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.

  • The flights must go on

    Airmen of the 451st Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron are tasked with more than just conducting phase inspections on the A-10 Thunderbolt II. They are also called upon to form crash, disabled, damaged aircraft recovery teams responsible for clearing the busy single runway of Kandahar Airfield so

  • RED HORSE completes runway project

    The 809th Expeditionary Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers, RED HORSE, increased operations in Southern Afghanistan by completing a set of 3,000-foot airstrips in Southern Afghanistan in late June. RED HORSE collaborated with a 20-person, U.S. Navy Seabee blade

  • U.S. and Iraqi Airmen working together

    The establishment of the Iraqi air force headquarters building at Joint Base Balad is another forward step toward the transition as part of the drawdown of U.S. forces in Iraq by the end of this year. A project to repair a fountain in front of the building recently began that is fostering

  • Ammo troops multitask mission, drawdown

    As the 300 men of Sparta valiantly stood their ground on the battlefield, they did so with the knowledge that they would be devoid of any reinforcements. Although the 52 men and women of the 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Munitions flight are not fighting the Persian army, they are

  • June 2011 Justice Files

    There were no courts-martial, and four Article 15s in the month of June.Nonjudicial punishment provides commanders with an essential and prompt means of maintaining good order and discipline and also promotes positive behavior changes in service members without the stigma of a court-martial

  • Mi-171 flight training

    Flight training for the Mi-171 helicopter is taking place at Taji Air Base, Iraq. Air advisors of the 721st Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron are passing along their knowledge to new Iraqi Army Aviation Command pilots.The 721st AEAS trains, advises and assists Iraqi pilots and maintenance

  • English tailored to suit Iraqis

    Members of the 721st Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron have created a volunteer-run English tutoring class. Since its beginning June 20, the class has instructed more than 50 Iraqis on basic English, focusing on Iraqi identified needs, such as general conversation and technical terms used at work.

  • Ringing the Bell 407

    Flight and maintenance training for the Bell-407 helicopter are taking place at Taji Air Base, Iraq. Air advisors of the 721st Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron are passing along their knowledge to new Iraqi Army Aviation Command pilots and maintenance personnel. The 721st AEAS trains, advises and

  • Soldiers and Airmen recover, dismantle damaged aircraft

    In a joint effort, U.S. Soldiers and Airmen worked together to recover and dismantle an out-of-commission aircraft here July 15.The aircraft, a U.S. Air Force C-21 transportation jet, suffered irreparable damage after making a hard landing in 2009. No one was injured in this incident.After receiving

  • Afghan and Coalition Airmen deliver school supplies

    Members of the 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron and 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, prepared a pallet and delivered school supplies to two schools in Badakhshan province July 19. The supplies were delivered to the capital city of Faizabad by a mixed C-27 Afghan Air Force and coalition crew