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  • Iraqi AF Sq. 70 launches first mission from Ali Base

    Squadron 70 of the Iraqi air force flew its first operational mission from here Oct. 25, just over one week after they relocated from Basra Air Base.In their first mission since relocating, they provided intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support over the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to

  • Afghan Air Force Missions Make For Busy Day

    It was another successful day for the Afghan Air Force as they delivered 500 radios, 100 Afghan National Army troops and six Afghan Air Force members in two AAF Mi-17s helicopters flown by AAF pilots and advised by a Croatian aircrew on Nov 3.The AAF aircrew and their Croatian advisors from NATO Air

  • Family reunited for promotion ceremony

    Maj. Cindy Lord, 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron officer in charge of the HC-130P King aircraft maintenance unit, and her son, U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. James Hill, infantryman with the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, were reunited Nov. 1 at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, for a

  • Making life their business keeps AFE in business

    When things go wrong, aircrew members don't even have a second to think about whether their equipment will help save them or not. They don't have to, though, because nearly two dozen Airmen at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, have their backs.For the aircrews who journey into hostile territory on

  • Stockade-athon 15K ran at Kabul International Airport

    The Stockade-athon is popularly recognized in the United States as one of the oldest major 15K road races but here in Kabul, Afghanistan, this is the first time the race was run. Members of NATO Training Mission - Afghanistan, ISAF Joint Command and the Afghan Air Force ran the 15k road race on the

  • Jordan, U.S. exercise a success in Middle East

    Falcon Air Meet 2010 was declared a joint multi-national success by military leaders from the United States Air Force and Navy, Royal Jordanian Air Force, United Arab Emirates Air Force, and Pakistan Air Force during closing ceremonies Nov. 2. The two-week exercise, held at Azraq Royal Jordanian Air

  • Signal Training for Afghan Air Force members

    The flying mission is the main focus of the Afghan Air Force and with flying comes the necessity of survival training. After an aircraft crash, the first line of defense for survival is knowing how to use signaling devices during the aircrew's time on the ground. NATO Air Training Command -

  • AF advisors help restore Iraqi AF College

    United States air advisors with the Iraq Training and Advisory Mission-Air Force are partnering with the staff of the recently reopened Iraqi Air Force College to ensure a successful return to developing Iraqi air force officers.Tikrit AB is the original location of the college and advisors here are