Airmen play vital role in Army ground movements in Iraq

Editor's note: This is part one of a five part series highlighting the Air Force's involvement during the Responsible Drawdown of Forces in Iraq.Tactical Air Control Party teams assigned to the 4/2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team have been keeping their convoys safe by being a liaison to the eyes in the

Photo Essay: Cargo plane to passenger plane in less than 60 minutes

Editor's note: This is part one of a three part photo series highlighting the Air Force's involvement during the Responsible Drawdown of Forces in IraqLoadmasters and 447th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron aerial port Airmen unloaded 12 pallets of cargo, and then reconfigured the aircraft

US, Afghan forces meet with locals to discuss Zabul Provincial Parliamentary elections

Never for want of a nail ... or a fastener

The profession of arms has undergone many changes through the ages, but one timeless principle remains essential to operational success: meticulous equipment preparation. The concept is summed up in the ancient proverb, "For Want of a Nail." For want of a nail the shoe was lost.For want of a shoe

451st AEW congratulates deployed Airmen selected for promotion

Air Force officials selected 13,518 of 28,510 eligible senior airmen for promotion to staff sergeant for a selection rate of 47.41 percent.The average score for those selected was 282.88, with an average time in grade of 1.97 years and an average time in service of 4.55 years, respectively. The

Combat metals keeps aircraft flying in AOR

Cutting a piece of metal down to one one-thousandth of an inch - one third the size of a human hair -- takes precision and years of practice to get right. But for the 386th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron's Combat Metals Flight, accuracy is all in a day's work. Airmen assigned to this unit can

Honor Guard performs with precision

C-17 squadron sets new standard in deployed airdrops

Pilots enter the cockpit conducting preflight checks on fuel levels, instruments, aircraft controls and power as the rest of the crew enters the cavernous rear of the C-17 Globemaster III. Each loadmaster immediately goes to work, almost instinctively knowing what the other is doing as they quickly

Additional U.S. Helicopters Arrive for Relief Ops, U.S. Cargo Planes Deliver Aid

Four more U.S. Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters arrived today as part of the continued U.S. humanitarian assistance in support of flood relief from the monsoon floods. The four helicopters are part of the contingent of 19 helicopters ordered to Pakistan last week by U.S. Secretary of

PRT Zabul provides engineering support to local reconstruction