COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE, MS, UNITED STATES 06.15.2018 Story by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb 14th Flying Training Wing Public Affairs Chief Master Sgt. Bradley Reilly wasn’t born with a scarlet beret in one hand and a land-to-air communications radio in the other. In fact, being a combat controller wasn’t his idea of a dream job […]
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TUCSON, AZ, UNITED STATES 06.14.2018 Story by Airman 1st Class Frankie Moore Pararescuemen risk life and limb in order to save the lives of others. Over time, these great efforts cause strain to the body, and, if not treated proactively, can lead to potential permanent damage. 48th Rescue Squadron pararescuemen out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
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KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, JAPAN 05.01.2018 Story by Senior Airman Jessica Smith 18th Wing Public Affairs On February 17th, 2002, an Army MH-47 helicopter crashed into the Sulu Sea while conducting counterterrorist operations in the Philippines, killing 10 people, one of which was Master Sgt. William L. McDaniel II, a pararescueman with the 320th Special Tactics
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ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, VA, UNITED STATES 05.22.2018 Story by Maj. Jennifer Pearson 920th Rescue Wing/Public Affairs Loved ones, friends, 308th Rescue Squadron teammates and 920th Rescue Wing members paid their respects as Staff Sgt. Carl Enis was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery Monday, May 21, 2018. Follow link to view burial: https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=share&v=xFZqJ8XdfxA Enis, a
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DJIBOUTI 04.24.2018 Story by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa DJIBOUTI, Africa – Service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and Camp Lemonnier participated in a joint mass-casualty exercise, April 24. This exercise enabled multiple units to work together to tackle complex issues, while securing, treating,
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COLORADO SPRINGS, CT, UNITED STATES 05.02.2018 Story by Audrey Jensen 21st Space Wing Public Affairs PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – A green, blue and red flag flew for 24 hours around the Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, Fitness Center track, in honor of 12 fallen servicemembers. The 13th Air Support Operations Squadron, based out of
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A combat controller with the 24th Special Operations Wing visited Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado to educate enlisted and officer Airmen interested in cross-training into special tactics in the First Term Airmen Classroom, May 1. Tech. Sgt. William Johnson, combat controller in charge of cross-training noncommissioned officers with the 24th Special Operations Wing Special Tactics
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VALGA COUNTY, ESTONIA 05.11.2018 Story by Maj. Kurt Rauschenberg 58th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade VALGA County, Estonia — They are the enablers and conduits of connectivity between multinational forces in close air support involved in offensive and defensive operations from a forward position. In this case, two Tactical Air Control Party members, U.S. Air Force Maj.
LOWESTOFT, SFK, UNITED KINGDOM 05.11.2018 Story by Staff Sgt. Alex Echols 48th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Non-aircrew personnel assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing conquered the survival, evasion, resistance and escape Water Survival Course at East Coast College, May 4, 2018. Through tumultuous wind and rain on a simulated sea, 18 Airmen pulled together to survive
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CAMP MURRAY, WA, UNITED STATES 05.16.2018 Story by Tech. Sgt. Seth Bleuer 194th Wing CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – The Washington Air National Guard’s 111th Air Support Operations Squadron and 116th Air Support Operations Squadron ran an exercise here on May 4 and 5 simulating a joint service tactical operations center. The exercise simulated a division-level operating
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