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Cryogenics Shop Supports Force
The 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron cryogenics shop applies compressed gases to support operations throughout the U.S. Air Forces Central Command in Southwest Asia. Cryogenics technicians work with compressed gases, specifically oxygen and nitrogen, that are cooled to extreme low temperatures, causing them to liquefy. In this state, technicians are able to maintain and distribute the substances to supporting missions.
“Nothing would be able to fly if you didn’t have oxygen,” says Air Force Master Sgt. Charles Russell, cryogenics NCO in charge. “Nearly every weapon system we have uses liquid oxygen for both the crew and the passengers, so you wouldn’t be able to air transport anything out of here or anywhere in the [area of responsibility] without it.” Liquid oxygen also helps medical evacuation teams support critical patient care.
Every day, the cryogenics shop supplies an average of 150 gallons of liquid oxygen to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing; each month it ships an average of 12,000 gallons of liquid oxygen and about 800 gallons of liquid nitrogen to other bases.
— Senior Airman Bahja Jones, USAF
ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS
You voted and the results are in. MOAA is proud to announce the winners of the 2013 Military Professional Essay Contest. First place goes to retired Army spouse Sara VanderClute for her essay “Disabled? Or Dissembling?” Capt. Joseph A. Simonetti, New York ANG, took second place, and Lt. Col. Donald L. Gilleland, USAF (Ret), placed third. Finalists appeared in the November 2013 Military Officer.
Learn more about the annual contest and find links to the winning essays at
www.moaa.org/essaycontest.
SPOUSE SYMPOSIUM
Join MOAA at its Spouse Symposium Feb. 12 in San Antonio. Attendees can brush up on job skills and learn how to balance careers with military-mandated moves. Get details about the symposium series, “Keeping a Career on the Move,” at
www.moaa.org/spouse.
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