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  • Deployed Airmen celebrate the life of a fallen Defender

    A white cross stood center-stage in the packed auditorium, adorned with a helmet on top, an M-16 rifle, combat boots and a set of dog tags. To the left, a green wreath speckled with yellow flowers. To the right, a picture of Airman 1st Class Christoffer P. Johnson overlooked the audience.Members of

  • Testing capabilities through exercise

    The 64th Air Expeditionary Group is fully committed to being the hardest target in the area of responsibility through rigorous bi-monthly exercises.Field exercises don't just give Airmen the opportunity to gain hands-on experience, they allow commanders to plan and prepare for real world scenarios

  • New battalion assumes air defense mission

    The 2nd Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, stationed out of Fort Bliss, Texas, assumed the air defense mission in Southwest Asia Feb. 4, from the 3rd Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, also stationed out of Fort Bliss. In addition to the pre-deployment training that 2-43

  • Deployed members help each other during tax season

    Tax season is here and the base offers avenues to help members with tax questions and returns. Volunteer Income Tax Assistance representatives are available to all personnel for filing assistance prior to Tax Day, April 15, and can offer information regarding extensions, deferments and special tax

  • Fast times in Southwest Asia

    The sound of engines flooded out the cheers coming from the crowd as sports cars reached about 200 miles per hour in seconds on what spectators say is one of the best tracks in the world. This could be the atmosphere at the Daytona International Speedway or the racetracks of Talladega, but actually

  • C-17 hits 2 million hours on mission from here

    Approximately 2 million hours ago, it was the year 1792. Great Britain recognized the American Colonies' independence, George Washington instituted the Order of the Purple Heart, and Mozart's opera "Das Entfuhrung aus dem Serail" opened. And more than 2 million flying hours ago, the first C-17

  • Deployed firefighters induct fallen teammate into "Department of Heroes"

    The overhead radio crackled to life. "Firefighter Kozorosky, fire dispatch." Five seconds of silence passed, and the radio again sounded the call, "Firefighter Kozorosky, fire dispatch." Again, there was no answer. After the third unsuccessful attempt, mayday tones sounded in the fire station at

  • Task Force vigilant against contract fraud

    Staff Sgt. Ryan Maseth, 24, of Pittsburgh, stepped into a shower in Iraq in January 2008 - and it was the last action he would take on this earth. Sergeant Maseth was electrocuted in that shower - one of many servicemembers killed or injured by allegedly faulty electrical work in thousands of