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  • Iraqi Air Force College to train with T-6A

    U.S. Air Force Airmen will teach the first Iraqi Air Force College pilot-training course, beginning in March, with Iraq's new T-6A trainer.The tandem-cockpit aircraft, which began arriving in Tikrit, Iraq, Dec. 16, is the modern platform Iraqi airmen will use to transform the college into a

  • Sidebar: Iraqi citizen becomes first licensed radar center controller

    An Iraqi citizen became the first person to obtain his license as an air traffic radar center controller during the last week of February.Mr. Fadhel Gaeta became the first Iraqi licensed radar center controller since the Government of Iraq established its sovereign airspace control network. As a

  • MARE exercise in Southwest Asia

    Members of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing participate in the major accident response exercise at an undisclosed location in Southwest Aisa on March 6, 2010. Members of the wing participated in the exercise to test readiness and response to major accidents. The 380th AEW, supports Operations Iraqi

  • Teamwork, quick response key to mission continuity on Bagram

    Airmen assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Group were some of the first responders on the scene after an Airbus A300 crew performed an emergency landing here March 1, 2010.The aircraft, contracted to DHL International, was carrying mail and cargo when an unsafe gear indicator alerted the

  • All-Iraqi effort during historic election

    As masses of Iraqis flock to the polls this week to ink their fingers for their preferred candidate, another historical moment will be taking place in the skies. This week marks the first time the Iraqi air force will fly an all-Iraqi effort in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance in

  • Fundraising nets two ANG units big dividends

    Two Air National Guard units turned on each other and waged war Feb. 22 in the hangar just outside the aircraft ramp where they work.Members of the 175th Fighter Wing, Baltimore, Md., and the 188th Fighter Wing, Fort Smith, Ark., got a chance to open fire on each other after receiving a care package

  • PRT Zabul, Afghans help bring education to Qalat

    The American Provincial Reconstructive Team in Zabul, along with Brigadier Gen. Guy Walsh, 451st Air Expeditionary Wing commander and other key wing leaders, joined Provincial Governor Mohammad Ashraf Naseri and community leaders as they gathered for the ribbon-cutting ceremony Feb. 25 of the