Air Force members are now engaged in the partial evacuation of Americans from war-wracked Lebanon. In a July 19 release, USAF said three Air Force MH-53 Pave Low helicopters are at work transporting US citizens from the Arab nation to Cyprus in the Mediterranean. The choppers are part of the 352nd Special Operations Group. They deployed from their home station, RAF Mildenhall in Britain, to Akrotiri, Cyprus several days ago. At McGuire AFB, N.J., a contingency response group is standing by for deployment to the area, said the release.
Undersecretary of the Air Force Gina Ortiz Jones wants to be a leader that ensures Airmen can serve to their full potential. And that means working to bridge the divide that currently exists between commanders’ perceptions of personnel issues and what lower-level Airmen say is happening and their trust in…