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  • Fight against holiday depression, Part 3: the 'unofficial' support system

    (Editor's note: This is part three of a three-part series on support available for those deployed to Joint Base Balad, Iraq, during the 2010 holiday season)The holiday season is viewed by many celebrants as a time of "peace on earth" and a sudden influx of packages through the post office.But for

  • Deployed helicopter maintainers keep rescue mission rotating

    From the moment a nine-line report comes in, it's all about speed. The aircrews need to get their team of pararescuemen to the site as soon as possible to make the life-or-death difference in someone's life. The HH-60G Pave Hawk maintainers also play a major role by ensuring the teams get off the

  • Fight against holiday depression, Part 2: Mental Health

    (Editor's note: This is part two of a three-part series on support available for those deployed to Joint Base Balad, Iraq, during the 2010 holiday season)The holiday season is viewed by many celebrants as a time of "peace on earth" and a sudden influx of packages through the post office.But for some

  • Airlift operations rule the night at 386th AEW

    Night operations play a big role in the mission of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, located at an undisclosed air base in the Persian Gulf region. The wing serves as the primary airlift hub for coalition forces in Iraq and provides theater airlift services across Southwest Asia, flying troops and

  • Kabul Service Members Run For Fallen Hero

    How does someone properly pay respects for the death of a fellow service member, a "brother in arms?" While there may not be a proper way to show your respect, perhaps the best you can do is to keep the spirit of that person alive. That is why over 100 servicemembers stationed at Kabul International

  • Fight against holiday depression, Part 1: The Chaplain

    (Editor's note: This is part one of a three-part series on support available for those deployed to Joint Base Balad, Iraq, during the 2010 holiday season)The holiday season is viewed by many celebrants as a time of "peace on earth" and a sudden influx of packages through the post office.But for some

  • Aircrew Flight Equipment shop provides emergency lifeline

    Survival kits, parachutes and life rafts are packed onto every C-130 that departs the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing here, forming the core of life-support gear that aircrew members may one day need -- but hope they'll never have to use.For the Airmen who fly over hostile terrain in the U.S. Central

  • Maintenance Recovery Teams go where needed to keep airlift mission on track

    Staff Sgt. Blaine Campbell had been in country just 48 hours when he received a knock on the door of his quarters around midnight. Within 45 minutes, he was in uniform, a weapon in hand and on a plane to Iraq. Such rapid response is exactly what the mission requires for Airmen assigned to the 386th