSAF, CMSAF visit deployed Airmen
U.S. Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen Wilson (right) and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright (center) speak with Airmen assigned to the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron at the 407th Air Expeditionary Group April 8, 2017. The two leaders visited several bases in Central Command’s area of operations to talk to
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4/10
2017
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Joint, coalition integration drives expeditionary security mission
In a joint and coalition war-fighting environment it can often become difficult to see how one’s particular job has direct impact on the mission.
For Airmen assigned to the 407th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron at the 407th Air Expeditionary Group; however, the mission is clear.
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4/07
2017
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Expeditionary Prime Beef team augments base construction
A small team of Airmen from the 577th Expeditionary Prime Beef Squadron, have been augmenting the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron structures shop for the past weeks to erect large fabric structures at the 407th Air Expeditionary Group.
Although the team is small it gives the 407th ECES a subject matter expert to lead the Airmen assigned here and alleviate some of the stress erecting these structures would put on the unit, according to Senior Master Sgt. William Bryant, 407th ECES operations superintendent.
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3/21
2017
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Immigrant Airmen bring diversity to force
As a nation founded by immigrants, the U.S. has long drawn its strength through the diversity of its citizens.
The complexity of global challenges the U.S. faces today can only be overcome by capitalizing on all the resources at its disposal, including leveraging its greatest strength – its people.
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3/10
2017
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AGE Airmen support TA, Polish mission
When people think of generating, executing and sustaining combat airpower, ground equipment is not usually the first thing to come to mind.
However, the Airmen assigned to the aerospace ground equipment shop at the 407th Air Expeditionary Group ensure mission success every day by providing the aircrew and maintainers everything needed while on the ground to ensure they take off again without delay.
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3/06
2017
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Joint communication key to expeditionary rescue squadron’s success
An organization is most effective when all parts are moving toward a common goal in unison. However, syncing the efforts of multiple agencies across organizational structures can present a major challenge.
This is just the challenge the 55th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron is facing while trying to establish the infrastructure required for its mission in Iraq.
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2/22
2017
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Red Tail legacy comes full circle
Airmen assigned to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing take great pride in the heritage created for them by the Tuskegee Airmen.
Today a key piece of the wing’s history has once again returned to its flightline.
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2/17
2017
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407 AEG defenders forward deploy in fight against ISIS
When 12 security forces Airmen from the 442nd Fighter Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base first received word of their deployment, they thought they knew what lay ahead.
The U.S. Air Force Reserve Airmen began their training to become a fly-away security team before their deployment in early December.
As information flowed that the deployment tasking had changed – the Airmen were headed to the 407th Air Expeditionary Group to perform base security, not FAST support – many of them were disappointed they would not do the job for which they were trained, according to Senior Airman Logan Schneider.
Little did Schneider and his fellow Airmen know this would be the first of several changes to their mission in the fight against ISIS.
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2/17
2017
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Air Force exchange pilot fights ISIS with Italian coalition partners
One U.S. Air Force Airman is fighting ISIS alongside the Italian Air Force while deployed to an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia.
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2/16
2017
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Warbird wins AMC Military Emergency Manager of the Year
One Senior NCO assigned to the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron began his deployment on a high note as he was notified just days after arriving that he won the Air Mobility Command’s Military Emergency Manager of the Year award.
Master Sgt. Benjamin Hall, who received notification of the award on Jan. 24th, deployed from Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, to Southwest Asia, where he will put his skills to use in the fight against Daesh, also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
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1/30
2017
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