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  • Photo essay: 386th AEW remembers Sept. 11, 2001

    Airmen from the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing held a special ceremony Sept. 11, 2009, at an air base in Southwest Asia to honor the memory of all those killed during the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. View the slideshow

  • Tuskegee Airman of the Week: Aug. 30 to Sept. 5

    Staff Sgt. Brandon Martin, a firefighter with the 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, is the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing's Tuskegee Airman of the Week for Aug. 30 to Sept. 5. "We all know that being a firefighter is a tough job, but it's made even tougher in the heat of the in-theater

  • Airman recalls events of Sept. 11, 2001

    "I really don't like talking about it," said Tech. Sgt. Pamela Bell, 451st Air Expeditionary Wing Command Staff Knowledge Operations Manager, when asked what she recalled of Sept. 11, 2001. Sergeant Bell, who had been preparing to attend a meeting eight years ago today, was walking through the

  • Deployed Airmen honor 9-11 with Kyrgyz president at Manas

    Airmen of the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing were joined by a special guest during a ceremony held at the Transit Center at Manas to honor the memory of those who died in the September 11 attacks. Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, who was visiting the Transit Center, was hosted by the Airmen as a

  • US Air Forces Central Command commander visits Airmen at Manas

    Airmen of the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing hosted the U.S. Air Forces Central Command Commander, Lt. Gen. Mike Hostage, during a three-day visit to the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Aug. 31 to Sept. 2. This visit to Manas was General Hostage's first to see the men and women of the Transit

  • Remembering 9/11 Commentary

    "Where were you on 9/11?" I am sure many of us can answer this question without hesitation. It was September 11, 2001, the day America was attacked. Some of us lost friends and family, some of us witnessed it with our own eyes, and many others like me sat in shock, staring at the television news

  • Preparing for school: Airmen donate school supplies to Iraqi children

    More than 100 Airmen from the 407th Air Expeditionary Group came together here September 5 to help sort and pack thousands of school supplies, toys and more for children in southern Iraq. Hundreds of bags were stuffed with donations that were gathered to support Operation Iraqi Child. "I appreciate

  • Aerial porters finish deployment with pride

    "Without our assets, your (butt) sits." That's the (slightly altered) motto of the 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron here. If you're in the presence of the squadron's aerial porters -- the men and women who specialize in moving people and supplies -- the words are accompanied by

  • Maintainers continue training in Iraq

    Although the 321st Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron here will soon be deactivated, U.S. Air Force maintainers will continue to assist the Iraqis by making sure they are fully capable of keeping their C-130 aircraft in the air. Tech. Sgts. Julie Litz, electrical environmental specialist, and