99th ERS Dragon Lady pilot accomplishes combat sortie milestone

A 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron pilot completed his 100th combat sortie in the U-2S "Dragon Lady" April 7 in support of overseas contingency Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa in the U.S. Central Command's Area of Responsibility. Upon

Ties that bind Brothers in Arms

One Airman had a goal to deploy once before his career came to a close, another was scheduled to deploy in September but had to depart earlier because of a shortfall. Each was destined for this particular base in Southwest Asia.Senior Master Sgt. Joseph Doss is a 22-year veteran deployed from the

Shutdown Could Affect Young Troops Most, Gates Says

April 7, 2011 - While emphasizing that service members eventually will receive the pay they would earn during a government shutdown, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates acknowledged here today that if the government shuts down for a week starting tomorrow, their mid-month paychecks would include only

Heavy equipment offloading offers 380 ELRS unique coordination opportunities

The joint efforts of the 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron and their Host Nation F-16 maintenance squadron strengthened a working partnership as Airmen provided offloading support to the Host Nation participants returning from Red Flag with 50,000 short tons of F-16 Desert Falcon

At Home on the Range

Mentoring comes from the heart

A mentor offers knowledge, insight, perspective, or wisdom that is helpful to another person in a relationship that goes beyond duty or obligation. One can also construe this as a parental-style relationship. However, in the United States Armed Forces, when you consider that a majority of the lower

Ceremony 'houses' Engine 12 at Station One

Most young boys dream of riding on a shiny new fire engine, clanging the bell and riding alongside the real bona fide fireman! Well this truck isn't your traditional fire engine and the bell is replaced with an electronic air horn and siren. But the part that's special to Station 1 is it's the

Secure beneath watchful eyes

Eagle eyes on the flight line in Southwest Asia

380th AEW's recycling program expands

There's a new bin in town. When you stroll down Phantom's streets, take notice of the various color recycling bins. In addition to collecting aluminum cans, shredded white paper and cardboard, light blue collection bins and dumpsters have been recently distributed to help expand the program to