April 21, 2017 Airmen help Iraqi air force maintain air dominance BAHGDAD – Instructor pilots from the 370th Expeditionary Air Squadron, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, have an important role working with the Iraqi Air Force to maintain air dominance in the fight in against ISIS. These Airmen train Iraqi pilots to fly
April 18, 2017 Wilson talks progress at TAAC-Air Gen. Stephen Wilson, Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, visited the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing and Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air), Kabul, Afghanistan, April 13, 2017.
April 14, 2017 VCSAF and CMSAF visit deployed Airmen Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen W. Wilson and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright visited Airmen and soldiers at the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing this week.These Air Force leaders visited the Red Tails, what 332nd AEW personnel are referred to due to their Tuskegee Airmen
April 14, 2017 Immigrant joins Air Force to give back SOUTHWEST ASIA -- People have many reasons for joining the military. Some might join to follow a family tradition of military service, while others might join to see the world. Whatever the reason is, people enlist in the military to change their lives and to become a part of something greater than
April 14, 2017 Expeditionary Airmen support Marine rescue mission in war against ISIS The Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, which is collocated with the 407th Air Expeditionary Group, provides tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel to the coalition members supporting Operation Inherent Resolve in the fight against ISIS.
April 13, 2017 Airmen transport fight to frontlines BAGHDAD -- Aerial porters from the 442nd Air Expeditionary Squadron perform a key role supporting the U.S. Air Force’s global reach capabilities. This function helps deliver warfighters and supplies downrange, supporting operations in the Middle East in the fight against ISIS. Aerial porters take
April 12, 2017 Airmen join Afghan musicians to celebrate Afghan Mother’s Day Afghanistan’s rich musical legacy, which was suppressed during Soviet and Taliban rule, is being revived as Afghan youth learn music with the help of a few American Airmen. To celebrate Afghan Mothers Day, students from the Afghan National Institute of Music and Airmen from the U.S. Air Forces
April 11, 2017 VCSAF, CMSAF visit 386th AEW Gen. Stephen W. Wilson, Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright visited the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, April 9, 2017.
April 7, 2017 ANG units fly first, last C-130 deployments Big changes are in the works for two Air National Guard units deployed to the 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia. The Connecticut ANG has transitioned from the A-10 Thunderbolt II and the C-21 Cougar to the C-130H Hercules, which it is
April 7, 2017 Joint, coalition integration drives expeditionary security mission In a joint and coalition war-fighting environment it can often become difficult to see how one’s particular job has direct impact on the mission.For Airmen assigned to the 407th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron at the 407th Air Expeditionary Group; however, the mission is clear.