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May 23, 2010

Newly Deployed A-10 Unit Provides Close Air Support In Afghanistan

Fighter And Maintenance Squadrons On A Scheduled 4 Month Deployment

More than 200 pilots, maintainers and crew chiefs of the 81st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and the 81st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron arrived at Kandahar Airfield May 11 to provide close air support throughout Afghanistan.

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Cancer Survivor Ready To Fly

Amputated Foot Not Stopping Airman From Flying, Or Other Activities

One year ago, Air Force Senior Airman Brian Petras was flying C-130 Hercules missions around the world. Since then, the flight engineer was diagnosed with cancer, underwent extensive surgery, recuperated, returned to all duties except flying and passed his physical fitness test with no score adjustments.

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