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Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia Takes Full Circle Journey to War
August 31, 2010
SCOTT AFB, Ill. , Aug. 31 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command issued the following news release:

The deafening roar of the U.S. Army Patriot missiles leaving their launchers left a ringing in his ears and drove home to the young captain that he was indeed at war.

Huddled in a bunker with his fellow KC-135 aircrew, the usual joking and bantering was replaced with silence. The crew was fatigued following a refueling mission and was assisting the maintainers in . . .

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