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July 21, 2008
Expeditionary Center's air transportation instructors give their definition of 'aerial porter'

If you walk into the offices of the Mobility Operations School's Air Transportation Branch in the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center here, there is little doubt you'll bump into one of the many air transportation Airmen who work there as instructors. In each calendar year, these same instructors
May 21, 2008
Remembering Major Woods: How a granddaughter learns about a man through 'Nana'

Courtney Woods wasn't around when her grandfather, Maj. Robert F. Woods, disappeared in Vietnam on June 26, 1968. As a matter of fact, her father Chuck was only eight years old when the major disappeared. Now living in Rochester, Minn., after growing up in Albuquerque, N.M., the young adult and
May 21, 2008
Remembering Major Woods: A daughter recalls memories of an Air Force hero

On June 26, 1968, Maj. Robert F. Woods disappeared in the Quang Binh Province in Vietnam after the 02-A Skymaster he was flying crashed in a remote mountainous region. On that same day, then 24-year-old Lana Taylor was living in Manassas, Va., with her husband of a few years -- Tom. Her mother Mary,
May 20, 2008
Remembering Major Woods: A bracelet finds a home after 18 years

For as long as he's been in the military, Maj. Phil Heseltine wore a very special bracelet. After 18 years though, the original patina of the aluminum bracelet began to wear off. Additionally, when he flew combat missions in the KC-135R Stratotanker for Operations Southern Watch, Northern Watch,
April 16, 2008
Air Force Warriors: MWD team trains for Afghanistan deployment

This is the first 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.) FORT DIX, N.J. -- He thinks to himself, "We don't have weather like this in Florida." However, even
March 19, 2008
Why We Serve: Desire to serve brought Airman back to force

Tech. Sgt. Paralyn McClain joined the military straight out of high school, but after an eight-year stint, decided to get out. Five years later, however, a love for the military and a desire to serve brought her back to the Air Force, and she hasn't looked back for seven years. During her break from
March 3, 2008
Air Force warriors: MWD team trains for Afghanistan deployment

(Editor's note: This is the first in a series of three stories highlighting a military working dog team training in the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's Phoenix Warrior Training Course then following the team through its deployment.)He's thinks to himself, "We don't have weather like this in
Feb. 27, 2008
Contingency skills training instructor returns from year-long deployment training Afghan army

For Tech. Sgt. Samuel Schmitz, going to Kabul, Afghanistan, for a year was by far one of the longest deployments he's ever been on in his 12-year Air Force career. However, he said it was well worth the effort. In January 2007, Sergeant Schmitz, a contingency skills training instructor with the U.S.
Feb. 19, 2008
Shots from behind the scenes: USAF EC member recalls deployment to Southwest Asia

The Air Force trained her to be a graphic artist, but when Staff Sgt. Ericka Khudakivsky deployed to Southwest Asia earlier this year, she found herself documenting the mission in a whole new way. A member of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's multi-media section here, Sergeant Khudakivsky
Feb. 19, 2008
Spiritually committed: Chaplain assistants continue devotion to Airmen

In a unique E-9 quorum, the Air Force and three command functional chiefs for the service's chaplain assistant career field came together here in early November to discuss current issues of the day and the future mission of their career field. Their visit to Fort Dix was mainly to observe and

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