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The Air Force Band of Mid-America's Shades of Blue Ensemble is making a swing through Eastern Iowa this week, with stops in Muscatine, Waverly, Dubuque, and West Branch. Tech Sgt. Tyler Kennamer says the band plays a variety of jazz tunes from traditional big band to bebop and modern jazz. The shows are all free. … Continue reading
Tech Sgt. Tyler Rush, 126th Communications Flight, is our guest on this episode. He updates us on new laptops coming to the Wing, he tells us about all the tasks he juggles at the Comm Flight and he shares a few of his favorite memories about serving. Did you know that free counseling is available at: Military One Source-1-800-342-9647 Military and Family Life Counselors on Base 618-631-2421 Vet Center-314-821-5801
U.S. Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Mark Legvold, 133rd Airlift Wing, interviews U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Elias Straw, 133rd Maintenance Group, for the Beneath the Wing podcast in St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 31, 2023. Straw talks about how he was introduced to the 133rd Airlift Wing and his volunteer work with the Civil Air Patrol. (U.S. Air National Guard podcast by 133rd Airlift Wing Public Affairs)
On the seventh episode of the Indiana National Guard official podcast, we spoke with Sgt. 1st Class Jess Fordyce, Tech Sgt. Autumn Dransoff, and Sgt. Mark Clayton about the education benefits available in the Indiana National Guard and how to use them, as well as other educational opportunities that can further National Guardsmen's careers. To learn more about the Indiana National Guard's education opportunities check out the link below https://www.in.gov/indiana-national-guard/troop-family-resources/education-services/ https://afvec.us.af.mil/afvec/public/welcome
U.S. Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Mark Legvold, 133rd Airlift Wing, interviews U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Morgan Johnson, 133rd Civil Engineer Squadron, for the Beneath the Wing podcast in St. Paul, Minn., June 1, 2023. Johnson talks about her role during the World Cup when deployed to Qatar and shares her goals for the next ten years. (U.S. Air National Guard podcast by 133rd Airlift Wing Public Affairs)
This edition features stories on the crash of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), bomb loaders at Bagram Airfield and civil engineering reconstruction. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Gene Taylor.
This edition features stories on U.S. Marines renovating schools as part of a civil affairs projects and troops training for a bike race to raise money for a charity. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Gene Taylor.
This edition features stories on successful joint operations, live fire exercises and Marines who are studying martial arts. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Gene Taylor
This edition features stories on the top U.S. Marine commander visiting Marines in Afghanistan, medical miracles in a field hospital and battle damage reparations. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Gene Taylor
This edition features stories on a senior al-Qaida who is now confirmed dead and a Marine who still snowboards even after his leg amputation. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Gene Taylor.
This edition features stories on the success of joint operations, a mother and daughter who are deployed together and a father and son who are deployed together. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Gene Taylor.
This edition features stories on Soldiers providing security for children to go to school and Afghan civic growth missions. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Gene Taylor.
This edition features stories on C-130 maintenance, First Term Airmen Center (FTAC) changes and the Air Force moving cargo fast and reliable. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Jason Litalien
This edition features stories on Airmen helping to fight the wildfires in California, Airmen participating in a blood drive, a Soldiers mother who is sending special coffee packages and a the responsibilities of a Vehicle and Equipment Maintainer. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Jason Litalien
This edition features stories on Airmen getting their immunizations to stay healthy, Airmen providing clean water to Baghdad's International zone and working at a busy military air traffic control tower. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Jason Litalien
This edition features stories on Airmen who help serve the environment, helping to raise money for service men, a C-130J being shown at an air show. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Lee Hoover.
This edition features stories on Airmen providing help during hurricane season, a ceremony honoring victims of an air show, and the Holiday Greets Team getting holiday messages. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Deb Decker
This edition features stories on hostages return to America and a new system of tracking hazardous materials. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Jason Litalien
This edition features a story on the Honor Guard training, an Air Force band performing a free concert with a Japanese music group and Operation Air Force cadets playing baseball on their free time. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Jason Litalien
This edition features stories on the addition of Iraqi missiles to the Iraqi Air Force, an Airmen from Peru returning home to Peru and the new rules applying to nannies on Incirlik Airbase which will make them have to work for companies and pay taxes. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Jason Litalien.
This edition features stories on the 2008 New Horizons Peru project, the awarding of the Distinguished Flying Cross and the historic F-4 Phantom being used as a remote controlled training aircraft for live missiles. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Jason Litalien.
This edition features stories on Explosive Ordinance Disposal Airmen who use robots to dispose of bombs and other explosives, an air show featuring the British Red Arrows at Langley Air Base and the display of aircrafts of the past at the air show including a replica of the Memphis Belle. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Jason Litalien.
This edition features stories on families getting the chance to visit family members that have been detained, Airmen providing dental care aid in Peru and Medflag preparing medicine to be delivered to Mali. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Jason Litalien.
This edition features stories on Afghan soldiers receiving map reading classes to navigate patrols, Photos From the Field and Soldiers conducting vehicle maintenance. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Gene Taylor.
This edition features stories on service members who were safely extracted from a downed helicopter, Afghan children receiving school assistance and U.S. service members who are training Afghan medics. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Gene Taylor.
This edition features stories on an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle crash, Coalition Forces killing 19 militants and detaining 3, a memorial run in honor of an Airman killed by an Improvised Explosive Device, and Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles (MRAP) coming to the 455th AEW. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Gene Taylor.
