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  • Airmen watch over calm November in Iraq

    Airmen deployed to Iraq had a new reason to give thanks in November.Iraqi and Coalition efforts had combined to sustain the stability in the region and set new records in the process.Zero air strikes, zero weapons releases and zero shows of force. The last time aircrews had a clean streak was in

  • Convoy 911: Joint unit extends battlespace communication

    As coalition convoys travel the dusty roads of Iraq, C-130 Hercules aircraft circle overhead, listening to ground radio traffic and ready to respond if a friendly convoy makes an emergency transmission. Keeping those C-130s flying is the mission of the Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines of the

  • Top enlisted Airman visits Bagram

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Roy spoke with Airmen at several locations here at the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Nov. 28, 2009. Chief Roy wanted to hear what the Airmen had on their minds in a deployed environment and took questions in brief and informal meetings. He also wished ther

  • Air Force EOD, Iraqi Army technicians destroy stockpile of munitions

    Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians assigned to the 447th EOD unit and the Iraqi Army 17th Bomb Disposal Company destroyed a stockpile of captured munitions and improvised explosive device components weighing close to 1,200 pounds at a range outside of Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 24.The event was a

  • President extends Thanksgiving wishes to PRT Airman

    A U.S. Air Force medic received a personal telephone call from the President of the United States on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26, 2009.Senior Airman Ashley Jackson, a member of Provincial Reconstruction Team Kapisa, was chosen as one of 10 military members who experienced the once-in-a-lifetime

  • MC-12 Liberty reaches 1000th combat mission

    Only five months after arriving in-theater, the 362nd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron recently reached 1,000 combat sorties in the MC-12W Liberty Project Aircraft. Currently operating only at JBB, the MC-12 is one of the Air Force's newest platforms for intelligence, surveillance and

  • JTACs provide ground forces airpower in Afghanistan

    Joint terminal attack controllers conduct their symphony of airpower with radios and field computers. Their orchestra is an assembly of joint and coalition aircraft, including F-15E Strike Eagles, B-1B Lancers, Navy F/A-18 Hornets and F-16 Fighting Falcons from various countries. Together, JTACs and

  • Airmen assist with recovery operations

    Airmen from the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing's 33rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron actively participated with civilian contractor, Air Freight, and located their MI-8 helicopter that went missing, Nov. 23, 2009 in Eastern Afghanistan. "There were no survivors from the crew of three," according to a

  • Father and son meet in Afghanistan

    There's a saying that a parent would do anything for his children, and that even includes deploying to war.During the "Year of the Air Force Family," Tech. Sgt. Thomas Leaman, an Air Force Reservist from the 302nd Airlift Wing at Petersen Air Force Base, Colo., decided he needed to be with his son

  • Bagram celebrates Thanksgiving with parade

    Airmen witnessed a bunch of turkeys roaming around Bagram Thanksgiving Day. Also some kite flyers, a mock F-16 Fighting Falcon and even jolly ol' St. Nick. The cast of characters were part of the first Thanksgiving Day Parade at Camp Cunningham, where the majority of Airmen stationed here live and