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7 Hill AFB airmen, among last to leave Iraq, come home

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, December 21, 2011 - 11:17am

SALT LAKE CITY -- Several Utah airmen who are among the last U.S. military members to leave Iraq are coming back home.

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More than a dozen airmen pose for a photo next to a metal case used to transport deceased service members home from war.

Facebook photo showed airmen posing with coffin for deceased military, mocking war dead

Molly Hennessy-Fiske Los Angeles Times

Last updated Friday, December 16, 2011 - 10:27am

HOUSTON -- Officials at Lackland Air Force Base outside San Antonio are investigating an incident in which more than a dozen airmen posed for a photo next to a metal case used to transport deceased service members home from war.

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Police officers stand in front of a court where 21 year old Arid Uka is on trial in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011. Uka is accused of killing two US airmen at the airport of Frankfurt last March. The 21-year-old Kosovo Albanian confessed Wednesday to the killing, saying in emotional testimony at the opening of his trial that he had been influenced by radical Islamic propaganda online.(AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Shooting suspect admits killing US airmen

David McHugh, David Rising The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 8:29am

FRANKFURT, Germany — A 21-year-old Kosovo Albanian confessed Wednesday to killing two U.S. airmen at the Frankfurt airport, saying in emotional testimony at the opening of his trial that he had been influenced by radical Islamic propaganda online.

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Central Command Chief: Air Force future bright with adaptable, connected Airmen

Staff Sgt. Shaun Emery 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

Last updated Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 9:28am

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- The U.S. Air Forces Central command chief has a good perspective on the lives of the Airmen serving in support of operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom after more than 21 months on the job.

A younger generation of Airmen is adapting to an ever-changing operating environment, gaining experience and perspective that bodes well for the future of the Air Force, Chief Master Sgt.

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Stop loss compensation payments available for eligible Airmen

Master Sgt. Russell P. Petcoff Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs Office

Last updated Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 9:40am

WASHINGTON -- Current and former Airmen who were involuntarily held on active duty beyond an approved separation or retirement date as a direct result of stop loss between Sept. 11, 2001, and Sept. 30, 2009, may be eligible for a Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay compensation of $500 for each month they were affected. Affected Airmen may start applying for compensation effective now.

The 2009 War Supplemental Appropriation Act set aside $534.4 million for the Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay compensation authority.

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