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  • Fly-away security teams stay vigilant for mission-critical assets

    Rifle at the ready, eyes watchful and wary, sweat beads form on their brows and trickle down their chins, exhaust fumes and gritty sand fills their noses, words can barely be heard over the whine of engines, yet the Airmen of the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron's Fly-Away Security Teams

  • Through Airmen's Eyes: Airman makes most of AF educational opportunities

    (This feature is part of the "Through Airmen's Eyes" series on AF.mil. These stories focus on a single Airman, highlighting their Air Force story.)Airmen have different reasons for answering the call to defend our nation. Some join to travel the world. Some join to honor a legacy. There are some who

  • When all else fails, egress prevails

    The ejection seat is the pilot's last option if something doesn't go according to plan. If it wasn't for a small group of specially-trained Airmen, pilots wouldn't be able to resort to this life-saving option. Deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Staff Sgt. Keith Billings, Senior Airman Garron

  • Air liaison controls sky, saves lives

    The lieutenant lowered a tactical vest over his head with practiced confidence; his face displayed the cool composure born of constant training. As he straps on his helmet, an aircraft circles overhead, preparing for the first strike of the day. Minutes later, ordnance begins raining down at the

  • Cadets teach biosand water filtration efforts in Mozambique

    Americans take drinking water for granted. We use it not only to drink and to cook but to water our plants, to bathe and even to flush our toilets.In other parts of the world, however, potable water is hard to come by. Without the infrastructure to treat and distribute water through plumbing, people

  • Sentry operators keep 'eyes in the sky'

    In the quiet darkness surrounding the flightline here, the awaiting aircraft roars to life with an escalated screech, and cool air rushes to fill the newly-lit cabin.As the chill meets the lingering humid air within the aircraft, a smoke-like fog diffuses into the nooks and crevices around the

  • System provides 24/7 perimeter security

    Motion detection, night-vision cameras and sensor zones may bring an action movie to mind, but they are also a few of the pieces that make up a Tactical Automated Security System.TASS is an intrusion detection system used to protect the perimeter and resources at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing.

  • Performance program strengthens battlefield Airmen

    "Humans are more important than hardware" is a saying heard continuously throughout the special operations community. One special tactics squadron has a facility that turns these words into action.The 320th Special Tactics Squadron's Human Performance Training Center here offers battlefield Airmen

  • Military training instructors shape next generation of officers

    Dating back to September 1947, Air Force military training instructors have represented one of the most visible special-duty career fields in the service. From the original group of "flight marchers" to today's MTIs, the need to train new Airmen has remained constant. Today, 500 Airmen in the grades