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  • Servicemember compete in "Pros vs G.I. Joes"

    This USO-sponsored event, Pros vs. G.I. Joes, allows deployed servicemen and women a chance to unwind by playing video games online with professional athletes from their hometown.Click here to view the slide show.

  • Photo essay: 386th AEW exercises flu outbreak

    Airmen from the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing participated in exercise here Sept. 30 to ensure the wing is ready to handle different scenarios that may arise during the upcoming flu season.View the slideshow.

  • Deactivation ceremony held for Iraqi-based 321st AEAS

    More than 100 American and Iraqi Airmen attended the 321st Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron's deactivation ceremony here Sept. 29, 2009. During the ceremony, Maj. Gen. Robert Kane, 321st Air Expeditionary Wing commander, looked on while Col. Christopher Pehrson, 321st AEA Group commander, and

  • Air Force Band, Falcon 'rocks n wows' Kyrgyz audience

    Cheers that filled the air were the only words that could describe the performances of an Air Force Band during the team's tribute shows in villages and schools in Kyrgyzstan Sept. 25 - 28. The Air Force Band, called Falcon, made a stop at the Transit Center at Manas on their way from Afghanistan,

  • Flight line crews kept informed at "MOC" speed

    Before a pilot can take-off or land, he needs to know the condition of his aircraft, and if any potential dangers could arise due to bad weather, broken equipment or potential attacks. The 4th Maintenance Operations Center, made-up of units from seven different states, ensures their aircraft are

  • Team remains ready 24/7… so others may live

    The 55th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron arrived at Kandahar Airfield from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., and took over the rescue mission from the 129th ERQS Sept. 1.  The rescue complex consists of the tactical operations center where command and control takes place. The pilots fly the HH-60

  • Linguist helps lighten Intel load

    In 2008, Tech. Sgt. David Maez, Task Force Troy data manager here, was notified that he would be deploying to Iraq as part of a weapons intelligence team. Deployed from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, Sergeant Maez automatically knew he would not be performing the same duties while in Iraq. "As a

  • Camp Bucca MCT receives, inspects, moves bar higher

    When the Airmen of the 732nd Movement Control Team arrived at Camp Bucca, they didn't just want to do their job. They wanted to do it better. The 732nd MCT controls the ground movement of cargo to and from Camp Bucca -- supplying the fuel, food, medicine and mail necessary to sustain the roughly