FAST integral part of 451st mission

Members of the 451st Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron perform a valuable task every day. They provide security to aircraft as they load and unload cargo and passengers.Airman 1st Class Sean Padilla and Senior Airman Edward Roberts are part of an 11-person team put together solely to provide

U. S. Air Force turns over aircraft hangar to Iraqi air force

Members of the Iraq Training and Advisory Mission - U.S. Air Force and the Iraqi air force stood shoulder to shoulder during a ribbon cutting ceremony at Kirkuk Regional Air Base March 10, 2010. They watched as Brig. Gen. Scott Hanson, 321st Air Expeditionary Wing commander, and Staff Lt. Gen. Anwer

Change of Command coming to Ali Base

A change of command for Col. Lou Danner, commander, 407th Air Expeditionary Group, from Channel Islands, California Air National Guard, is scheduled for Thursday, April 22, 2010, here at Memorial Plaza, Ali Base, Iraq.Col. James M. Linder from the 439th Operations Group, Westover Air Reserve Base,

Ali Airmen train Iraqi EOD squad

The eight Iraqi men drove up to the Ali Base main gate in two sparkling clean white Ford F-350 trucks, replete with police badges emblazoned on the doors and light bars on the roofs . Waiting to meet them were three Airmen in a JERVV, or Joint EOD Rapid Response Vehicle.The Iraqis surrendered their

Maj. Gen. Mueller visits FOB Tarin Kowt

Local Scouts visit 'The Rock'

The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing hosted about 20 local Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts as they toured an undisclosed air base here March 13, 2010. During the tour, the scouts, who live in neighboring host nation cities, visited the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal

Medical Evacuation conference set to enhance ANAAC capabilities

Members of the Afghan National Army Air Corps met with their coalition partners during a medical evacuation conference here, March 6, 2010. The purpose of the conference was coordination between ANAAC and coalition medical evacuation units to streamline and improve processes, said U.S. Air Force

Joint team leads Afghan crew chief academy

A joint team of Airmen from the 440th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron and Soldiers from the 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, Task Force Falcon, took Afghan National Army Air Corps soldiers to new heights by leading the first class of Afghans through the Afghan National Security Forces Crew Chief

C-130E completes its last combat mission

After 47 years of service, a C-130E completed its last combat mission while in Iraq. Upon reaching its total aircraft hours of more than 33,220, the Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. aircraft was retired."It's a very sad day when an aircraft retires," said Capt. Bradley Allen, 777th Expeditionary

‘Terps’ crucial to Iraqi training mission

U.S. Airman serving in the Iraq Training and Advisory Mission - Air Force have a tough objective to accomplish. Their mission is to "Train, Advise, and Assist" but how is that done when trying to train a foreign military that speaks a foreign language? One word: Interpreter.For six interpreters