SARC is here to help

Joint Base Balad, Iraq, has the only Sexual Assault Response Coordinator office for the entire Iraq area of responsibility. The SARC Office on JB Balad is responsible for all personnel of all branches, to include contractors. "The mission of the SARC Office is to educate and advocate," said Capt.

Joint Base Balad Airmen prepare tower for transition

Climbing 107 steps is the only way to get to the top of the 332nd Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron Air Traffic Control tower at Joint Base Balad, Iraq.While not always an easy task, there is a wall on the sixth floor that allows for a moment to pause. The wall inside the tower stairwell

Photo essay: MWD have to train too

AAF Mi-17 Helicopter Training

Afghan special forces members recently conducted training in conjunction with Afghan air force Mi-17 helicopters and aircrew. The special forces members practiced their egress and regress manuevers from the aircraft at Forward Operating Base Thomas in Shindand, Afghanistan, with members of the 838th

Afghan Airmen expand C-27 medical evacuation support capability

Afghan air force medics from Kandahar and Kabul worked in a joint effort recently advancing greater medical evacuation support for Regional Command south and southwest.That support was put to the test recently as Afghan National Army soldiers were transported by AAF medical professionals to the

U.S. aviation advisors volunteer to teach Iraqi airmen English

Few would consider learning the English language a military necessity, but for Iraqi aviators, it's a fundamental need to learn the internationally recognized aviation language as they work to rebuild their defense forces.U.S. Air Force and Army advisers from the 721st and 821st Air Expeditionary

Tops in Blue performs for deployed Airmen, Soldiers at 380th Air Expeditionary Wing

Transit Center welcomes two-star

Transit Center star performers earn KC-135 incentive flight

Joint combatives training brings Airmen, Soldiers together

For Army Sergeant Kristopher Woodworth, deployed here from Fort Bragg, N.C., mixed martial arts is a passion. A group of deployed Airmen and Soldiers benefited from Woodworth's love for the sport and gained valuable training along the way during a weeklong Modern Army Combatives Program course at