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  • ATOC: Moving more than passengers

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ryan Davis, 724th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron air terminal operations center journeyman, tests a Halvorsen 25K-Loader to ensure that it is operational and ready for use, at Nigerien Air Base 201, Agadez, Niger, Jan 4, 2021. ATOC is responsible for the upload and

  • Vehicle Maintenance: Key to a fresh start for GOVs

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jordan Arndt, 724th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron Logistics Readiness Flight heavy vehicle mechanic, services a Humvee to ensure that it is fully operational at Nigerien Air Base 201, Agadez, Niger, Jan. 4, 2021. Vehicle Maintenance performs regular maintenance on

  • Small size, big impact

    It’s no secret that Air Force operations typically run 24/7, but the Airmen of the 776th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron Airfield Operations Flight at Chabelley Air Base, Djibouti prove that they are not your typical Air Force operation.

  • 449 AEG conducts small training with big impact

    The 449th Air Expeditionary Group at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, hosted an East African Culture training course for all Airmen and joint units currently deployed in the region Nov. 9-23, 2020.

  • 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

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