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B-1B Tigers Top Cats of the AOR Commentary Honoring Veterans Since 1918 by Brig www.379aew.afcent.af.mil Diligentia et Accuratio DESERT EAGLE Volume 9, Issue 46 Nov. 15, 2009 B-1B Tigers top cats of the AOR Commentary Honoring veterans since 1918 By Brig. Gen. Stephen Wilson in the Armed Forces of their nations. Volume 9, Issue 46 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Today is no different -- our veterans have Commander paid with their courage and honor. They Editorial Staff have defended freedom through both the This year, we gather here together as best and worst of times and they have Commander Joint Partners and Allies. Soldiers, Sailors, Brig. Gen. Stephen Wilson performed their difficult duties tirelessly, Airmen and Marines. Americans, Aussies, with little recognition or fanfare. Veterans Chief, Public Affairs Brits, Canadians and French. There are sought neither fortune nor fame. Instead, Capt. Martha Petersante-Gioia many names for this holiday: Veterans veterans past and present are compelled by Day; Armistice Day; Remembrance a deep love of country and a commitment Superintendent, Public Affairs Day -- many names that have one thing to liberty that moved them to serve our Senior Master Sgt. Ellen Schirmer in common, commemorating the end great nations. of hostilities for the Great War. At the So, today we are humbled by the Supervisor, News eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the Senior Airman Michael Matkin sacrifices of those veterans who have eleventh month… 91 years ago, the guns gone before us. Yet, also we stand here of World War I stopped firing as the Editor as members of a proud legacy. Today we Senior Airman David Dobrydney Armistice went into effect, thus ending carry on their fight for right and freedom. the worst conflict in human history. The I can see across this entire base how this Multimedia numbers of casualties are staggering -- unbroken line of heroes continues the work Tech. Sgt. Jason Edwards 211,000 Australians, 241,000 Canadians, of veterans from bygone eras. Each of you Tech. Sgt. Michael Gray 2.5 million from the United Kingdom and embodies what makes our nations so great. Staff Sgt. John White 321,000 from the United States. These Your selfless service and devotion to duty Staff Sgt. Robert Barney young men were cut down in the prime makes each of you a source of inspiration Printed by QF&M, LLC, a private firm of life. They served in the hopes that for the entire world. unconnected with the U.S. Air Force, under exclusive their sons and daughters, children and You are your nation’s best -- heroes written contract with the 379th Air Expeditionary grandchildren could live in a world free Wing. This funded Air Force newspaper is an who have repeatedly triumphed over authorized publication for members of the U.S. from fear and war. adversity. You know what it is like to military services overseas. Contents of the Desert Although Armistice Day began as stand on watch in the heat of the desert Eagle aren’t necessarily the official view of, or a day to remember the sacrifice of our endorsed by, the U.S. Government, the Department or fly over the skies of those countries of Defense or the Department of the Air Force. The World War I veterans, it has grown into struggling for freedom while others sleep. editorial content is edited, prepared and provided something bigger. Now we honor their You understand the meaning of hardship; by the 379th AEW Public Affairs office. memories while also paying tribute to All photographs are Air Force photographs defeating evil at freedom’s frontier far from unless otherwise indicated. all veterans, pausing to honor the brave loved ones. Despite all this, you endure, Commentaries and warriors of the week are fighting men and women of past and pre- and it is this devotion to duty that gives our scheduled according to a squadron rotation. Unit sent who have underwritten our freedoms commanders and first sergeants are the points of nations the strength to carry on. contact for submissions. by their duty, honor, and selfless service. For the time you spend in uniform, For more information, call 436-0107. Whether you wear the uniform today, the interests of the nation always come on or wore it decades ago, the veteran first. These burdens are shared by family represents a fundamental truth. It’s not the members who make many sacrifices of powerful weapons that make our militaries their own, sometimes bearing permanent the greatest in the world. It’s not the loss – but there are rewards. sophisticated weapons systems that make There is the pride of developing one’s us the most advanced. The true strength of character… of becoming a leader and our Armed Forces is seen in the men and serving a cause far greater than any self women who have worn and now wear the interest, and the nobility of protecting our uniform of our nation’s