Airmen find softer side in Africa

In less than 12 hours Airmen from Joint Task Force-Nomad Fire (West) brought a humanitarian outreach event from concept to fruition benefiting 150 orphaned children here Feb. 18. The task force members deployed here to support U.S. President George Bush's visit to Africa. The team heard there was a

Expeditionary comm. team overcomes hurdles to provide presidential support

An expeditionary communications unit here successfully overcame several challenges while supporting the president's three-day stopover to the east African nation. During setup, the 1st Combat Communications Squadron team encountered computer power problems in the command and control tent. They

Response element tallies successes in Africa

The flurry of scattered U.S. Air Force uniforms against a backdrop of C-17As, C-21s and C-130s seem to waiver and distort in the heat radiating off the blacktop. The landscape is flat with a border of thick green vegetation in the distance, seemingly outlining a property line.Unfamiliar commercial

Radar crew watches Africa sky, works alongside Marines in presidential mission

Airmen of the 603rd Air Control Squadron packed up more than 200 thousand pounds of equipment to deploy here as part of Joint Task Force - Nomad Fire in support of President George W. Bush's visit to Africa. The unit from Aviano AB, Italy, helps provide air surveillance using a TPS-75 radar and

Det. 17: providing superior maintenance training

Jet engines, F-16 cock pit simulators and A-10 gun systems are just a few of the training tools that await Airmen who attend the field training detachment here as part of their upgrade training. The 372nd Training Squadron Detachment 17 is a tenant unit here, assigned to the Air Education Training

FMO improves customer service

The 835th Civil Engineer Squadron furnishings management office recently implemented 21 improvement initiatives to benefit customers and the Air Force. FMO staffing has decreased from 158 employees to 143, but wait times for furniture have also dropped with the improvements - from 10 days to within

C-17 crews support president's Africa visit

Nothing could be seen but blackness from the cockpit.One pilot studied neon markings on a transparent screen in front of his face to calculate their position. He pushed a button and spoke into his headset. A voice responded using the same code of numbers and zeroes. The C-17 III Globemaster was

Paving the way for presidential visit

Contracting, finance officers negotiate with African vendors for task force supporting presidential mission

Sometimes, it's all about relationships. Building positive relationships when negotiating for services can be difficult at times. Add different languages and customs to the mix, and the negotiating challenge can seem insurmountable. But that's the environment one contracting-finance team entered to

USAFE maintainers gain top-down view of transformation

One of the top Air Force leaders involved in engineering a broad transformation in aircraft maintenance processes and organizational structures arrived here Feb. 19 to talk with senior leaders, wing commanders and maintainers from the 86th Maintenance Squadron and 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.