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  • Air Force activates rescue squadron at Camp Bastion

    The 79th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron was officially activated during a ceremony April 22 at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan.Lt. Col. Mike Hinsch assumed command of the unit from Col. John Cherrey, 451st Expeditionary Operations Group commander, who officiated the ceremony. The search and rescue mission

  • 'Combat Kings’ back to work in Afghanistan

    For the first time in five years HC-130P Combat King aircrews here answered an alert call in Afghanistan as Airmen from the 79th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron delivered medical supplies to Herat April 9."I was here five years ago when we wrapped up the last of the HC-130 missions here," said Lt.

  • "Welcome to the Fight"

    455th Air Expeditionary Wing Airmen welcomed their new commander during a formal change of command ceremony here, April 23, 2010.Col. Jack L. Briggs II, previously assigned as the Director of Inspections for the Office of United States Air Force Inspector General, Pentagon, Washington, D.C., assumed

  • Lions, Destroyers merge to tackle threats

    U.S. Air Force and Army members conducted a joint, force-protection patrol, April 14, near one of the U.S. Air Force's Central Command's main airbases in Iraq.The Air Force's 532nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron 'Lions' and the Army's 1st of the 28th Infantry Battalion 'Destroyers' teamed up

  • 41st Annual EOD Memorial Ceremony

    The 506th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, commemorates their fallen EOD brethren during the 41st Annual EOD Memorial Ceremony at Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq on April 17, 2010. A "final roll call" was held for EOD technicians killed in action during the year. In addition to the unit members

  • Navy customs team prepares helicopter fleet for drawdown

    As part of the Responsible Drawdown, an airframe unit from Fort Hood, Texas, is preparing to redeploy. With that, 28 of their assigned helicopters -- which includes Apaches, Blackhawks and Chinooks -- must go through a rigorous inspection before returning home.The job of JBB's Navy Customs team is

  • Service members seek 'Hope in Times like These'

    One hundred seventy-two U.S. Service members, Department of Defense employees, contractors and civilians attended the National Prayer Luncheon at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, April 21, 2010.The luncheon, entitled "Hope in Times like These," welcomed a distinguished visitor to the Transit