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Article: 1ST COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS SQUADRON AIRMEN SUPPORT PRESIDENTIAL VISIT TO GHANA

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July 16, 2009
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ACCRA, Ghana, July 14 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following press release:

By Master Sgt. Jim Fisher 17th Air Force Public Affairs

More than 150 Airmen of the 1st Combat Communications Squadron set up forward communications for the President Barack Obama's visit to Ghana in July.

The Airmen joined Marines in Accra and more than 1,000 Sailors and Marines aboard the USS Iwo Jima to form a task force to support the president's visit, which concluded July 11.

"It's a massive honor to be selected for this mission," said Senior Airman Kirk Rodgers, a network control technician as he watched preparations for the president's arrival at Kotoka International Airport July 10. "Up until now, we've ...

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