Cadets seek to improve combat airdrops

Aeronautical and systems engineering management cadets from the Air Force Academy's Department of Aeronautics are working to improve the safety and accuracy of combat airdrops with remotely piloted aircraft. In 2009, U.S. Air Forces Central identified an urgent operational need for a true

Eyes in the sky: Deployed AWACS Airmen light up the stratosphere for combat ops

Every time they prepare for a mission, deployed E-3 Sentry flight and mission crew members surely think about getting the plane ready and knowing every special instruction line-by-line for their mission. But somewhere in the back of their minds, they know they have to be successful because of the

KC-10 Extender: BIG responsibility

New U.S. AFCENT Band arrives in theater

Reserve Generation, the newest U.S. Air Forces Central Command Expeditionary Band, has palletized its sound board, amps, guitars, drum kit and microphones, and boarded the "tour bus," which will airlift the first stop on the group's tour of the AOR.The five musicians and sound technician performed

Kirkuk's medevacs: ready, willing, able

When bad things happen outside the wire - improvised explosive devices, attacks, or even accidents - the most comforting sound can be the whir of the medical evacuation helicopter. The helo medevacs at this location make up one of four teams in Iraq. The team here, Team 2, is deployed from Wheeler

EMEDS teach Iraqis first aid

Members of the 506th Expeditionary Medical Squadron taught Iraqi air force pilots and aircraft maintainers from Squadrons 1 and 2 basic lifesaving procedures in an Iraq Training and Advisory Mission classroom at Kirkuk Regional Air Base Feb. 27, 2010.The Basic Trauma Life Support class focused on

Photo Essay: Band rocks 379th AEW

Rock band "Saving Abel" performed for servicemembers at a non-disclosed Southwest Asia location Feb. 22 as part of a USO tour of the AOR.Band members Jared Weeks, Jason Null, Scott Bartlett, Eric Taylor and Blake Dixon were allowed the opportunity to tour various units on base the day of the

Photo story: Team Pittsburgh conducts combat airlift aboard 'Pirate ship'

While their friends and family back home battle record snowfall and cold weather, deployed Reserve Airmen from the 911th Airlift Wing, Pittsburgh Air Reserve Station, Pa., support the ground battle in Marjah, Afghanistan and elsewhere by delivering vital assets, ground equipment and personnel -

Coalition forces team-up for vehicle training

In a display of coalition comradeship, four Airmen from the 407th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron (ELRS) Vehicle Management Flight recently spent four days at Camp Ur, Iraq, training Iraqi Army personnel on basic maintenance procedures to keep their wheels rolling.Planning for the

Photo essay: E-3 Sentry crew embarks on Southwest Asia air mission

Crew members with an E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft assigned to the 965th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron flew an air mission from their non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia on Feb. 16, 2010.This photo essay highlights some of the scenes from that mission. The