<p>It has been a few years, but in the close of my AF career I can say when it came to deployments in my career the chances were you would be on the ground with the Army or Marines. They decided before they could land cargo plane you had the have an ALCE (Air lift Control Element) in place. So when the Army/Marines would deploy we wouldn’t be far behind making sure the Firetrucks were there if anything went wrong.</p>
<p>I mentioned earlier in the 70’s and 80’s the AF was considered a 9-5 service by most, but with GW-1 that all changed. Every Christmas you would watch and see what was next. Restore Hope, Bosnia, Croatia, Haiti, and every other garden spot in the world became our workplace. On the ground and in the air.</p>