Aug. 22, 2008 ROCK SOLID WARRIOR Senior Airman Blake Kelsey Electrical Systems apprentice Home base/unit: 151st Civil Engineer Squadron, Salt Lake Air National Guard, Utah How do you support the mission here? I troubleshoot and maintain the electrical distribution systems on base. We are responsible to maintain it and keep
Aug. 22, 2008 ROCK SOLID WARRIOR Staff Sgt. Noel Ayala Firefighter Home base/unit: 156th Civil Engineer Squadron, Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Puerto Rico How do you support the mission here? My part in the mission is to ensure that fire or disasters, natural or manmade, do not preclude the mission from continuing. If a mishap
Aug. 18, 2008 Bats surpass 2,500 combat sortie The 43rd Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron, in combination with the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron's Silver Aircraft Maintenance Unit, reached a significant milestone in August when they completed their 2,500th Operation Iraqi Freedom combat sortie. The 43rd EECS "Bats,"
Aug. 18, 2008 ROCK SOLID WARRIOR Senior Airman Ronnie Tipton Jr. Aerospace medical technician Home unit/base: 88th Medical Operations Squadron, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio How do you support the mission here? My duties here are as a Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility (CASF) technician. These duties include
Aug. 15, 2008 ROCK SOLID WARRIOR Master Sgt. Daren Pierce Resource advisor and Group Supply lead Home unit/base: 15th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii How do you support the mission here? As the 586th AEG resource advisor, I'm solely responsible for all acquisitioning and contract purchase requirements.
Aug. 13, 2008 Chief of chaplains pays visit to deployed troops The self-proclaimed "cheerleader for the chaplains and chaplain's assistants," Chap.(Maj. Gen.) Cecil Richardson, visited Airmen and chaplain staff here on Aug. 8-10 during a three-day tour to personally extend a warm message of faith, duty and encouragement. Chaplain Richardson has made numerous
Aug. 12, 2008 387th AEG welcomes new commander Col. John Sullivan assumed command of the 387th Air Expeditionary Group from Col. Michael Haefner during a change of command ceremony here Aug. 11, to the applause of Airmen from the group and U.S. and coalition forces. Col. Cameron Torrens, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, presided over the
Aug. 12, 2008 ROCK SOLID WARRIOR Senior Airman Brianna Wilson C-130 loadmaster Home unit/base: 40th Airlift Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas How do you support the mission here? I support the mission by participating in Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa. We carry