Pararescuemen: Honoring fallen warriors

More than 20 pararescuemen, active duty, retired and prior service, donned their service dress uniforms, with boots and maroon berets, and fell into formation. Local freedom riders holding American flags lined the street of the funeral procession. As their fallen comrade's remains arrived and were

Air Force chief of staff presents combat decorations, addresses 386th Airmen during visit

The Air Force's top military leader took time during a visit to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing June 22 to present combat decorations to two of the unit's Airmen, both of whom were injured by the detonation of an Improvised Explosive Device while driving in a supply convoy in Iraq.On stage before a

Two Airmen save Soldier's life outside gym

Two Air Force non commissioned officers credited their pre-deployment training for recently saving the life of an Army lieutenant colonel who was having a heart attack outside the camp's gym.Tech. Sgt. Aaron Gufford and Staff Sgt. Jeffery Kirker, both of the 392nd Expeditionary Signal Battalion at

Michigan Air National Guard team finishes deployment with force support squadron in Southwest Asia

Supporting nearly every facet of the 380th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron, nine Airmen deployed from the Michigan Air National Guard supported morale, welfare, recreation and fitness operations for more than four months for the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at a non-disclosed base here.The

Deployed Airmen honor fallen hero

386th EMSG conducts fitness sunrise

Herculean effort: 777th EAMU lifts maintenance to a new level

Airlift is the lifeblood for most operations, especially when cargo has to get somewhere fast. For rapid airlift to work as advertised, maintenance cannot be an issue.The 777th Expeditionary Airlift Maintenance Unit with a small fleet of C-130 Hercules cargo planes push more than 950 sorties a

Devil dog makes his last flight home

From the moment I looked into the yawning mouth of the back of the C-17, I felt a lump in my throat begin to form.It was a yellow flag heat condition day in humid Kyrgyzstan, and 50 Airmen and I were lined up on the tarmac, waiting to greet a young Marine who was coming home. If only he was coming

AE missions: routine is only half the story

Some people train at home station only to perform their mission a little differently in a real-world environment.Members of the 451st Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron can honestly say that the way they train is exactly the way they perform their jobs anywhere. Their mission is to

KC-10 returns from mission: 'This way please'

A maintenance Airman from the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron's Extender aircraft maintenance unit provides direction to the flight crew of the KC-10 Extender from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron during flightline operations for the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at a