Filler' up is a phrase you may have used many times back in the days of full service gas stations but it's not very common terminology in the day and age of high-prices and self-service everything.
The 376th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron's Petroleum, Oils and Lubricants Flight, however, is certainly an organization that still embraces the full-service ethic.
Senior Airman Victoria Drefs, a 376th ELRS POL technician, is one of the many premiere refueling unit operators who takes that "extra mile" ethic to work with her every day.
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President George W. Bush sends a
holiday message to all the men and women serving around the world via the Pentagon Channel.
Posted by Captain David Faggard, Air Force Public Affairs.
Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Dec. 28, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
In Afghanistan, an Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II performed shows of force expending flares to deter anti-Afghan activities in the vicinity of Soltani. The missions were confirmed a success by on-scene joint terminal attack controllers.
In the vicinity of Shurakian, a Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet performed a show of force to deter enemy activities in the area. A JTAC declared the mission successful.
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Creech Airmen received a surprise Christmas day when Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and his wife Suzie visited the base.
It was the second time in as many weeks that the Schwartz family visited the northern Nevada base. General and Mrs. Schwartz returned to Creech on the holiday to thank Airmen for their service and contributions to the war on terrorism.
The general and his wife visited with Airmen assigned to the 15th and 17th reconnaissance squadrons as well as the Airmen assigned to the 42nd Attack Squadron. They also met with personnel assigned to the 99th Security Forces Squadron, Creech Fire Department and 432nd Maintenance Group and Airmen at the dining facility.
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Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Dec. 27, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
In Afghanistan, an Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle dropped a guided bomb unit-31 and an A-10 Thunderbolt IIs dropped GBU-38s and general purpose 500-pound bombs onto anti-Afghan forces who where firing a high-caliber machine gun against coalition forces in the vicinity of Nangalam. The missions were confirmed a success by on-scene joint terminal attack controllers.
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On Dec. 20, 1989, Military Airlift Command units transport 9,500 airborne troops from Pope Air Force Base, N.C., to Panama in less than 36 hours, making it the largest night-combat airdrop since the Normandy invasion of 1944. The Air Force also uses the F-117A Stealth fighter in combat for the first time. Two stealth fighters released 2,000-pound laser-guided bombs near Rio Hato military base.
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Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Dec. 26, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
In Afghanistan, an Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle dropped a guided bomb unit-31 and an Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II fired cannon rounds against anti-Afghan forces who where firing rocket-propelled grenades against a coalition convoy in the vicinity of Nangalam. In addition, an F-15E performed a show of force to deter anti-Afghan activities in the same area. The missions were confirmed a success by on-scene joint terminal attack controllers.
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Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Dec. 25, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
In Afghanistan, Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs dropped a guided bomb unit-38 and general purpose 500-pound bombs onto anti-Afghan locations where indirect fire had originated against a coalition convoy in the vicinity of Orgun E. In addition, an A-10 performed a show of force to deter anti-coalition activities in the vicinity of Mata Khan. The missions were confirmed a success by on-scene joint terminal attack controllers.
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'Twas the night before Christmas, as America still slept, the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing stood combat ready, to protect freedom at a moment's notice.
When all through the base not a creature was stirring except, force protection, aircraft maintainers, pilots, air traffic controllers, medical personnel and a few hundred more.
The stockings were hung by individual body armor and helmets with care... When out on the runway we heard such a clatter as the more than 8,000 Airmen assigned to the wing continue at an operations tempo that cannot stop or slow down.
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'Twas the night before Christmas, as America still slept, the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing stood combat ready, to protect freedom at a moment's notice.
When all through the base not a creature was stirring except, force protection, aircraft maintainers, pilots, air traffic controllers, medical personnel and a few hundred more.
The stockings were hung by individual body armor and helmets with care... When out on the runway we heard such a clatter as the more than 8,000 Airmen assigned to the wing continue at an operations tempo that cannot stop or slow down.
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