April 16, 2008 ROCK SOLID WARRIOR Master Sgt. Donald 'DJ' Rousseau Fire Department Assistant Chief of Training Home unit/base: 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard How do you support the mission here? I set up the fire department's monthly training plan and ensure all fire fighters keep current on all upgrade training and
April 14, 2008 Innovative idea saves nearly $400,000 Contracting officers recently leveraged the benefits of technology to bring savings to the Air Force at an air base in the Persian Gulf Region. Airmen from the 386th Expeditionary Contracting Squadron used electronic reverse auctioning to save the Air Force hundreds of thousands of dollars. These
April 12, 2008 ROCK SOLID WARRIOR Capt. Matthew Tipton EC-130 crew commander Home unit/base: 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.How do you support the mission here? My unit flies in direct support of coalition ground forces. In essence we are real-time electronic attack combat air support. As mission
April 12, 2008 ROCK SOLID WARRIOR Airman First Class Bryan Ekberg Combat Convoy Vehicle Operator Home unit/base: 4th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina How do you support the mission here? I am a convoy logistic patrol operator assigned to the 70th Medium Truck Detachment. As a tractor
April 7, 2008 Honorable Duehring visits deployed Airmen The Honorable Craig Duehring, the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Washington, D.C., met with Airmen from the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing at an air base in the Persian Gulf Region recently. The visit is the first of many for Mr. Duehring, Brig. Gen. William
April 5, 2008 ROCK SOLID WARRIOR Senior Airman Aaron BarnesIntelligence AnalystHome unit/base: 86th Operations Support Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany How do you support the mission here? I analyze, review, and report intelligence information for local U.S. and coalition C-130 aircrews, as well as transient aircraft that pass
April 5, 2008 ROCK SOLID WARRIOR Tech. Sgt. Matthew Zawalski NCO in charge of Biomedical Equipment Repair and Facility Management Home unit/base: 88th Medical Support Squadron, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio How do you support the mission here? I ensure that all biomedical equipment and the clinical facilities are properly
April 3, 2008 Deputy warfighting general visits deployed Airmen The U.S. Central Command deputy commander, Maj. Gen. William Holland, wrapped up a two-day visit to the Persian Gulf Region April 2 with a visit to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing. During General Holland's visit he met and talked with various Airmen from those who fly to those who maintain the