Team Moody's 81st FS featured in Airman Magazine

Published May 8, 2015
23d Public Affairs Office

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga -- Team Moody's 81st Fighter Squadron was recently featured in Airman Magazine's May issue released May 6.

The cover story, titled "Standing Up," introduces Afghan air force Maj. Sahar Ahmad, who's among the first class of eight Afghan airmen who started training in the A-29 Super Tucano. Here, Airmen assigned to the 81st Fighter Squadron train future Afghan fighter pilots and A-29 maintainers.

The issue also features "Taking a Load Off," where Senior Airman Kayla Russell recounts her career as a loadmaster assigned to Dover AFB, Delaware, where she and her fellow loadmasters took part in the retrograde operations in Afghanistan in late 2014, transporting equipment and personnel out of the country.

Lastly, in "Frozen Tundra Warriors," you'll learn about the frigid, sub-zero temperatures Airmen at Grand Forks AFB and Minot AFB, North Dakota, must brave every winter to ensure the mission continues.

You can download Airman magazine's April issue for your tablet here:

· Apple version
· Android version

Airman magazine provides an interactive experience for tablet readers and a limited interactive version is viewable in Web browser format. Click here to read this issue on your PC/Mac.

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