"Air Force Africa" Transports Equipment, Presidential
Vehicles
Before President Barack Obama could land to an unprecedented
reception in Ghana July 10, airmen, sailors and Marines were on the
ground days in advance to prepare More than 150 servicemembers in
Ghana and more than 1,000 sailors and Marines aboard the USS
Iwo Jima came together in the West African country to form a task
force to support the president's visit July 10 and 11.
Blackhawks With Buckets Help Extinguish The Flames
Guardsmen from Texas and Oklahoma assisted local firefighters
over the weekend as they worked to extinguish wildfires about 20
miles east of Austin, Texas, and in Major County, OK. Soldiers from
Texas' 1st Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment responded with two
UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters carrying 600-gallon "Bambi" buckets to
help put out the flames.
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