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  • IDEA earns 100th AMXS maintainer $10,000

    A bit of thought and a lot of knowledge helped a technical sergeant from the 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron net $10,000 through the Innovative Development through Employee Awareness program and will now save the Air Force more than $132,000 per year.Tech. Sgt. Blake Cushing, from Gardiner,

  • 100th CES fire department hosts mobile Fire Officer II Course

    Airmen and Ministry of Defence employees from bases across the U.K. and Germany attended the Fire Officer II Course here March 27 through April 12.Through classroom instruction and tabletop exercises, the students from Royal Air Force Mildenhall, Royal Air Force Menwith Hill, Royal Air Force

  • Aeroexpo ends, friendship continues

    Aeroexpo Marrakech 2012 ended April 7 with an open day at which the general public had the opportunity to see aerial demonstrations, aircraft static displays and tour inside a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules.Airmen at the expo were pleased to give the Moroccan people and others in attendance

  • Morocco, Utah partner at Aeroexpo Marrakech

    The 191st Air Refueling Squadron of Utah's Air National Guard is in Morocco with a KC-135 Stratotanker supporting Aeroexpo Marrakech 2012 here, April 4-7.The Utah National Guard is paired with Morocco in the State Partnership Program, which was established in 1993 to build partnerships with allied

  • US forces establish security, friendships at Aeroexpo

    Members of the 818th Contingency Response Group security forces team and security augmentees hit the flightline with the Royal Moroccan armed forces to ensure the safety and security of U.S. aircraft at the Aeroexpo Marrakech here. "We came down here early to establish a secure area for the aircraft

  • US Air Force participates in Marrakech Aeroexpo, strengthens bonds

    U.S. Air Forces Africa is participating in the third biennial Marrakech Aeroexpo here April 4-7 to strengthen the partnerships with Morocco and more than 15 other participating nations.About 400 exhibitors from the civil and military aviation communities will have the opportunity to display their

  • Air Force rewards outstanding munitions unit

    Members of the 31st Munitions Squadron recently earned the Air Force's 2011 Maintenance Effectiveness Award, excelling in all graded areas, particularly after acting as the lead munitions squadron for NATO forces during Operations Odyssey Dawn and Unified Protector."We possess an incredibly talented

  • KMC gathers for first joint community town hall

    Members of the Kaiserslautern Military Community attended the first joint community town hall April 3 at the Officers' Club here."This is not technically a joint base but we are a joint organization because we work better together," said Brig. Gen. Aundre F. Piggee, 21st Theater Sustainment Command