Oct. 31, 2007 Security forces Airmen survive IED attack near Camp Bucca, Iraq Don't tell Staff Sgt. Rick Adams that Airmen aren't in the fight ... he's got the shattered elbow and Purple Heart to prove it. Sergeant Adams, a member of the 877th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron at Camp Bucca, Iraq, was hit with an improvised explosive device Oct. 29, about a week before
Oct. 31, 2007 Rock Solid Warrior Staff Sgt. Darren Fletcher Detainee operations visitation section specialist Home unit/Base: 305th Security Forces Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, N.J. How do you support the mission here? Working at detainee visitation, I facilitate visits between family members and detainees at the world's
Oct. 31, 2007 Rock Solid Warrior Senior Airman Thomas Williams Response force gun truck heavy weapons gunner Home unit/base: 99th Security Support Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. How do you support the mission here? The 586th Expedition Security Forces Squadron has the most important job here at Camp Bucca, Iraq, because my
Oct. 30, 2007 Rock Solid Warrior Staff Sgt. Jess Reeson C-130 E/H flight engineer instructorHome unit/base: 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan How do you support the mission here? I conduct preflight inspections to make sure aircraft are safe for flight as well as monitor aircraft systems in-flight ensuring our troops
Oct. 29, 2007 10 Airmen receive Bronze Star Medals Ten Airmen from the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing's 424th Medium Truck Detachment were recently awarded Bronze Star Medals for their work leading convoys through some of the most dangerous highways in the world. The detachment's 164 Airmen, from eight different specialties and 37 bases, completed
Oct. 29, 2007 CENTAF commander: 'Incredible Airmen doing incredible things' Today's generation of Airmen is the best the Air Force has ever had, said the commander of 9th Air Force and U.S. Central Command Air Forces recently during a tour of Southwest Asia. Lt. Gen. Gary North visited 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Airmen Oct. 25 and 26 as part of his tour of CENTAF's area
Oct. 18, 2007 Rock Solid Warrior Tech. Sgt Marlene Booth Tech. Sgt Marlene Booth 386th Expeditionary Mission Support Group, Det 1 Army Life Support Area NCO in charge of billeting Home unit/base: 366th Services Squadron, Mountain Home Air Force Base, ID How do you support the mission here? I manage permanent party housing for