Otis Willie
September 17th 03, 03:24 AM
Airman flying high with elite team
(EXCERPT) , By Lisa Horn, Stars and Stripes European edition, Tuesday,
September 16, 2003
Air Force Staff Sgt. Raymond Moose is still in shock.
Last month, the airman, stationed at Incirlik Air Base in Turkey,
discovered that he had earned a spot on the elite U.S. Air Force
Thunderbirds air demonstration team.
“It still hasn’t sunk in for me,” Moose said. “A lot of people have
come up to me and said, ‘This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.’ ”
An aircraft services shift supervisor for the 728th Air Mobility
Squadron, Moose will report to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., in
October. He will serve a three-year tour as an airlift coordinator.
“Even though my job is going to be 100 percent behind the scenes, or
90 percent behind the scenes,” Moose said, “the articles [written have
really made...
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Otis Willie
Associate Librarian
The American War Library
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(EXCERPT) , By Lisa Horn, Stars and Stripes European edition, Tuesday,
September 16, 2003
Air Force Staff Sgt. Raymond Moose is still in shock.
Last month, the airman, stationed at Incirlik Air Base in Turkey,
discovered that he had earned a spot on the elite U.S. Air Force
Thunderbirds air demonstration team.
“It still hasn’t sunk in for me,” Moose said. “A lot of people have
come up to me and said, ‘This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.’ ”
An aircraft services shift supervisor for the 728th Air Mobility
Squadron, Moose will report to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., in
October. He will serve a three-year tour as an airlift coordinator.
“Even though my job is going to be 100 percent behind the scenes, or
90 percent behind the scenes,” Moose said, “the articles [written have
really made...
U.S. and friendly nation laws prohibit fully reproducing
copyrighted material. In abidance with our laws this report
cannot be provided in its entirety. However, you can read it
in full today, 16 Sep 2003, at the following URL. (COMBINE
the following lines into your web browser.) The
subject/content of this report is not necessarily the
viewpoint of the distributing Library. This report is provided
for your information and discussion.
http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=17536
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Otis Willie
Associate Librarian
The American War Library
http://www.americanwarlibrary.com