Space professionals effectively employ space in counter-insurgency fight

More than 40 space warfighters from the U.S. and deployed locations in Iraq, Afghanistan and Southwest Asia attended the Theater Space Conference here, Feb. 8 to 10. The space experts, from all services, collaborated to improve and maintain current space capabilities, such as global positioning,

'Extending the fight:' Multi-faceted effort keeps KC-10s on the move for deployed operations

The number is 2,756. That's how many times KC-10 Extenders and their flight crews from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron at a non-disclosed base here supported "troops in contact" in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in 2009.That number, courtesy of Mr. Ralph Jackson of

Photo essay: E-3 Sentry moves out for a mission

An E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft assigned to the 965th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron is guided down the runway for take-off by its flight crew en route to a combat mission during operations at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia on Feb. 11, 2010. The E-3

Photo essay: 380th ECES keep Southwest Asia cool

Members of the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron remove an air conditioning unit from the dining facility at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia on Feb. 10, 2010. A new unit was installed to increase the cooling efficiency for the building before summer temperatures rose. (U.S. Air

Local Afghan doctors, coalition medical teams render assistance in Afghanistan avalanche

Afghan doctors, coalition members of Task Force Medical East, 82nd Airborne, 30th Medical Command and the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group along with volunteers from across Bagram Airfield sprang into action rendering medical care and assistance to 276 individuals involved in an avalanche that

K9 without a canine keeps working

He eats, he sleeps, he plays, and sometimes he works, but it's not really work. It's a dog's life.Arek is a military working dog who's seen it all and still lives to tear apart squeaky toys. And just like some military servicemembers, one of the only things he's really scared of is ... mice. "He

Photo essay: Basketball championship action in Southwest Asia

Members of the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron and 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron via for the championship title during the intramural basketball championship game at undisclosed location in Southwest Asia on Feb. 5, 2010. ECES won the game 30 to 24.(U.S. Air Force

U.S. General officers visit Kyrgyz school

What's the one thing that will inevitably make a grown woman burst into tears? Airmen from the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, including Gen. Donald Hoffman, Commander of Air Force Materiel Command, found out the answer Feb. 9, 2010.They handed out clothing - including warm coats, gloves and

A General tour

Local lumber critical for buildup in Afghanistan