military. nations. Every man and woman who wears Veterans Day 2009 finds us again the uniform of our Armed Forces is part of at war. Like those before us, we have a long, unbroken line of achievement and continued to answer the call to support and honor. No military powers in history have defend our nations and freedoms by serving done greater good, shown greater courage, around the globe in places like Iraq and liberated more people, or upheld higher Afghanistan and here in Southwest Asia. Capt. Tim Menges, 37th standards of decency and valor than the It is fitting that we pause to reflect on Expeditionary Bomb Squadron co- Armed Forces serving today. this holiday. All of us, veterans of war pilot, performs preflight checks on To those who served in wars past and to ourselves, need to take time to honor those a B-1B Lancer, Nov. 11, 2009, in the veterans of today’s war, I have a simple who have gone before. Those warriors who Southwest Asia. Captain Menges yet heartfelt message -- thank you, all of have given something of themselves to is deployed from Ellsworth Air you, for your service. It is important and their countries, who have given everything Force Base, S.D. (U.S. Air Force right that I remind all that your example by laying down their lives to defend the photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barney) serves to inspire others who follow in your freedoms we hold so dear. footsteps. Thank you for your selfless- In every generation, brave patriots have service in peacetime and war, here and stepped forward and served honorably throughout the world. Desert Eagle 2 Nov. 15, 2009 News 8 EAMS speeds delivery of vital vaccine By Senior Airman David Dobrydney 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs Here in Southwest Asia, the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron handles nearly every passenger and piece of cargo that travels through the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Recently, the cargo they handled would, soon enough, find its way to every servicemember in the AOR. The 8 EAMS Airmen shipped the first half of the U.S. CENTCOM allotment of H1N1 flu vaccine November 8 to military servicemen and women forward deployed in support of operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. The vaccine was shipped out within 20 hours of its arrival here, said Master Sgt. Robert Kruger, NCOIC of Special Handling for 8 EAMS. The vaccine arrived at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center located at nearby Camp As Sayliah, which projects theater medical logistics in support of the U.S. U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barney Central Command area of responsibility. After receiving the vaccine from Left, Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Roberts, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group USAMMC Medical Logistics, the 8 bioenvironmental engineer craftsman, administers an H1N1 vacci- EAMS members entered it into the global nation to an Airman here, Tuesday. All military servicemembers are transport and executive system to be required to remain current on their immunizations. assigned to an outgoing flight. the vaccine and if we couldn’t get them “If a warfighter in the CENTCOM The cargo they were tasked to move on a specific flight, we would have to AOR gets the vaccine, it was possible on the mission necessitated special re-ice the packs,” he said. due to the hard work of the Airmen in the handling requirements. However, within hours the vaccines 8 EAMS,” he said. “I can’t say enough To maintain safety, the vaccine had were loaded and on their way. The good things about them.” to be kept in refrigeration prior to being speed of the operation impressed U.S. Immunization for both seasonal flu loaded on the plane, Sergeant Kruger said. Army Maj. Martin Russell, USAMMC and H1N1 is mandatory for all military “We had to monitor the icing times on pharmacy consultant. personnel. Deny H1N1 flu opportunity to strike ● The 2009 H1N1 influenza is a new virus touching objects contaminated with that affects the respiratory system’s so most people have little or no immunity the virus. Signs of 2009 H1N1 can function or, in some other way, limits their to it; their bodies are not prepared to include: fatigue, fever, sore throat, body’s ability to resist infection. fight off the virus. Unfortunately, the muscle aches, chills, coughing and H1N1 virus is becoming widespread, sneezing. Occasionally symptoms include ● As effective the vaccine is expected to however, there is now a vaccine available diarrhea and vomiting. If you develop be, everyone still needs to practice smart that should prove very effective for any combination of these symptoms, personal hygiene. This includes coughing reducing the severity of the infection and seek medical advice to protect yourself and sneezing in the crook of the arm to decreasing spread.
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