The Army and Air Force Exchange Service says it has a programs that should help reduce the expense of keeping a deployed service member stocked with those daily necessities—shampoo, toothpaste, body powder, and the like. The solution: Don’t ship this stuff from the US. Instead, send a “Gifts from the Homefront” certificates good for merchandise in AAFES facilities in Southwest Asia. Like more info, try here.
Air Force depots are not typically meant for quick repair jobs, but during Operation Epic Fury, the service moved some of its stateside heavy maintenance capability forward to fix battle-damaged aircraft closer to the fight.
