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Capt. Michael Plummer (right), a 41st Airlift Squadron C-130J pilot, discusses an extraction plan for his team with a Soldier on July 30 at Ft. Polk, La. Plummer and three loadmasters made up the first group of 19th Airlift Wing aircrew members to go through survival, evasion, resistance and escape training at the Joint Readiness Training Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Harry Brexel)
Combat Airlifter
of the Week Tech. Sgt. Jacqueline Langston, a 96 Aerial Port Squadron unit training, education and deployment manager, pulls deployment folders for processing Aug. 11 at Little Rock Air Force Base. Langston, a native of Decatur, Ala., was recognized as the Combat Airlifter of the Week for playing a vital role in coordinating all required training and educational requirements as the unit training manager for 130 personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Scott Poel)
Senior Airman Regina Ahiable, a 19th Medical Operations Squadron aerospace medical technician, came to America on a mission to enhance the medical quality of life for her birthplace and country of origin — Ghana. After only four years in the Air Force, Ahiable has accomplished many of her goals, including her selection into the Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program, where she will earn her commission as an officer upon graduation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Regina Agoha)
Senior Airman Regina Ahiable, a 19th Medical Operations Squadron aerospace medical technician, came to the United States with a plan: leave the country and family whom she loved and embark on an opportunity that could afford her the chance to make a huge difference in her community.
Recently, I was able to witness one of the combat exercises that the 34th Combat Training Squadron conducts at the Joint Readiness Training Center in Ft. Polk, Louisiana.
Arkansas weather can sometimes be relentless, dishing out stifling heat, tornadoes, floods, lightning, high winds and damaging hail during the summer months. Arkansas has many heat and tornado-related weather threats.
Tech. Sgt. Jacqueline Langston, a 96 Aerial Port Squadron unit training, education and deployment manager, pulls deployment folders for processing Aug. 11 at Little Rock Air Force Base. Langston, a native of Decatur, Ala., was recognized as the Combat Airlifter of the Week for playing a vital role in coordinating all required training and educational requirements as the unit training manager for 130 personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Scott Poel)
