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Afghanistan can be a real gas
While growing up in Columbus, Ga., Senior Airman Russell Chamblee worked for a construction company driving a 50-ton truck and trailer. Little did he know that the skills he learned then would be an important part of a program vital to warfighters on the ground. The Airman, deployed from the 89th Aerial Port Squadron at Joint Base Andrews, Md., uses his driving ability to support The USCENTCOM Helium Trailer program that enables Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, War on Terror
Our Best – Captain Jaclyn Cordero
Capt. Jaclyn Cordero is a maintenance officer for the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia. Cordero is deployed from the 6th Maintenance Operations Squadron at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., and her hometown is Staten Island, N.Y. The Captain who is responsible maintenance actions that directly support flightline operations said her New York upbringing was a key ingredient in her choice to join the Air Force. “Since high school, I’ve always wanted … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military, Our Best: Military Women
Our Best: Tech. Sgt. Carrie Richardson
Tech. Sgt. Carrie Richardson is a security forces craftsman with the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron at a non-disclosed base here. As a security forces Airman, Richardson supports all security and force protection efforts for a deployed wing, the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, of more than 1,900 people and for billions of dollars worth of Air Force equipment and assets. Security forces Airmen like Richardson receive a host of specialized training to complete their deployed mission. In … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military, Our Best: Military Women
Our Best: Tech. Sgt. Johnette Chun
Tech. Sgt. Johnette Chun is a services craftsman assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron at a non-disclosed base here. At her deployed location, she serves as the NCO in charge of the night shift of Roy’s Flight Kitchen in the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing’s operations area. Chun is deployed from the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 154th Force Support Squadron at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, and her hometown is Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii. As a … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military, Our Best: Military Women
Our Best: Airman 1st Class Erica Franks
Airman 1st Class Erica Franks’ hometown of Port Huron, Mich., first became a city in 1857. Nestled on the southern shore of Lake Huron in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, the city has been a hub of commercial trade ever since. Perhaps, too, that bustling Great Lakes town was an inspiration for Franks to join the Air Force and work in the material management career field. Franks is a material management journeyman with the 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military, Our Best: Military Women
Our Best: Master Sgt. Lisa Phillips
Master Sgt. Lisa Phillips is the “Alpha” flight chief with the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia. The 380th ESFS is in charge of protecting and providing security for millions of dollars of deployed Air Forces assets and nearly 2,000 deployed personnel. Phillips is a 16-year Air Force veteran deployed from the 81st Security Forces Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Her hometown is Lombard, Ill. Every day Phillips … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military, Our Best: Military Women
Our Best – Captain Amanda Young
From 1997 to 2001, Capt. Amanda Young was working in the command and control career field, attaining the rank of senior airman, when her leaders decided she needed to take the LEAD. It was in 2001 when Young was accepted into the Leaders Encouraging Airmen Development Program. The LEAD Program is an ongoing Air Force effort to provide its brightest Airmen the opportunity to excel by offering them appointments to the Air Force Academy in Colorado … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military, Our Best: Military Women
Our Best: Senior Airman Jaqueline Lawson
Senior Airman Jaqueline Lawson is security forces journeyman with the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia, Jan. 24. Lawson is a security forces journeyman charged, along with fellow security forces, with providing security and force protection for the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, its people and millions of dollars in deployed equipment and assets. Airman Lawson is deployed from the 96th Security Forces Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military, Our Best: Military Women
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