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Rock Solid Warrior

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  • 586th Expeditionary Support Group
Airman 1st Class Kellin Woods

70th Medium Truck Detachment security forces



Home unit/base: 43rd Security Forces Squadron, Pope Air Force Base, N.C.


How do you support the mission here? I drive convoys from various supply depots in our host nation. I transport mission critical cargo to support combat operations in approximately 21 forward operating bases throughout Iraq.

How many times have you deployed and what makes this one unique? This is my first deployment and it has been very unique because it's an in-lieu-of tasking to support Army convoy operations.

How does your job differ in a deployed environment versus home base? Back home, I normally work air base defense and law enforcement. But here, we're running convoy missions over dangerous roads throughout Iraq.