Fitness testing begins for deployed Airmen

Airmen deployed to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility will roll physical fitness testing into their wartime responsibilities starting Oct. 1, according to a new policy. Lt. Gen. Mike Hostage, commander of U.S. Air Forces Central Command, recently approved a policy authorizing fitness

U.S. Air Force role transitions to Operation New Dawn

For more than seven years, Airmen have served alongside Soliders, Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen as they performed traditional and non-traditional roles supporting combat operations during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sept. 1 marks a United States military historic milestone as it makes the

455th fuels Airmen double fuel storage capacity

Airmen assigned to 455th Air Expeditionary Wing Petroleum, Oils and Lubricants flight provide the fuel to aircraft that supply close air support to the warfighter on the ground every day.The POL Airmen drastically expanded their capacity to deliver fuel Tuesday by installing a new 200,000 gallon

Sun sets on Operation Iraqi Freedom; Operation New Dawn begins

US, Afghan Forces Work Together to Establish Security in Mizan District

386th AEW contributes aircraft, Airmen to relief efforts in Pakistan

Airmen and aircraft from the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing are joining the U.S. military's humanitarian relief efforts in flood-ravaged Pakistan, where record-setting monsoons have killed more than 1,600 people and left 2 million homeless.Two C-130 transport aircraft and more than 40 aircrew members,

Milestones Becoming S.O.P for Afghan Air Force

On Dec. 3, 2009 the C-27 Spartan fixed wing aircraft flew its first mission over the skies of Afghanistan. The mission was simple and straightforward, a small 15 minute trip from Kabul to Bagram for maintenance. Now only nine months later the C-27 program has reached two new milestones by flying its

Joint Expeditionary Tasking unit moves as part of drawdown

A group responsible for oversight of Joint Expeditionary Tasking Airmen in Iraq has moved to an undisclosed air base here with the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing.The 732nd Air Expeditionary Group, previously assigned to Balad Air Base, Iraq, began moving its headquarters here Aug. 21 as part of the

Compass Call squadron departs 386th AEW as a result of drawdown in Iraq

The last EC-130H assigned to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing departed here this morning for deployment to another U.S. Central Command base, capping a 6 ½-year tour of duty in which Compass Call crews flew an astonishing 23,300 combat hours in direct support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.The move is

Kandahar Mi-17 Helicopter Fires Over 100 Rockets in Training

During the last week, members from the Kabul CAPTF team taught the 738th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group personnel at the Kandahar Air Wing how to plan, handle and execute Mi-17 live fire by shooting over 100 air-to-ground rockets during training.The ground and flight training gave the CAPTF