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  • D-M Airman defuses situation downrange

    One of the biggest defense mechanisms of any expeditionary air base is the ability to launch aircraft to neutralize threats. Several 380th Air Expeditionary Wing agencies are charged with getting air operations back up and running as soon as possible should the flightline or runway be attacked. The

  • Members of JTF-Bravo deliver food to more than 120 villagers

    At 7:30 a.m. on June 29, more than 100 volunteers from Joint Task Force-Bravo gathered together in front of the base chapel for the bi-monthly Chapel Hike to pick-up groceries and supplies, which would be delivered to an impoverished village.The 109 Chapel Hikers would then get inside two buses and

  • Flying operations resume amidst DoD civilian furloughs

    Among civilian furloughs, the 391st Fighter Squadron is slated to resume flying July 17 after a four-month hiatus, which has been relaxed as the Air Force Council approved the use of $423 million to restore flying hours for affected units. The change to flying hours is a result of the $1.8 billion

  • B-1 pilot breaks 5,000 hour mark

    After a 19-hour flight from Southwest Asia, July 15 will be forever marked as the day one of Ellsworth's own accomplished a history-making feat unheard of across the entire Air Force.Lt. Col. Timothy Schepper, 28th Operations Group senior evaluator and B-1 bomber pilot, became the first ever B-1

  • B-1 test squadron demonstrates anti-ship missile

    The 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron successfully completed their first captive carry test of a Long Range Anti-Ship Missile on-board a B-1 Bomber June 17, marking a significant step forward toward the B-1's role in the maritime environment.Designed and developed by the Defense Advanced Research

  • Airman takes charge to save a life

    It started out like any other day; he woke up, put on his uniform and left for work. But before he arrived to Dyess Air Force Base, a dust cloud caught his attention. In that haze he saw it, a large mangled object on the side of the road, it was immediately then he knew something was wrong.Senior