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  • Determination, ingenuity prevail for Bagram Airmen

    03/25/2008 5:19:41 PM PDT · by SandRat · 3 replies · 284+ views
    Air Force Link ^ | Tech. Sgt. James Law, USAF
    3/25/2008 - BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (AFPN) -- When Airmen of the 819th RED HORSE Squadron here were faced with a $400,000 challenge in March, they used ingenuity to save the Air Force hundreds of thousands of dollars. A water-well drilling rig was shipped from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., in September 2007, but a series of incidents prevented the rig to arrive as scheduled and it was damaged. After reaching a port in Pakistan, the rig was loaded onto a flatbed trailer to be hauled to Bagram Air Base, but en route the driver got the 34-ton piece of...
  • Davis-Monthan Warriors Return to Fight War Against Terrorism [Bagram]

    11/22/2003 8:31:54 AM PST · by Ragtime Cowgirl · 28 replies · 498+ views
    Defend America ^ | Sgt. Brian Davidson
    Airman 1st Class Joseph Gumienny, 455th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron A-10 crew chief from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., ensures the A-10 Thunderbolt II is ready for takeoff Monday at the end of runway. Photo by U.S. Army Tech. Sgt. Brian Davidson / 455th Expeditionary Operations Group. Davis-Monthan WarriorsReturn to Fight War Against Terrorism By U.S. Army Tech. Sgt. Brian Davidson / 455th Expeditionary Operations Group BAGRAM, Afghanistan – As most Americans look forward to spending the coming holidays with loved ones, many airmen from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., are deploying to remote, desolate areas around the world to...