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Article: US AIR FORCE: Total Force airmen patrol Iraq's northern skies
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- M2 Presswire
- Article date:
- June 5, 1998
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M2 PRESSWIRE-5 June 1998-US AIR FORCE: Total Force airmen patrol Iraq's northern skies (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey -- Northern Watch calls on American reservists and National Guardsmen for support under the Air Force's Total Force policy.
Capt. Julio R. Lopez of the 304th Rescue Squadron, Portland International Airport, Ore., said he welcomed his unit's recent six-week tour. Three HH-60G helicopters and crews deployed here primed and ready for the combat search and rescue mission.
"If anything happens to these jets -- whether it's combat- or maintenance-related -- if they end up on the ground, it's our ...