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  • Medical advisors guide Iraqi Army back into patients' trust

    Getting the clinic running efficiently is just one of the goals of the medical advisors here. The other is getting the Iraqi Soldiers to use the care available to them. Camp Ur boasts a fully functioning medical clinic complete with a three-bay emergency room, pharmacy, dentist, radiology department

  • JET Airmen demonstrate their importance to Afghanistan, joint operations

    Joint Expeditionary Tasked Airmen have two commanders, the Army one responsible for their day-to-day missions and the Air Force one responsible for their administrative and operational control; but they both sing the praises of their Airmen.According to Army Lt. Col. Matt Smith the Task Force

  • Security forces Airmen help secure future of Iraq

    Members of the Air Force's 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Detachment 2 here strive to ready members of the Iraqi Police to handle day-to-day police operations within their district in Iraq. According to Baton Rouge, La., native Master Sgt. Onre Talbert, 732nd ESFS Det. 2 flight leader,

  • 379 EAES brings comfort, care to AOR

    When the 379th Exped-itionary Air Evacuation Squadron flies its next mission, its most precious cargo could be you, given the fact it is the only AE squadron in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.Unlike medical evacuation, which is mainly carried out by helicopters, the 379 EAES

  • New airframe? No problem for CT guard unit

    Members of the 103rd Airlift Wing, Connecticut Air National Guard, transitioned from flying the A-10 Thunderbolt to the C-21 learjet and are deployed here as a unit for the first time in six years. This has not stopped them, however, from meeting all their mission requirements and maintaining a 100

  • Joint team provides watchful eye over AOR

    Since the introduction of combat aviation, there have been troops on the ground standing ready to protect U.S. forces from enemy air attacks. Today, the U.S. Army's combat-proven Patriot weapon system and its Soldiers guard the skies against the threat of air and missile attack.The 31st Air Defense

  • Building from the ground up: Civil Engineers oversee base improvements

    Not so long ago, servicemembers who arrived in Southwest Asia found a very sparse environment, with very little infrastructure. Today, through almost constant construction, the base is steadily making the transition from a rough, expeditionary state to a more comfortable, stable one.The

  • Ali Airmen provide comfort to the 10th Iraqi Army Division

    On August 11, Airmen from Ali Base, Iraq, donated 70 bed frames and mattresses and more than 40 wall lockers to the 10th Iraqi Army Division at Camp Mittica, Iraq. Building relations between Iraqi and Coalition Forces is a major role servicemembers play while deployed to Iraq. Bridging the gap

  • ANAAC Maintenance Group, 438th AEAG discuss training plan

    Recently, key members of the Afghan National Army Air Corp Maintenance Group, Kabul Air Corps Training Center and the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group met at the ANAAC Maintenance Group headquarters to discuss Air University's additional aircraft maintenance courses which will further advance