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  • ADAB Stays Vigilant through Readiness Exercise

    Extensive training, to include Self Aid/Buddy Care; Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape; and weapons qualification that each and every Airman has previously completed is put to use in case of a strike from adversaries.

  • Airmen learn with virtual reality

    When an Airman becomes a noncommissioned officer, they are entrusted with the duty of leading and mentoring junior enlisted Airmen, at times this includes conflict resolution.In partnership with Squadron Officer School, Airmen of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing had the opportunity to participate in

  • Force protection Airmen ensure operational security

    The most valuable asset in the United States Air Force is the Airman. To help protect these vital assets in the deployed area of responsibility, force protection Airmen augment base security forces. They serve as sensors, individuals who assist in safeguarding the operational security of the base

  • Pay the Rent: A Tribute to the Fallen

    U.S. Airmen from the 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron gather every Thursday to show respect to former vehicle operator Airmen at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates.Master Sgt. Jason Napoleoni, 380th ELRS ground transportation superintendent, brought the tradition of four-count

  • Flight Engineer passes rare milestone

    Working at 20,000 feet in a C-130 Hercules has been one Airman’s passion for more than three decades of his 38-year career.U.S. Air Force Reserve Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth Kunkel, 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130 flight engineer, reached 10,000 flying hours Oct. 6, 2018 – a mark considered

  • VAQ-135 arrives at Al Udeid

    The U.S. Navy’s Electronic Attack Squadron 135 (VAQ-135) “Black Ravens” replaced the U.S. Marine Corps’ Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2 (VMAQ-2) at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Oct. 30, 2018, providing electronic attack, jamming, satellite communication and communication countermeasures to

  • RAF hosts 100-year WWI remembrance service

    Royal Air Force airmen and women teamed with Coalition forces for a 100th anniversary Service of Remembrance at the Memorial Plaza here, Nov. 11, 2018.The event provided an opportunity for service members and civilians to remember those who lost their lives during World War I and honor the heroic

  • No one left behind

    “It is my duty as a pararescueman to save lives and to aid the injured. I will be prepared at all times to perform my assigned duties quickly and efficiently, placing these duties before personal desires and comforts. These things I do, that others may live.”

  • Remembering our Heritage

    A majority of Airmen assigned to Bagram Airfield live on a compound called Camp Cunningham, but few know the story of the hero whose name it bears.

  • AFCENT commander rolls out mission, vision and lines of effort

    Lt. Gen. Joseph Guastella, U.S. Air Forces Central Command Commander, unveiled his mission, vision and lines of effort to commanders from across the 20-nation area of responsibility covering Central and Southwest Asia during the AFCENT Commanders Conference Nov. 7, 2018.