This edition features stories on a visit by Gen. Petraeus to Bagram Airfield, a dental care course provided by the U.S.Public Health Service and a Provincial Reconstruction Team for Afghans across the country and Airmen at Manas Airbase who helped winterize a school. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Gene Taylor.
This edition is dedicated to President Bush's final trip to Afghanistan to visit the Troops. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Gene Taylor.
This edition features stories on Afghan medical students learning life saving techniques from coalition forces to raise their standards of health care, the opening a new green energy wind farm at Afghan government center and Coalition Forces setting up medical facilities in a remote area of Afghanistan to provide care for the local population. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Gene Taylor.
This edition features stories on Afghan and Coalition Forces confromting and killing 38 armed militants, U.S. Soldiers assesing the care given at a burn center, and dogs used to find explosives. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Gene Taylor.
This edition features stories on a recycling water plant and vehicle maintenance. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Gene Taylor.
This edition features stories on a surgeon's last day before redeploying home and map reading classes for Afghan officers. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Gene Taylor.
This edition features stories on Pakistan's improved security efforts, the completion of a school that has a female contractor, new Kiwi soldiers arrive in Afghanistan and perform their ancient ritual of Haka with the outgoing soldiers. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Gene Taylor.
This edition features stories on school improvements and the donation of supplies to a school in Kabul and a Quick Reaction Force who respond to roadside bombs. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Gene Taylor.
This edition features stories on the secretary of Defense asking Southern European countries for more troops in Afghanistan, earthquake assistance by Manas Airbase personnel and a tour of the Camp Phoenix Armament Shop. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Gene Taylor.
This edition features stories on a new road system built by coalition forces and Afghan engineers, a visit from the Army's Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey to Afghanistan at Bagram Air Field and Soldiers transporting a Humvee via a Shanook helicopter. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Gene Taylor.
This edition features stories on an Individual Ready Reserve Soldier that was called back to service, and Warrant Officer Elliot Johnson, a food service auditor. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Gene Taylor.
This edition features stories on the capturing of three suspects inside a bomb-making cell by International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) and Afghan forces, Bagram's Red Cross efforts, safeguarding contracts with the Defense Contracting Management Agency. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Gene Taylor.
This edition features stories on an F-15 aircraft avionics specialist, photos from the field, and a key leader engagement meeting. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Gene Taylor.
This edition features stories on an ambush that was defeated by Afghan and coaliton forces, the arrest of a known Taliban leader, Afghan units learning English through classes and the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force providing air drop missions. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Gene Taylor.
This edition features Stories on the NATO Defense conference, new recruits in the Afghan army receive new training to be combat ready and a barbershop gives Marines a place to relax and get a haircut. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Gene Taylor.
This edition features stories on the Afghan National Army learning how to repair vehicle and the daily routine of Marines in southern Afghanistan. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Gene Taylor.
This edition features stories on teaching Afghan farmers new techniques, training the Afghan national army mortar team and the Navy Night Prowler maintainers who make the night missions possible. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Jaime Ciciora.
This edition features stories about Barksdale AB being the preferred alternative location for the new Global Strike Command, the importance of the mission at the Mortuary Affairs Operations Center and it's staff at Dover, AB, Arimen at Misawa AB that inspect pilot emergency recovery parachutes, and Airmen who work in explosive ordinance disposal in Afghanistan at Bagram AF. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Lee Hoover.
This edition features stories about President Obama paying a surprise visit to troops in Baghdad, Iraq, a homeland security mission flown by F-16 fighter jets that followed a stolen plane until it was grounded and the rogue pilot apprehended, the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations Center and its team of dedicated service members who work to prepare fallen service members to be returned home, Ramstein AB in Germany receiving its first C-130J Hercules cargo plane, the coming of Air Force Week in Hampton Roads, Va., and Albania and Croatia officially becoming members of the NATO alliance. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Lee Hoover.
This edition features stories about Air Mobility Command bases incorporating new aircraft-engine wash systems that are better for aircraft and the environment, a new decoy system designed to help save pilots lives, a winter sports clinic held to give injured veterans more hope, changes to the Rotator Flight that flies service members from Japan to the U.S., and a nurse-training program designed to improve health care by producing more nurses in Afghanistan. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Lee Hoover.
This edition features stories about a recent mission testing systems in the Globemaster III aircraft, increasing the usage of unmanned aircraft systems in the upcoming years, deployed Airmen practicing urban combat skills in close quarter battle drills, security forces Airmen at Yokota Air Base, Japan working with Japanese nationals to defend the base and the Hollywood Knights performing to support the troops. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Lee Hoover.
This edition features stories on flood relief efforts, recommendations for Theater Air Control System (TACS), Red Horse Airmen's largest job in Basra, Iraq, engine replacement of the KC-10 and Airmen training for deployment. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Lee Hoover.
This edition features stories on the permanent location of the newly formed Global Strike Command, the Air Force's continued and diversified use of the F-16 Fighter jet, a website that is assisting Airmen with their finances by offering multiple on-line banking services, constant improvements on Unmanned Aerial Systems taking place at Edwards Air Force Base, the importance of a blood drive recently held at Yokota Air Base, Japan, and an Air Force officer survey that could lead to revisions of the Air Force officer qualifying test. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Lee Hoover.
This edition features a story on MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle that crashed, airmen in Europe who do joint training with their Italian NATO allies and a USO show for the 4th of July that featured the band Kansas. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Lee Hoover.