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  • Guarding the guardians of freedom

    Carrying the largest payload of any aircraft in the theater, the B-1s of the 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron patiently guard the guardians of freedom from high above Iraq and Afghanistan. The squadron, which once took part in the famed Doolittle Raids on Tokyo, is now responsible for close air

  • Getting dirty with aircraft ground equipment

    Like abstract art on a canvas, the sweat and grease on Airmen in a Southwest Asia shop paint a tale of hard work and sacrifice and give a glimpse into the mania behind a never-ending maintenance endeavor. The 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Aircraft Ground Equipment shop here maintains a

  • Army unit augments AF to boost OIF, OEF support

    As U.S. forces prepare to ramp up the operations tempo in Operation Enduring Freedom, a new unit here is helping prepare cargo to airdrop to the troops on the ground. The Army's 824th Riggers unit, a reserve unit based out of Ft. Bragg, N.C., began operations to support Air Force airdrops Dec.