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  • Panetta Calls for Europe, NATO Defense Investment
    At the Munich Security Conference in Germany, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta called for European nations to match the United States' vote of confidence in the transatlantic partnership, through investment in common defense and commitment to a long-term solution in Afghanistan.
  • Operation Deep Freeze Supports Antarctica Research Mission
    Operation Deep Freeze, the Defense Department's support mission in Antarctica, is beginning to wind down after another successful season of transporting millions of pounds of cargo and thousands of passengers to the icy destination.
  • Service Members Worldwide Gear Up for Super Bowl
    Maintaining morale is an essential aspect of any service member's life. To keep spirits high, American Forces Radio and Television Service will broadcast Super Bowl XLVI to service members worldwide so they can root for their favorite team on game day.
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UNFORGETTABLE MOMENTS PDF Print E-mail
Written by HOYT D. AMOS 405th   
Hoyt joined the 38th at Jackson Army Air Base, Mississippi.
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HAIL THE GROUND CREWS PDF Print E-mail
Written by WILLIAM HANRAHAN   

There are those who are unfamiliar with the operation of a Bomb Group who may think that a war is fought by aircrews and forget that without the ground crews, nothing, absolutey nothing, happens. All Hail to our ground crews.

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A THIN DIME TO THE RESCUE PDF Print E-mail
Written by COYT. A (BUD) YEOMAN 405TH   
Problem solving when the going got rough
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A SAD DAY PDF Print E-mail
Written by GENE BENSON 71ST   
Rescue operations in the Southwest Pacific were carried out by both Army and Navy PBYs, specially equipped B-17s and USS Navy Submarinres. The PBYs generally had fighter cover for protection but not always and they paid a price for their bravery and dedication to rescuing downed crews. The combat crews held them in high regard. To them we owe a debt of gratitude and the 38th wishes to acknowledge the dependence we placed on these people.
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"MY LAST MISSION" PDF Print E-mail
Written by JOHN H. TREASE 823RD   
My last mission still stands out as the most memorable--
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ON TOP OF THE KUNAI PDF Print E-mail
Written by RAY LEWMAN 405TH   
Soda Pop can lead to strange things--
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DATE LINE:NADZAB PDF Print E-mail
Written by SAM MAZZARRA 405TH   

Sam Mazzarra reminds the inlisted men had open showers until---

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ORIGINAL 37 PLANES PDF Print E-mail
Written by W. J. ENGLISH   

PERFORMANCE OF B-25 AIRCRAFT OF THE 38TH BOMB GROUP DURING 18 MONTHS OF COMBAT IN NEW GUINEA.

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TRAGEDY AT GREENVILLE PDF Print E-mail
Written by DAVID GUNN 405TH   
Death on graduation day at Greenville, Army Air Base was indeed a tragedy.
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Ditching a B-25 PDF Print E-mail
Written by Ted Q. Wison 405th Squadron   
A view from the back end when a plane has to ditch in the open sea.
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Initiation into the air war PDF Print E-mail
Written by William Hanrahan 823rd   
First mission and a rude awakening that a war was on.
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