Air refueling giant, Airmen continue ops in Southwest Asia

Aircrews and maintenance Airmen from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron and the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron continue their work every day from a non-disclosed base here supporting the deployed air refueling operations in the U.S. Central Command area of

Afghan Vice President meets with PRT Panjshir

Afghanistan's First Vice President Mohammad "Marshal" Qasim Fahim hosted the leaders of Provincial Reconstruction Team Panjshir and provincial government officials at his house for a meeting and lunch May 20.James DeHart, U.S. Department of State and PRT Panjshir director, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col.

Air Force JTAC's support every aspect of combat missions

U.S. Air Force Joint Terminal Attack Controllers assigned to the 817th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron were called into action when their unit came under attack during joint operations near the Afghanistan and Pakistan border, May 12-15.The mission was a near-border operation to remove

Everyday Hero: CAPTF Mi-17 pilot rescues 3 in VBIED attack in Kabul

On Tuesday, May 18, 2010, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Olaf Holm was piloting one of two Afghan National Army Air Corps Mi-17 transport helicopters that were returning to Kabul from Gardez province, where they had stayed the night before due to adverse weather. Lt. Col. Holm had just changed radio frequencies

Expeditionary flightline: Staring down a C-21

A C-21 passenger jet taxis on the runway to the flightline of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at a non-disclosed location in Southwest Asia on May 19, 2010. The C-21, according to its Air Force fact sheet, is a twin turbofan engine aircraft used for cargo and passenger airlift. The aircraft is the

Photo essay: Welcome to the 380th AEW

Airmen of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing transition in and out  of an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia on May 8, 2010. The 380th AEW supports Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa.  It is comprised of four groups and 12 squadrons.  The

Afghan Air Corps conducts first Mi-17 & Mi-35 Combined Operation

The Afghan National Army Air Corps's 377th Rotary Wing Squadron conducted their first combined operation mission on May 13th, 2010 using two Mi-17s for transport and two Mi-35s to provided air escort.Three mixed U.S. and Afghan crews and one all Afghan crew transported 70 Afghan National Army troops

Afghan Air Corps supports peace jirga

Three Ministery of Interior's Air Interdiction Unit and and three Afghan National Army Air Corps Mi-17s conducted a VIP transport mission in support of Min Atmar, President Karzai's first assistant and over 40 additional VIPs and government officials to attend a peace jirga May 18th, 2010, to settle

Self-help project brushes off thousands

506 EOSS deployed facility named the best in Air Force

The 506th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron at Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq was recently named the U.S. Air Force 2009 Deployed Facility of the Year. "I'm extremely proud of my squadron for winning this award. It's a testament to the caliber of people we have, and have had, in the 506th