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  • Sirocco tours Southern Iraq, boosts morale

    When the general population hears the word Sirocco it seems to be associated with the Volkswagen sports coup that was manufactured in the 1970's. Sirocco is also the name of the Air Force Central Command rock band that performed at Ali Base, Contingency Operating Base Adder and Forward Operating

  • CMSAF visits Kandahar Airmen

    The 16th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, James A. Roy, visited Kandahar Airfield Nov. 28 through 30 to say thank you to the Airmen here.The Chief said he took this time to better understand the full spectrum of a deployment for an Airman on ground-level. He wanted to see what Airmen do day

  • CMSAF Visits Deployed Airmen in Southwest Asia

    The 16th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force spoke with and visited deployed service members at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, during his first U.S. Central Command area of responsibility tour as the service's top enlisted leader. It was particularly special to

  • Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Visits Provincial Reconstruction Team

    The 16th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force visited the Air Force-led Nangarhar Provincial Reconstruction Team to see how Airmen are contributing to Afghanistan's security, development and governance, Nov. 28. CMSAF James Roy visited Forward Operating Base Finley-Shields in Jalalabad as part of

  • Airpower over Afghanistan

    In the F-15E Strike Eagle fighter squadron building at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, there is a sign on the door that reads, "The mission is the 18 year old with a rifle." The aircrews say this helps them keep in perspective why exactly they're deployed. Supporting troops on the ground is the

  • 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