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  • Construction begins on new fuel pipeline at Southwest Asia base

    Construction began on a new 2.7-mile pipeline March 17 to bolster ground refueling operations for the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at a non-disclosed base here.The $5.7 million project calls for the construction of an above-ground 8-inch carbon steel pipeline from the existing tanker truck offload

  • Afghan forward observer class a success

    Editor's note: This post was pulled from the NATO Training Mission in Afghanistan Web site and details the final day of training conducted by U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 438th Expeditionary Advisory Group. For more information about the NTM-A, see Brig. Gen. Michael Boera's blog entry and others

  • Spring in Southwest Asia

    With temperatures rising upwards to 100 degrees the first day of spring, this row of tents, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, comes with air conditioning and a sunset view at the low price of a six-month deployment. These tents are the new home away from home for civil engineering Airmen

  • "Eye in the sky" mission sets milestone

    Last fall the MC-12 Liberty program took off JBB's runway for its first combat mission. Recently the program, which is assigned to the 362nd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, completed its 2,000th combat sortie."A year ago the commander and I were learning how to start the new aircraft, and now

  • U.S. Air Forces Central annual award winners announced

    The following individuals were named as U.S. Air Forces Central Command's annual award winners for 2009 here March 17. Airman of the Year:Senior Airman Gidget Sanders, U.S. AFCENT A2Non-commissioned Officer of the Year:Staff Sgt. Hollie Lay, 609th Air Operations CenterSenior NCO of the Year:Senior

  • Airman's vigilance prevents aircraft mishap

    Vigilance prevailed when crew chiefs from the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron ground aborted an F-15E Strike Eagle mission minutes before take-off, March 12, 2010.At approximately 11:30 p.m. Staff Sgt. Justin Wilson, 494th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit, crew chief, was

  • Deployed plumber restores base's electrical substation equipment

    "Goodness gracious great balls of fire!" While this sounds great when Jerry Lee Lewis sings it, when working around circuit breakers that say things like "1000 Amps" and "Danger, High Voltage", this is exactly what you don't want to see!However, this is exactly what can happen if circuit breakers in

  • Photo essay: Chasing down the U-2 in Southwest Asia

    Airmen from the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron use "chase cars" to aid a U-2 Dragon Lady pilot in landing a U-2 during operations at a non-disclosed location in Southwest Asia on March 9, 2010. According to the Air Force fact sheet on the U-2, the low-altitude handling characteristics of