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Airman Kaylee Morin, assigned to the 90th Missile Wing at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., fires at a target Sept. 23, 2015, during a shooting portion of the 2015 Global Strike Challenge security forces competition on Camp Guernsey, Wyo. The final portion of the shooting course had Airmen locate and shoot at targets distanced between 200 and 600 meters. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brandon Valle)
A sculpture hanging in the grounds of first church in our city. It was part of an outdoor exhibition marking 100 years since WW1.
Breaking news, we had a 4.7 earthquake just 30 km away at 11:17 pm. Some people were just coming out of the movie San Andreas! I don't think there was much damage but we won't know till the morning. Just shaking and creaking at our house. It felt like someone was shaking my chair and a large mirror vibrated wildly but didn't break.
This is another from our foggy walk yesterday in the Ashdown Forest. The little stone structure with the lone tree, to the right of the image is known as "The Airman's Grave". Despite its name, no one is buried here. It is a memorial to six young men, the crew of a Wellington bomber who were all killed when it crashed here on 31 July 1941. They were part of a 100 plane bombing mission to Cologne but were forced to turn back in atrocious weather with engine trouble............ So many young lives on all sides............. Annual remembrance services are still held here.
Tuskegee airman Edward C. Gleed of Lawrence, Kansas, Class 42-K, Group Operations Officer, with Creamer's Dream, a P-51D fighter aircraft in Ramitelli, Italy, in March of 1945.
Toni Frissell, photographer. March 1945.
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WW2 Airman buried in a WW1 Cemetery.
London Cemetery, High Wood, Longueval, France. The Somme WW1.
An attempt to make history looking more vivid.. Made up also one nice page to my own Kanji Manga': 'pilot', 'airman' in Japanese
PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - The Air Force's 311th and 314th Training Squadrons went head to head on Aug. 31 during the 517th Training Group Airman Challenge event held at Soldier Field. Athletes from each training squad competed in a multitude of physical challenges such as pull ups, tire flipping, and tug-of-war in front of a large crowd of Airmen, family members and curious onlookers. At the conclusion of the event medals were given for best male team, best female team, best overall male athlete and best overall female athlete. The 314th training squadron claimed top honors as the winning team.
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PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.
Airman 1st Class Adam Green rests briefly during a mission with Task Force Infantry men in Eastern Afghanistan.
Not all warriors wear green: Air Force JTACs earn respect
JALALABAD AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – Airmen called Joint Terminal Attack Controllers or members of the Tactical Air Control Party are aligned with Army units and are every bit as tough and hardened as Army infantrymen.
JTACs and TACPs live, eat and march the mountains with the infantry and stand ready to call in close air support for the troops they are embedded with.
"Eighty percent of our deployment is spent in the field," said Airman 1st Class Adam Green, a native of Chandler, Ariz. "Day to day we're out with the 'Joes' on the ground playing cards or getting in contact and putting bombs on the target."
"We bring the fast movers to the table – fast carriers that carry a lot of ordnance, like A-10s," said Air Force Staff Sgt. Derek Wilson from Sacramento, Calif. "There's no better feeling than being in a firefight and having an A-10 arrive choc-full with bombs."
"[We have artillery support] but nothing is going to put more firepower on the battlefield than a 1,000 pound bomb or multiple 1,000 pound bombs," said Green. "That's what we bring."
Calling in bombs on the enemy is not as easy as making a telephone call.
"In a firefight you have to de-conflict fires and airspace; you have guys on the ground yelling at you to get bombs on the target; you have to know the rules of engagement," said Wilson. "You have to bring in those bombs within the perimeter of war. You have to keep a calm head."
The two Airmen did not exaggerate their roles or the austerity of their living.
"These guys spend more time outside the wire than inside," said Air Force Tech. Sgt. Christopher Mann, from Jacksonville, Fla. "Green spent 48 days in a foxhole up in the mountains and Wilson spent six months with (other governmental agencies) before we got here. You're not going to see any other career field in the Air Force spend that much time outside of the wire."
The role of the weapons systems they support is huge on the battlefield. Many times all it takes is a show of force. Just the roar of aircraft getting closer saves lives by intimidating the enemy into breaking contact. It allows friendly forces to act on the change of momentum and pursue or close in on and kill the enemy, said Mann.
"Within months of finishing (technical training) school, these Airmen see combat," said Mann, a onetime instructor at JTAC school. "When I was teaching at the school, I use to tell these guys 'you're going to be in combat. You're going to see friends die, maybe not your Air Force friends, but the Soldiers you become friends with.' But of the 800 students I trained, I never talked to one who said 'this isn't for me.'"
Earning the respect of the infantrymen is a process. Short of dropping bombs and neutralizing the enemy, the airmen prove themselves by keeping up, doing their share, and knowing their job. It's a process they're happy to do.
"Yeah, he has to prove himself," Mann said of an airman fighting alongside the infantry. "But, that's how we get our foot in the door. They will earn respect through their knowledge."
"When you first get to an Army unit there is an aspect of having to prove yourself," said Green. "You're surrounded by these 11-Bravos (infantry) and you have to prove yourself. But once you do your job, they appreciate you being there. All it takes is the first time."
"Some people want to look down on us because we're Air Force," said Wilson. "You walk up to the top of a mountain - we keep up with a ruck heavier than most - and all of a sudden things hit the fan and we go to work. We neutralize the enemy and they're glad we're here. It's gratifying."
