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  • Pharmacist answers call to serve

    In 2001, David Welch was a retail pharmacist. He had a six-figure salary, a new Jeep Wrangler 4X4, and a big house in the coastal town of Beaufort, N.C. Along with a wife and young daughter, he had everything a man could want. He still felt something was missing.Then his country was attacked and

  • Iraqi aircraft maintainers learn English

    For Iraqi aircraft maintainers at Kirkuk Regional Air Base, comprehension of the English language is a problem they face every day. All of their technical manuals are written in English, the internationally recognized language of aviation.To combat this issue, Maj. Mark Gray, the 321st Air

  • AF firefighters deploy to bare base

    Firefighters from U.S. Air Forces Central Command's A7, Civil Engineers quick strike team recently set up shop at Forward Operating Base Apache in Qalat, Afghanistan. Their mission is the difference between life and death; between a base being fed and supplies not able to come in. Members from the

  • Gym, cleaning, laundry and brotherhood: life inside the firehouse

    Firefighters are a unique breed. They defy human instinct by risking their lives running towards danger.Firefighters from U.S. Air Forces Central's A7 Civil Engineering quick strike team recently set up shop at forward operating base Apache in Qalat, Afghanistan. Members from the QST, who are from

  • Colonel shoots to win

    Colonel Mark Hays, the Armament Directorate deputy director, recently won three pistol shooting awards at two national level events.Hays, a member of the Air Force National Pistol Team since December 1998, won the 2011 High Air Force competitor at the 51st Inter Service Pistol Championships at Fort

  • "The Quiet Place" is gone

    "The Quiet Place" -- that was the nickname for west Afghanistan before the presence of an air control squadron showed up. Detachment 1, 73rd Expeditionary Air Control Squadron, from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is only the second unit to setup shop here."Before this site was here, there was no one

  • Memorial service honors, remembers fallen EOD tech

    Tech. Sgt. Daniel Douville, an explosive ordnance disposal Airman, was remembered and celebrated by friends, family, coworkers and community leaders in a memorial service at the West Gate Chapel July 14."As a fellow Airman and commander, I consider it a true honor to have served in our great Air