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DOD office helps military sexual assault victims

A new Defense Department organization is dedicated to address the needs of servicemembers who have been sexually assaulted, a senior official said here Dec. 22. The Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office is DoD's central point of accountability for sexual assault incidents, the office's

Chaplains: a spirit of service

Since the time of the American War for Independence, the value of supporting the spiritual part of military members through the service of chaplains has been recognized. Here in Southwest Asia, the men and women of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing and coalition forces have the opportunity to

Airmen deploy with lighter load

A new mobility-bag process will now “lighten” the load of deployed members and save the Air Force money, too. The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing’s and two other locations are test sites for a new process to preposition mobility bags and chemical warfare defense equipment in the U.S. Central Command

Murray: Enlisted joint military education available

Joint professional military education will become a reality for enlisted Airmen throughout their careers. A new Department of Defense policy requires joint learning objectives in all enlisted levels. While the officer corps is mandated by law to include joint education, this policy specifically

2005: an Air Force year to remember

It’s going to be hard to forget 2005, with the war on terrorism, tsunami response, hurricanes and floods. But light did find its way through the darkness. Most memorable are the Airmen who lent a helping hand to those in desperate need. This year also brought new technology, a continued presence at

Live fire

CAMP BUCCA, Iraq (AFPN) -- Staff Sgt. Frank Woznick (right) checks the accuracy of .50-caliber machine gun fire by Senior Airman Jeffrey Polzin. The 586th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron troops were conducting a live-fire test here. The squadron is responsible for base defense, force

CENTAF releases daily air power summary

U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released today’s air power summary. Coalition aircraft flew 36 close-air-support missions Dec. 28 for Operation Iraqi Freedom. These included support to coalition troops, infrastructure protection, reconstruction activities and operations to deter and

Pakistan relief

CHAKALA AIR BASE, Pakistan (AFPN) -- U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry thanks Airmen for helping move tons of humanitarian relief supplies through this Pakistani base. Airmen arrived here to set up airlift operations just days after a devastating magnitude 7.6 earthquake devastated parts of this