Balad medical units consolidate

As patient numbers decrease and U.S. servicemembers begin to leave Iraq as part of the Responsible Drawdown, the medical units on JBB no longer require the space they once needed to support combat operations.The medical agencies are consolidating into one central location - a joint medical campus

Coalition Airmen observe ANZAC Day

Airmen from six partner nations gathered at the Memorial Plaza here for a dawn service to observe ANZAC Day. A national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand, Anzac Day is commemorated on April 25th every year by both countries to honor members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps

U.S. Air Force musicians join in ANZAC Day ceremony

Six Airmen of the U.S. Air Forces Central Band performed hymns, bugle calls and the national anthems of Australia and New Zealand at a dawn memorial service here in commemoration of ANZAC Day.A national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand, Anzac Day is commemorated on April 25th every

Kirkuk Airmen facilitate relationship building between Iraqi firefighters

In an effort to foster professional bonds between members of the Province of Kirkuk Fire Department (PKFD) and members of the Iraq Air Force Fire Department (IqAF/FD), squadron members from the 506th Air Expeditionary Group and members of the Iraq Training and Advisory Mission--Air Force facilitated

Iraqi Kids Day strengthens bonds between locals, servicemembers

Servicemembers at JBB heard an unfamiliar noise on base April 24, 2010 -- the sound of children's laughter.The first Iraqi Kids Day of the year served as part of the ongoing base effort to positively engage the local populace.Although past events of this kind had an underlying theme to teach the

Afghan Air Corps Security Gets Stronger

The Afghan National Army Air Corps Security Forces graduated 28 new Afghan defenders from a security forces training course here April 8, 2010.The course has been in existence for two years, only this time, the course was conducted by Afghans with little assistance from NATO partners.The new Afghan

Air Corps Kabul Squadron Flies First Medical Evacuation Mission

Kabul Air Wing's C-27 squadron conducted its first medical evacuation mission on April 24, 2010 flying from Mazar-e-Sharif to Kabul to support the Afghan Army's 209th Corps.Three patients received care from the Air Corps' flight medics and after their arrival in Kabul were turned over to the

Civil engineers open doors to base Airmen

Dozens of 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Airmen gathered near Fire Station 1 to participate in the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron open house April 24, 2010 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The event, which was open to the base populace, included emergency management,

Al Asad Barrier Maintenance

Airman wins trust of Afghans with Instant Camera

Provincial Reconstruction Team Panjshir civil engineers visited five work sites and hosted two meetings April 19, but it was a young vehicle operator who created excitement among the local population at each site.While the engineers were at the sites performing quality assurance and quality control