These Airmen, some of the few in the Air Force that can be seen wearing berets, Army combat patches and Army awards, get a serious sense of gratification from their work.
"It kind of saves the day, so to speak," Green agreed. "It's a war out here and only so many guys in the Air Force are there to take it to the enemy. That's what's satisfying."
"The best part of our job is being out in the field neutralizing the enemy," said Wilson. "Getting bombs on the target, that's what it's all about."
"There's no other job in the Air Force where you're going to get that kind of first hand action," added Green.
For all the effort involved in earning respect, these "blue Soldiers" benefit from the challenge in a true display of character and insight.
"It's a challenge working with the Army," said Wilson. "You have to prove yourself. You can't let them see you slip or they will hold that to you. You have to be at the top of your game the whole time. Not just because you don't want to slip but because you could potentially get someone killed."
The dedication these Airmen displayed is an uncommon one. Although Army units now serve 15-month deployments, these Airmen have only six month deployments. That didn't stop these Airmen from serving their year, however.
"These guys volunteered to stay along with the extension," said Mann. "That says a lot about these guys. This has been the fifth or sixth deployment for Wilson. (Wilson and Green) are doing a phenomenal job. They both have supported every major contingency operation in the past year."
"I saw a poster that said, 'we need a few good Airmen to join the Army,'" Green recalled. "I shipped off to school not knowing what we really did. I didn't really know what we did until I got down range. Now I know exactly what we are doing."
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A memorial to the crew of an RAF Wellington which crashed in The Ashdown Forest on the night of 31st July 1941.
Airmans Grave April 2020
Taken on daily lockdown walk. The Airman's Grave near Fairwarp in the Ashdown Forest. It commemorates the six airmen that died when their wellington bomber crashed in the Ashdown Forest in July 1941. It is a peaceful spot with great views over East Sussex.
I've always loved this detail of WWII Airman, 1992 Bronze by James Avati. It show his air mask, flying helmet and goggles. Hill Air Force Base, Davis County, Utah.
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The Engine Room started on the 20th, and I made a dress! You can grab it there til the end of the event, after which I will put it on the marketplace (when I remember to put it up lol).
Airman 1st Class Dylan Day, Minot Air Force Base honor guardsman, presents the colors during the 5th Mission Support Group change of command ceremony at Minot AFB, North Dakota, June 12, 2018. The 5th MSG consists of the 5th Civil Engineer Squadron, 5th Communications Squadron, 5th Force Support Squadron, 5th Security Forces Squadron, 5th Contracting Squadron and 5th Logistics Readiness Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jonathan McElderry)
Taken near Airmans Cross between Stonehenge and the village of Shrewton in Wiltshire. The rapeseed plants hadn't fully bloomed so the yellow isn't too overpowering.
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My Dad, 90 years old. Blind on one eye but he enjoys the sound of the engines and tries to see the jet! Aviation is his passion!
Airman 1st Class Miguel Cabrera, 5th Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment apprentice, returns a breaker bar at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Aug. 3, 2017. The AGE Airmen are responsible for maintaining and repairing equipment that supplies electricity, hydraulic and air pressure to various aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan McElderry)
Airman Austin Metzler and Senior Airman Sean Zeringue, both C-130J Super Hercules loadmasters with the 61st Airlift Squadron, stand on the loading ramp of a C-130J during a training flight Nov. 10, 2015, above central Arkansas. The 19th Airlift Wing at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., is part of the Air Mobility Command and provides the Defense Department the largest C-130 fleet in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Harry Brexel)
A cross in the graveyard for an airman who died in the Korean War.
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An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 555th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron takes off on a combat sortie from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2015. The F-16 is a multi-role fighter aircraft that is highly maneuverable and has proven itself in air-to-air and air-to-ground combat. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford)
This Airman was shot down over the English Channel in 1943. Only a few survived when the plane went down due to enemy fighters.
Airman 1st Class Connor Harrington, a 374th Civil Engineer Squadron pavement and equipment apprentice, performs a spall repair at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 13, 2016. From keeping the flightline mission ready to maintaining the roads and sidewalks, the behind the scenes work done by the group of Airmen known as the "Dirt Boys" keep the base's mission going. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Delano Scott)
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Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Rarang, Senior Airman Tormod Lillekroken and Staff Sgt. Seth Hunt, all 2nd Air Support Operations Squadron joint terminal attack controllers, walk along a road as part of a training scenario during exercise Serpentex 16 in Corsica, France, March 15, 2016. JTACs are considered qualified service members who direct the action of air and surfaced-based fires at the tactical level. They are the Airmen on the ground with the authority to control and call in airstrikes on target. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sara Keller)
Senior Airman Daniel San Miguel, an aerospace propulsion journeyman with the 35th Maintenance Squadron, oversees an F110-GE-129 engine being tested during its afterburner phase at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 4, 2016. Each engine is tested multiple times for consistency and safety to ensure each engine has the capability to reach peak performance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Deana Heitzman)
Airman 1st Class Anthony Mahon, of the 436th Airlift Wing, performs a visual inspection on a C-17 Globemaster III during thick fog prior to the aircraft’s launch from Dover Air Force Base, Del., March 17, 2016. Experienced reservists from the 512th Airlift Wing frequently train active-duty Airmen in various career field tasks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Bernie Kale)