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  • Answering nation’s call: 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing reactivation

    Against all odds, Airmen from the 332nd Fighter Wing trained for combat against our enemies. Many know these men more commonly as part of the African-American pilot training program, the Tuskegee Airmen. In July 1942, the Tuskegee Airmen piloted the 332nd Fighter Group into World War II. This

  • Police Week: Recognizing law enforcement officers’ sacrifices

    Silence fell over The Rock community as names of fallen law enforcement personnel were read, reminding everyone of brothers and sisters in uniform who paid the ultimate sacrifice. The 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron paid respects to comrades and fellow law enforcement officers

  • IPE, barrier between Airmen and affliction

    Gas! Gas! Gas!...is a common warning drilled into the minds of Airmen from the beginning of their enlistment. The unsettling alert prompts them to immediately dawn their individual protective equipment.  Airmen first employ IPE in basic military training when they are exposed to tear gas, also

  • Maintainers extend the battle against ISIL

    Fly, fight and win. Those words are etched throughout Air Force history, earned from countless sorties flown in combat operations around the globe. Today, we continue to fly, fight and win in support of Operation INHERENT RESOLVE. Nearly every OIR mission requires support from tanker aircraft

  • Al Udeid Medical Airmen host IFAK party

    Airmen from the 379th Medical Logistics Squadron began a volunteer event that started in February 2015 which has helped maximize their footprint for the recertification process of Improved First Aid Kits or IFAKS.

  • AAF academy graduates first class, 184 new officers

    For the first time since the fall of the Taliban, the Afghan Air Force academy, Pohantoon-e-Hawayee, graduated its first class of 184 new officers, May 7, during a ceremony in the university’s conference hall.The graduation was the culmination of a yearlong curriculum, which included English

  • Air Force puts spotlight on fall protection

    Air Force Ground Safety sponsored Fall Protection Focus weeks from May 4-15 to raise awareness of fall hazards as well as how to mitigate fall-related accidents. Here, safety officials organized a fall protection demonstration to educate base personnel on proper pre-climb procedures. “This

  • Health specialists keep forces active

    It’s an everyday routine for Airmen and other base personnel to pour into the dining facility for their daily intake of breakfast, lunch and dinner. Most patrons express their apprehension about the flavor of the food, yet they take for granted whether it is safe to eat and how it could affect

  • Air Force facilitates Army RIP/TOA

    The Army’s 82nd and 101st Combat Aviation Brigades completed a successful aerial asset swap out following a month-long collaboration with the 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron and loadmasters from both the 9th Airlift Squadron from Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, and the 22nd Airlift