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  • 435th LOC keeps cargo moving

    Service Airmen within the 435th Air Expeditionary Wing take their jobs seriously to sustain troops in austere locations in Africa where local food sources are scarce and the 435th Logistics Operations Cell ensure they get the job done.

  • 475th EABS connects with ‘neighbors’ delivering supplies, candy

    The African proverb, “it takes a village” means that an entire community of people is needed to achieve some sort of goal.The 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron and Alpha Company, Task Force Bayonet at Camp Simba, Manda Bay, Kenya believes this to be true as a team of more than six Airmen and

  • Deployed Airman Gains Citizenship, Becomes Mixed Martial Arts Instructor

    “What is the use of living, if it be not to strive for noble causes and to make this muddled world a better place,” said Winston Churchill in 1908. “We make a living from what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” This mantra about giving back is one shared by many but embraced by Senior

  • Mortuary Affairs Excels in Short-Notice Exercise

    The 768th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron Mortuary Affairs team at Nigerien Air Base 101, Niamey, Niger, executed a short-notice exercise Oct. 9, 2020. The exercise assessed the MA team’s ability to execute all MA tasks on a short notice, as well as evaluate the ability to communicate with other

  • Dedicated service

    During the late 1970’s a young boy named Michael Brown walked down his street every Sunday, bouncing a ball to himself, to get to his youth class. Parked cars filled both sides of the road, leaving a small path for traffic to drive through. Houses lined just as close as the cars to form a three foot

  • 435th AEW surgeon general office doesn’t skip a beat

    The human heart is a critical element -- pumping blood throughout the body, delivering oxygen and nutrients to cells, and is absolutely needed in order to function and survive. Just as the heart is needed for the body to operate properly, the 435th Air Expeditionary Wing Surgeon General office is an

  • RED HORSE achievement honored with road naming

    The 819th Expeditionary Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers pose for a photo during a dedication ceremony after completing their long-term build at Nigerien Air Base 201, Niger, Aug. 19, 2020. In honor of the squadron’s many achievements, to include finalizing the

  • Civil affairs team services local ambulance

    Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Urquhart, 724th Logistics Readiness Flight vehicle maintenance technician, services a local ambulance in Agadez City, Niger, Aug. 31, 2020. Volunteers were able to identify issues and make basic repairs to the ambulance, rendering the vehicle serviceable for use. The repairs came

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