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  • 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

  • Airmen in Africa remember 9/11

    Firefighters assigned to the 726th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron participate in a ruck march at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Sept. 11, 2020. The fire emergency service flight walked the perimeter of the base while carrying flags in remembrance of the 2,977 victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks,

  • USAFE-AFAFRICA commander visits Airmen in East Africa

    U.S. Air Force Gen. Jeffrey L. Harrigian, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander meets with U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa commanding general, after landing at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, September 1, 2020. Harrigian visited with U.S.

  • USAF Security Forces Interoperability with Kenyan Forces

    Airmen assigned to the 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron at Camp Simba Manda Bay, Kenya work together with the Kenyan Military Forces for joint training and off-base security patrols to further their interoperability and keep the area secure.

  • Chaplain Earns Distinguished Air Force Award

    The 435th Air Expeditionary Wing and the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing chaplain, Chaplain (Maj.) Mark Hunsinger, earned the 2019 Military Chaplains Association Distinguished Service Award while serving at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.