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  • POW to professor of military medicine: shares story of resilience

    “When I came too, there were five guys with guns pointing at my head. The enemy asked me why I was there, but there was no way I was going to tell him it was for search and rescue! It was pretty obvious what I was doing, so I just said, ‘I had a helicopter wreck.’” Retired Brig. Gen. Rhonda Cornum,

  • U.S. supports Romanian air force in first-ever KC-135 refueling mission

    The U.S. Air Force and Romanian air force made their first air refueling contact Feb. 28, 2017, over Romania. With the help of the U.S. Air Force 100th Air Refueling Wing and one of their KC-135 Stratotankers, the RoAF became certified to refuel from all U.S. KC-135s, strengthening their

  • Oh ‘chute! 352d SOSS Aerial Delivery trains 67th SOS aircrew drops

    As cord upon cord gets sensibly untangled before being stretched and flattened, the large, billowing canopy is partially inflated to rid it of moisture. A two- to three-man team then folds the parachute before carefully placing it back into its bag, ready for its next use in dropping vital cargo

  • 100th ARW enables SECDEF global reach

    A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing prepares to take off Feb. 20, 2017, from RAF Mildnehall, England. The KC-135 is equipped with four engines, each capable of producing 21,634 pounds of thrust, enabling the aircraft to have a maximum take-off weight of

  • Partner-ships: U.S., U.K. work together saving crew stranded on yacht

    Imagine this: You’re on a yacht traveling from country to country. Five days into your travels, a rogue wave hits the boat, dragging its mast into the water and snapping it; you are stranded at sea. For fourteen people this scenario was their reality. On Feb. 9, 2017, the Clyde Challenger, a 60 ft.

  • A&FRC hosts EFMP ‘Young Engineer Camp’

    With more than a million brightly-colored building blocks to keep them busy, children and adults spent a few hours constructing racing cars, buildings, a tower and just having fun together during the third annual “Young Engineer Camp” at the Galaxy Club on RAF Mildenhall, Feb. 11, 2017.The Airman

  • Military Saves Week Kicks-off

    The Airman and Family Readiness Center hosted a scotch doubles bowling tournament, Feb. 13, 2017, to kick-off Military Saves Week. The scotch doubles bowling tournament, a competition between two-player teams who alternate shots throughout the game, created a team building environment to showcase