An official website of the United States government
A .mil website belongs to an official U.S. Department of Defense organization in the United States.
A lock (lock ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .mil website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

  • AFCENT Week in Photos

    This week's photos feature Airmen from around the AFCENT area of responsibility involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.

  • Public Health: Staying vigilant, insuring the fight in the AOR

    It’s the job of public health to look at every illness and disease that health professionals encounter, searching for clusters that are out of normal parameters, said Maj. Jessica McGlade, 386th Expeditionary Medical Group, Public Health officer in charge. Public health uses this information to

  • EC-130H Compass Call: not a regular C-130

    “Looks can be deceiving,” said Airman 1st Class Nicholas Foydl, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron EC-130H Compass Call crew chief. “What may look like your ordinary C-130is not a regular C-130.”The EC-130H is an airborne tactical weapon system using a heavily modified version of the

  • Coalition Aviation Advisory and Training Team established in Iraq

    U.S. Air Forces Central Command, in coordination with Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, stood up a Coalition Aviation Advisory and Training Team in Iraq Feb. 1.This standup will help to develop an Iraqi aviation enterprise capable of safeguarding the country from ISIS and its

  • Following the Fuel

    High above a cold and dusty mountain range in Afghanistan, an F-16 Fighting Falcon receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker at more than 30,000 feet. Many man hours and quality control processes are completed by U.S. Air Force Airmen and civilian contractors to ensure this fighter receives the fuel

  • AFCENT Week in Photos

    This week's photos feature Airmen from around the AFCENT area of responsibility involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.

  • 387th AEG develops Cargo City to maintain operations

    Construction is currently underway to provide a work environment for U.S. coalition forces to continue aerial port operations in Kuwait City. The aerial port is a strategic logistics point to deliver passengers and cargo throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and its future was

  • 386th World War II Airman Remains Recovered

    Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. John H. Canty was one of eight crewmembers aboard a B-26 Maurader on a nighttime bombing mission from Easton Lodge-Essex, England, against targets near Caen, France. His B-26 was shot down between the villages of Baron-sur-Odon and Gavrus, France on June 22, 1944.

  • 451 EOSS Airman enable Kandahar ops, no matter the task

    The base command post is the central command and control point for mission operations at every U.S. Air Force base. At Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, it is the job of Tech. Sgt. Steven Thompson, 451st Expeditionary Operation Support Squadron command and control operations NCOIC, to ensure