Without its growing fleet of unmanned aircraft, the Air Force would not be as effective. It's why Predators, Reapers and Global Hawks are in such demand on the battlefield.

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18 A warrior’s recovery
Today’s Airmen are combat tested, and the Air Force is taking care of these Airmen, especially those carried off the battlefield.

24 USO
Until all American troops come home from overseas, USO volunteers will serve and support those in uniform.

32 Holiday Greetings
Nothing beats a message from loved ones over the holiday season. And, the Joint Hometown News Service makes sure these messages get delivered.

42 Th e Hill of Sa crifice
Here lie those who held the torch of freedom and bore the burden of sacrifice.

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On the Cover
Paramount to the Air Force’s mission is Airmen taking care of Airmen. This is exemplified by the Air Force’s mission of bringing America’s wounded warriors home. Air Force medics, aircrews and a myriad of others, like Capt. Keith Larson from the 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, work around the clock, around the world, to bring home those wounded on today’s battlefield.

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Flying for Life
The airlift mission is not only vital for the movement of personnel and equipment, anywhere, anytime — it is also a lifeline that brings America’s wounded warriors home.

In a flurry of action, loadmasters do what they do best on a C-17 Globemaster III as they wait anxiously on a busy tarmac.

A scene like this is the face of airlift — military aircraft delivering military cargo, equipment and humanitarian supplies around the world. But this airlift mission wears a different face. Its mission is to carry the most precious cargo of all — people — and in this case, the lives of America’s wounded warriors. This airlift mission will bring them home.

The Airmen flying this mercy mission are with Mississippi Air National Guard’s 172nd Airlift Wing. Based at Allen C. Thompson Field in Jackson, Miss., they fly four or five aeromedical evacuation missions out of Iraq every week — missions the unit’s aircrews volunteer to fly.

“We’re flying patients out of Iraq into Germany and back to the U.S. We’re very proud of that,” said Col. Tod Wall, 172nd Operations Group commander. ...

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