Nocturnal Work: The Mission Continues

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Nocturnal Work: The Mission Continues
June 10, 2008
Air Force Print News|by AFC Tarelle Walker

SOUTHWEST ASIA - While most Airmen are comfy in their beds, the flightline here is buzzing with activity and the mission continues. Airmen are covered in sweat, loading bombs, fueling and fixing planes 24 hours a day to preserve freedom.

"At night, the sun has burned off most of the humidity and isn't beating down on the (tankers) any more," said Staff Sgt. Chad Arrowsmith, a KC-135 Stratotanker crew chief deployed from Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D, who works noon to midnight each day.

After dark on the flightline, it's nice and peaceful, about 10 to 15 degrees cooler, he said.

"I like working at night because during the day, the aircraft metal gets to be just like a hot tin roof, hard to touch without gloves," he said. "At night, though, visibility is less. So it's a trade-off."

The Airmen's hard work has nothing to do with recognition, said Airman 1st Class Ed Kovalcin, a 37th Aircraft Maintenance Unit B-1B Lancer crew chief deployed from Ellsworth AFB, S.D.


Rest of article at: http://www.military.com/news/article/air-force-news/nocturnal-work-the-mission-continues.html



uhc comment: What does bombing the fuck out of natives have to do with preserving freedom? :wtf:

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1. Bombing natives has nothing to do with preserving freedom

But it makes these guys feel good, I guess.