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  • New AFCENT Band 'Celtic Aire' begins tours

    1/12/2010 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) -- The band "Celtic Aire" will perform at various locations in the U.S. Air Forces Central area of responsibility during its two-month tour here. The members are Tech. Sgt. Emily Lewis, violinist/vocalist, Tech. Sgt Julia Brundage, vocalist/drums, Master Sgt. Eric

  • Airman killed, another injured Jan. 3 in Afghanistan

    An Airman assigned to the 10th Air Support Operations Squadron, Fort Riley, Kan., was killed and another injured while supporting combat operations in southern Afghanistan Jan. 3. Senior Airman Bradley R. Smith, 24, of Troy, Ill., died of wounds sustained from the explosion of an improvised

  • Iraqi air force graduates 247 cadets

    More than 240 cadets graduated Jan. 10 from the Iraqi air force Officer Course basic military training. In a two month course the 247 graduates at Iraqi Military Academy-Rustamiyah were educated in professionalism, teamwork, management and the leadership skills required to be an officer."The staff

  • Airmen, Soldiers complete airdrop mission

    Airmen, from the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, and Soldiers,from the 824th Quarter Master Company Detachment 8, loaded a C-17 Globemaster III with container delivery system bundles at a deployed location in Southwest Asia, Jan. 9, 2010.An 816th EAS aircrew later flew into Afghanistan and air

  • 451st EMXG Ammunition Support Equipment gets LEAN facelift

    Explosive safety standards have always determined what can be located outside of an Ammunition Supply Point, and Kandahar is not one of the exceptions to the rule. These standards required the 451st Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron's Munitions Flight to relocate from one location to another. With

  • 586th ELRS observes anniversary, supports OIF drawdown mission

    An Air Force team, filling Joint Expeditionary Taskings, recently observed their unit's 4-year anniversary at a forward-deployed U.S. Army base here. Airmen from the 586th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, affectionately known as "Combat Truckers", are charged with moving cargo within the

  • Redistribution team facilitates drawdown order

    In less than a year, the United States military is scheduled to execute the responsible drawdown of nearly 150,000 troops from Iraq. The troop exodus requires the consignment of cargo, vehicles, supplies and other war fighting equipment used in deployed locations.Joint Base Balad's redistribution