Refueling bases

U.S. Air Force Airmen prepare to deliver fuel to Coalition bases in Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, Dec. 16, 2015. OIR is the coalition intervention against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nathan Lipscomb)

TAAC-Air security forces advisors visit Afghan Air Force soldiers at security posts

Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) security forces advisors visit Afghan Air Force soldiers near a security post at Forward Operating Base Oqab, Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 13, 2015. TAAC-Air advisors have grown the Afghan Air Force since 2006. During this time, the Afghan Air Force has made

Munitions airmen build bombs at record pace

The 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Munitions Flight at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar is setting a new record with each bomb they build.The team of nearly 60 airmen has assembled almost 4,000 bombs since July 2015, surpassing the previous record by more than 1,600.  The weapons the Munitions

Airman helps troubled youth “Focus” with non-profit mentorship program

Even while deployed to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing in support of Operation INHERENT RESOLVE, Tech. Sgt. Tyron Fields is making a difference for the youth in his hometown of Charleston, South Carolina through a non-profit mentorship program called “Focus.” The program aims to help direct kids

Dancing with a Dragon: a maintainer’s tale

In a distant portion of the ever darkening Southwest Asia sky a hidden figure approaches. A yellow gleam from its single eye, previously hidden amongst the billowing clouds, now subtly begins to give away its presence.  Lights flash from the rooftop of one of two vehicles on the ground, as if to

Firefighters, medics hone skills with exercise

A car is driving down the road when suddenly disaster strikes. In an instant, the driver loses control and crashes.Eight people are badly injured in the accident and several suffer life-threatening injuries. The driver and passenger are trapped inside.This was the scene as 379th Expeditionary Civil

Deployed Defenders: Check Six program prepares Airmen for their ‘worst day’

Editor’s Note: This is the second article that is part of the Deployed Defenders series that takes a closer look at the function of Air Force Security Forces in Afghanistan. With nearly 3,700 Airmen carrying weapons in Afghanistan, some of them for the first time since Basic Military Training, and

Apache delivery

A team of airmen use a C-17 Globemaster III to deliver two 3-6 Heavy Cavalry Regiment Apache helicopters from Fort Bliss, Texas to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar Dec. 13. The helicopters are scheduled to take part in the annual Qatar National Day Parade set for Dec. 18. Qatar National Day is a holiday to

CSAF, CMSAF visit Airmen deployed to 332nd AEW

Twelve for twelve

On the twelfth day of the twelfth month, service members here took action to ensure twelve security forces Defenders were honored with a twelve kilometer ruck march.The Fallen Defenders Ruck to Remember honors security forces Defenders who have made the ultimate sacrifice in support of operations in