Tag Archives: United States Airman
Once known as a “lost boy,” U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Deng Pour went from surviving the Sudanese civil war to becoming an American airman.
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Posted in DoD News, Rotator
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During basic training in 1974, Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Paul Koester fell in love with the pararescue mission and he’s still committed to its cause 39 years later.
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A U.S. airman jumps from a French SA-330 Puma helicopter into the Gulf of Tadjoura near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, during air-to-water qualification training, Oct. 17, 2013.
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Posted in Rotator, Worth A Thousand Words
Tagged 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, Air Force, Air Force Tech. Sgt. Chad Thompson, air-to-water qualification training, airman, Camp Lemonnier, Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa, Djibouti, east africa, French service members, Gulf of Tadjoura, SA-330 Puma helicopter, service members, U.S Air Force, U.S. Airman, U.S. service members, United States Air Force, United States Airman, Wednesday Warfighter, Worth a Thousand Words
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Decision makers at all levels rely on the Air Force’s 19th Expeditionary Weather Squadron to provide accurate weather forecasts for military operations.
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