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3 airmen saved 2,100 Afghans from flood

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, VA. — Lt. Col. Gregory “Boomer” Roberts, a rescue pilot, looked down at the flood water cresting and threatening to sweep away thousands of stranded Afghans in Kunar Valley.

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Base’s new vehicles will provide power to grid

Imagine a parked car or truck creating enough energy to power a building on base. The prospect is not that far off.

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Critical care teams focus on safe returns

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, GERMANY — When you work anywhere from 18 to 29 hours straight, uninterrupted sleep is something you relish.

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Critical care teams focus on safe returns

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, GERMANY — When you work anywhere from 18 to 29 hours straight, uninterrupted sleep is something you relish.

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Troops react to bin Laden’s death

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan — The mood on a U.S. base in the war zone was celebratory early Monday.

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Troops react to bin Laden’s death

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan — The mood on a U.S. base in the war zone was celebratory early Monday.

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EUCOM to troops: Don’t wear uniforms off base

BERLIN — U.S. European Command has warned service members stationed on the continent to avoid wearing military uniforms when off base.

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E-9 sentenced to 20 months in prison

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. — Chief Master Sgt. William Gurney will spend the next 20 months in prison and will be dishonorably discharged as an airman basic, a jury of six officers decided Friday.

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E-9 admitted to agents he ‘crossed the line’

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. — Chief Master Sgt. William Gurney told Air Force investigators that he had improper relationships with six female airmen, then conceded his behavior would almost certainly end his career.

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At 6 bases, enlisted cafeterias to serve all

MacDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — Business was bustling on a recent Monday at the Diner’s Reef, a testament to the success of the lifting the “enlisted-only” designation and sprucing up the cafeteria here.

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