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  • A-10 squadron at Bagram melds active duty, Reserve

    This summer's rotation of A-10 pilots here is almost a half-and-half mix of active duty from the 81st Fighter Squadron based at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, and Air Force Reservists from the 303rd FS at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Both sets of pilots have come together as a single team to employ

  • CENTAF releases airpower summary for Aug. 16

    U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Aug. 16. In Afghanistan Aug. 15, Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs provided close-air support for coalition troops taking small-arms fire from Taliban extremists near Gardez. The A-10s conducted a pass, expending cannon

  • CENTAF releases airpower summary for Aug. 15

    U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released the airpower summary for Aug. 15. In Afghanistan Aug. 14, Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs provided close-air support for coalition troops in contact with anti-coalition forces near Asmar. The A-10s expended cannon rounds and general-purpose 500-pound

  • CENTAF releases airpower summaries for Aug. 13 and 14

    U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summaries for Aug. 13 and 14. Aug. 13 In Afghanistan Aug. 12, Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs and a B-1 Lancer provided close-air support for coalition troops in contact with Taliban extremists near Oruzgan. The B-1 expended Guided

  • CENTAF releases airpower summary for Aug. 12

    U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Aug. 12. In Afghanistan Aug. 11, Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs and a B-1B Lancer provided close-air support for coalition troops in contact with Taliban extremists in the vicinity of Oruzgan. The B-1B expended guided

  • Bagram security forces 'fly away' to support airlift mission

    Security forces protect Air Force people and resources worldwide, even when those resources are on the move at more than 300 miles-per-hour. The C-130 Hercules cargo plane is the primary means of moving supplies and troops around Afghanistan. Aircrews frequently land at remote, dirt landing strips

  • CENTAF releases airpower summary for Aug. 11

    U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Aug. 11. In Afghanistan Aug. 10, an Air Force B-1 Lancer and Royal Air Force GR-7s provided close-air support for coalition troops taking small arms fire from Taliban extremists near Oruzgan. The B-1B expended guided