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  • Airmen ensure munitions remain operational

    "Off we go into the wild blue yonder, climbing high into the sun; here they come zooming to meet our thunder, at 'em boys, Give 'er the gun!"The Air Force song gives a voice to the air power and capabilities of the U.S. military. It paints a picture of Air Force planes flying to fight enemies of the

  • Ali Base dedicates new Airfield Complex

    A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held here March 27, 2010 to commemorate the opening of a new air traffic control tower, runway lighting system, instrument landing system and renovated runways and aprons.The ceremony was attended by Iraqi and American dignitaries, followed by an airfield tour and

  • First Iraqi weather officers graduate

    The first class of Iraqi air force meteorology officers graduated March 25, from a formal technical training course in Baghdad taught by U.S. Air Force weather forecasters.The Iraqi Training and Advisory Mission-Air Force have Airmen assigned to teach Iraqi personnel how to create a self sufficient

  • U.S. Airmen train first Afghan C-27 loadmaster

    Airmen from the 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron and Afghan soldiers with the Afghanistan National Army Air Corps reached another historic milestone after completing a successful check ride for the nation's first qualified C-27A Spartan loadmaster March 28."I could not be more proud of what

  • Joint contracting officers shop for you

    "We are your neighborhood shoppers, minus the money," quipped Tech. Sgt. Dana Jones, about her job as a Contracting Officer for the Joint Contracting Command - Iraq, deployed from Minot AFB, N.D.However, don't be taken in by this facetious over-simplification; a contracting officer's duties are