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

AFCENT Band Brings the Funk to Bagram

There was something different in the air this week, and no it was not the usual dust.The Air Force Central Command Band, New Directions, filled the air with their music as they focused on bringing a little feeling of 'home' to the troops. The Air National Guard band from Milford, Mass., is composed

Getting from point A to point B needs Vehicle Maintenance

When you first walk into the 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Squadron Vehicle Management Flight at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, one of the first things you'll notice are Airmen in grease-covered overalls half- under the hood of a truck, arms-deep into a door or under a panel, or a pair of boots peeking out

Medics teach skills to Afghans, care for Airmen

The two physicians assigned to the 451st Air Expeditionary Wing Clinic are making their first visit to the Afghan Air Force on base to teach their medics some basic medical skills Aug. 25. "They know how to fly, no doubt, but we just want to work with their medical folks to help them maximize their

Captain reaches 5,000-hour club on deployment

"I had a pretty good idea with only 230 hours to go that I would either hit 5,000 hours while deployed or on the way home," said the KC-135 pilot on his 21st deployment, his fifth at the Transit Center.During Capt. Jeff Jacques' mission Aug. 1, his air crew refueled two F-15s over Afghanistan

Security Forces takes base security to new heights

Medical crew takes flight, injured out of fight

Five members of the 332nd Expeditionary Airlift Flight, with the help of other unit comrades, loaded a C-130 Hercules with medical supplies and equipment in preparation for picking up servicemembers at various locations throughout Iraq. Lt. Col. Bryan Castle, 332nd EAEF commander, scurried up a

Single mom flies through medevac deployment

Fathers, sons, mothers and daughters serve in the U.S. Air Force in a number of different specialties throughout Iraq and Afghanistan. For varied periods of time, typically ranging from four months to one year, military families are separated during deployments that come with wear of the Air Force