Two Airmen and their heated college football rivalry support Afghan people through donations

In a Soviet-era aircraft hangar here, a rivalry born during America's Civil War and the Battle of the Red River, is still alive and well - although now that energy is supporting the Afghan people. Major Tobin Griffeth, an avid University of Texas fan, and Capt. Katie Illingworth an University of

Air Force C-130 dedicated to Army's 82nd Airborne in Afghanistan

An Air Force C-130H Hercules was dedicated to the Soldiers of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division stationed in Afghanistan, here Oct. 5, 2009.The transport was originally dedicated at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., Oct. 25, 2008, to Fort Bragg's entire 82nd Airborne Division based in North Carolina.Tail

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Airmen enjoy a taste of Vegas

Commander emphasizes physical fitness in combat zone

You better make sure you're physically fit - that is the bottom line from Brig. Gen. Steven Kwast, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing commander.At a location where an enemy attack might happen, and the climate and terrain are demanding, physical fitness is a prerequisite. At a weekly combat orientation

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First M-ATVs arrive in Afghanistan

Two mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicles arrived at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, on Oct. 1, after being offloaded from a C-17 Globemaster III. The M-ATVs arrived less than a day after leaving Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., Sept. 30. The M-ATV's are the first of their kind in

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Father and son Guardsmen deploy to Afghanistan together

Missing family members is a common feeling many Airmen have while deployed, but for two Airmen, serving with the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, that feeling is a little less prominent. This father and son duo, from a family of Airmen, deployed to war together. Lieutenant Colonel Bartley

Airman receives Purple Heart after IED blast

When most Airmen were celebrating the Air Force's 62nd birthday, Tech. Sgt. Richard Gibbons woke up dazed and scared in an operating room at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital here with doctors and nurses tending to wounds inflicted by the enemy. Sergeant Gibbons, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal