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  • Air Force puts spotlight on fall protection

    Air Force GroundSafety sponsored Fall Protection Focus weeks from May 4-15 to raise awareness of fall hazards as wellas how to mitigate fall-related accidents.Here, safety officials organized a fall protection demonstration to educate basepersonnel on proper pre-climb procedures.“Thisdemonstration

  • Health specialists keep forces active

    It’s an everyday routine for Airmen and other base personnelto pour into the dining facility for their daily intake of breakfast, lunch anddinner. Most patrons express their apprehension about the flavor ofthe food, yet they take for granted whether it is safe to eat and how it couldaffect them if

  • ANZAC Day, sacrifices recognized by coalition forces

    Military personnel from Australia, the United States andFrance gathered to commemorate the centennial anniversary of Australian and NewZealand Army Corps Day at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia April 25,2015.   According to the Australian War Memorial website, the annualmemorial is one of

  • Sharpening the edge

    Preparation is paramount to success. Preparation determineshow successful the outcome of any task is. Today, Airmen are prepared to deployat a moment’s notice in support of contingencies around the globe and U.S.National interests.But how do we prepare Airmen to make life or deathdecisions in combat

  • Aircrew Flight Equipment enables others to succeed

    Across Southwest Asia, at any given moment, thereare aircraft flying in harm’s way to deliver aid, combat air support tofriendly forces and launching air strikes against ISIL. None of them canaccomplish that without the aircrew flight equipment flight.“Before the aircrew can do their job, we have

  • Fitness Center: Conditioning Airmen for success

    It has a life ofits own, complete with shirts soaked in sweat, the constant clanging of metaland occasional grunts. These sights and sounds are what resonate throughout thefitness center.It is a platformdedicated to preparing Airmen for the physical challenges of the military andonly one of several

  • Getting Airmen home to their loved ones

    No matter how long they have been deployed, Airmen look forward to returning home to their loved ones. A talented team of technicians takes time to arrange ticketing and transportation to keep the redeployment machine rolling. The redeployment process is a team effort comprised of six sections under

  • SSA: The best supporting the rest

    As the Army’s supply distribution hub, the supply support activity is responsible for ordering, storing, receiving and issuing the supplies required for daily operations. Soldiers of the SSA here, currently deployed from Fort Bragg, N.C., work relentlessly to provide their fellow Soldiers everything

  • Referees of the airfield

    What does it take to support multiple U.S. and coalition aircraft on a 12,012-foot runway while keeping safety as the primary concern 24-hours a day, seven days a week?Airmen of airfield operations, composed of airfield management and air traffic control, ensure safe air and ground operations for

  • Keeping communication channels open

    Imagine, for a moment, that you have no wi-fi, no hardline telephone or internet access, no way to electronically communicate with anyone. How long would it take before you begin to panic?Airmen of the Expeditionary Communication Squadron client service technician shop are instrumental in keeping