Dec. 1, 2014 Rock Solid Warrior: Staff Sgt. Nick Kaufenberg This week's Rock Solid Warrior is Staff Sgt. Nick Kaufenberg. He is a C-130 Hercules loadmaster with the 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. The St. Paul, Minn., native is deployed from the 96th Airlift Squadron in Minneapolis. Q: What is your family’s military heritage (anyone else in your
Nov. 28, 2014 Marauders perform during talent showcase SOUTHWEST ASIA - Capt. Kathleen Lau, 387th Expeditionary Support Squadron (left), and Staff Sgt. Zyron Maniego, 386th Expedetionary Civil Engineer Squadron sing "A whole new world" during a chapel sponsored talent showcase here Nov. 21, 2014. Participants used music, poetry and other talents to show
Nov. 25, 2014 332nd Air Expeditionary Group reactivates Col. Michael Stohler assumed command of the 332ndAir Expeditionary Group during a reactivation ceremony here Nov. 16, 2014. The 332nd AEG has a storied history and is descended from the 332nd Fighter Group - the famed Tuskegee Airmen, also known as the Red Tails. This is the second time the 332nd
Nov. 21, 2014 Coalition Airmen receive MEDEVAC training Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment provided training to 13 Airmen from the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group and four members of the Italian and Canadian air forces on proper medical evacuation procedures here Nov. 14 and 16.The Airmen received training in MEDEVAC 101, which
Nov. 19, 2014 Air Force, Army chaplains lead regional conference The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Chapel hosted a one-day conference centered on the themes of care for the soul and spiritual discipline here Nov. 13, 2014. The 386th AEW Chaplain (Col.) Scott Ruthven and the U.S. Army Central Command Chaplain (Col.) Marc Gauthier both presented at the conference.
Nov. 14, 2014 Rock Solid Warrior: Staff Sgt. Estella McElveen This week's Rock Solid Warrior is Staff Sgt. Estella McElveen. She is a communications focal point technician with the 633rd Expeditionary Communications Squadron. The Kingstree, S.C. native is deployed from the 633rd Communications Squadron, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.Q: What is your family’s
Nov. 14, 2014 386th AEW stands up first AFSA chapter The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing officially stood up the Rock’s first Air Force Sergeants Association chapter following a Veteran’s Day retreat ceremony Nov. 11, 2014.AFSA Satellite Chapter 1674 has three core objectives, according to Senior Master Sgt. Jon Green, 386th Expeditionary Operations
Nov. 13, 2014 386th Expeditionary Medical Group sets up expeditionary medical support site Airmen with the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group worked with civil engineer and medical members of U.S. Air Force Central Command to construct four medical tents here Nov. 7. “What we are doing today is building an (Expeditionary Medical Support) basic, which will provide Role 1 care to (the)
Nov. 6, 2014 Concert wraps up Rockfest XI morale event Cheers echoed from the theater Oct. 31 as the Dirty Word band performed here to wrap up the day-long Rockfest XI morale event.The four-person band played a variety of music from multiple genres, including songs from AC/DC, Johnny Cash and House of Pain. John Scalia, Dirty Word lead singer and bass
Nov. 6, 2014 Wounded warriors return to Afghanistan to find closure Nearly all service members who have deployed know two dates for certain: the date they arrived and the date they are scheduled to leave. The goal is to serve faithfully until that scheduled departure date, board the plane and leave the battle space behind. Unfortunately for some, it doesn’t work