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  • Raven training combatives: 'It's chess, not checkers'

    "Space is opportunity. It's chess, not checkers," said Tech. Sgt. Rudolph Stuart while instructing students in ground-fighting skills, or combatives, on Feb. 16. Sergeant Stuart, combatives instructor with the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's 421st Combat Training Squadron here, uses those

  • Airmen, volunteers foster community relations in Iraq international zone

    Large walls encircle blocks of buildings and barriers control the flow of traffic. Armored military vehicles roll along the sides of cars and trucks as they move through the ancient city. Colorful signs and green trees brighten the bleak apartment complex. A small store selling fresh fruits and

  • Flight of the 'Question Mark'

    This is the first article in a series on air refueling, marking the 80th Anniversary of the Question Mark refueling and the tankers' important role in today's operations.)SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- On Jan. 1, 1929, a tri-engined Fokker C-2 aircraft with a crew of five climbed into the southern

  • Specific training prepares legal Airmen for deployment success

    For four days prior to attending the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's Advanced Contingency Skills Training Course, Airmen in the Air Force's legal career field receive training specialized for their upcoming deployments. That training, known as the Judge Advocate Functional ACST Course,

  • Air Force Warriors: MWD team arrives in Afghanistan for special duty

    This is the second in a series of three stories following a military working dog team from training in the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's Phoenix Warrior Training Course through a deployment.) BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Climbing down the stairs of the commercial DC-10 in near darkness on

  • Expeditionary Center armory fires up training for Airmen

    Aided by having the largest store of foreign weapons in the service, the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's armory and its staff help Airmen get more "bang for their buck" for pre-deployment training. "In any 30-day span, we'll have from 50 to more than 800 guns out at any given time," said Tech.

  • Expeditionary Course teaches CRG mission, capabilities to Airmen

    Originally started in January 2007 under a different name, the Mobility Operations School's Contingency Response Mission Orientation Course has grown into a training venue where more than 500 Airmen have trained for roles in a contingency response unit. "Our first class, first called the Contingency