Celebrate! Deployed Coalition servicemembers enjoy Australian Day

Deployed Australian servicemembers celebrated a national holiday at a non-disclosed Southwest Asia location Tuesday. Jan. 26 is the anniversary of the arrival of the first fleet of 11 ships from Great Britain, and the raising of the Union Jack at Sydney Cove by the commander, Capt. Arthur Phillip,

379th EOSS provides Afghan Army Air Corps training tools

The 379th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron recently began a program sending thousands of dollars worth of training equipment to Airmen and allies throughout the AOR.The latest shipment, a pallet containing items ranging from a sink approved to wash aircrew oxygen masks to survival equipment

Iraqi air force graduates first advanced flight safety officers course since 2003

Six Iraqi officers graduated Jan. 24 from the first Iraq advanced safety officer's course since 2003. During the two week flight safety course the graduates learned about the human factor and aerospace physiology, flight, air traffic control and engineering to name a few taught by a partnership of

Redskins cheerleaders entertained by gifted musicians

Twelve talented women visiting the troops in Kyrgyzstan were excited to be the recipients of some entertainment Jan. 27, 2010, when they went with Transit Center at Manas Airmen to a local music school.While on an Armed Forces Entertainment tour here, the Washington Redskins cheerleaders visited the

Photos: Returning Extender

Airmen reach out to Iraqi students

Operation Iraqi Child is an outreach program conducted by the 407th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron that distributes school supplies to local Iraqi children. The erasers, pencils, notebook paper and other items are solicited from school, church, fraternal and civic organizations back home

Bombers keep watch over operations in Southwest Asia

Airmen from the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron reached the end of a six-month deployment Jan. 27, continuing to validate not only their abilities, but the B-1B Lancer's capabilities as well. "We are very proud of what we have been able to accomplish during this deployment," said Lt. Col. Steven

Cancer free, serving proud: Kirkuk Airman shares his story

"He had a tube down his nose; IV's in his arms, had lost a lot of weight and was heavily medicated. He looked really rough, and he looked up at me and said, 'I'm comin' back, Chief,'" said Chief Master Sgt. Ronnie Barham, 506th Air Expeditionary Group chief enlisted manager. That was seven years

Army, Air Force 'Fire Dawgs' train at Ali

AFCENT enlisted leader says deployed Airmen set 'excellence' as standard

If you ask Chief Master Sgt. Mark Villella, command chief master sergeant for Air Forces Central Command, about how high the bar is set by Airmen in the deployed theater, his answer is simple -- "excellence is the standard."Chief Villella pointed out that fact and more as he visited with the Airmen