New airframe? No problem for CT guard unit

Members of the 103rd Airlift Wing, Connecticut Air National Guard, transitioned from flying the A-10 Thunderbolt to the C-21 learjet and are deployed here as a unit for the first time in six years. This has not stopped them, however, from meeting all their mission requirements and maintaining a 100

Joint team provides watchful eye over AOR

Since the introduction of combat aviation, there have been troops on the ground standing ready to protect U.S. forces from enemy air attacks. Today, the U.S. Army's combat-proven Patriot weapon system and its Soldiers guard the skies against the threat of air and missile attack.The 31st Air Defense

Building from the ground up: Civil Engineers oversee base improvements

Not so long ago, servicemembers who arrived in Southwest Asia found a very sparse environment, with very little infrastructure. Today, through almost constant construction, the base is steadily making the transition from a rough, expeditionary state to a more comfortable, stable one.The

Ali Airmen provide comfort to the 10th Iraqi Army Division

On August 11, Airmen from Ali Base, Iraq, donated 70 bed frames and mattresses and more than 40 wall lockers to the 10th Iraqi Army Division at Camp Mittica, Iraq. Building relations between Iraqi and Coalition Forces is a major role servicemembers play while deployed to Iraq. Bridging the gap

ANAAC Maintenance Group, 438th AEAG discuss training plan

Recently, key members of the Afghan National Army Air Corp Maintenance Group, Kabul Air Corps Training Center and the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group met at the ANAAC Maintenance Group headquarters to discuss Air University's additional aircraft maintenance courses which will further advance

Humanitarian Aid Packing Party

The staff of the Joint Task Force MED at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital came together for a joint mission of a different kind. Instead of packing wounds, they packed brown paper bags filled with clothes, toys and shoes for the Afghan people of the Parwan Province. Twenty volunteers gathered in the

Afghan C-27A “Spartan” program takes flight

The first of 20 programmed Afghan C-27As took to the Italian skies recently during the initial test flights. Test pilots, engineers and ground crew from Alenia North America were pleased with the aircraft's performance. The medium-sized tactical military transport remains on schedule for delivery to

Hawk check

MWDs 'out of the doghouse' at JBB

On a deployment, a multitude of distractions can make sleep challenging for some servicemembers: F-16 engines roar on the flight line, helicopter blades thunder through the air. Seventy-pound Labrador retrievers take up half the bed. For Air Force and Army military working dog handlers at JBB, the

LMAT team helps Iraqi Army take control of base operations

Operations continue as normal. The focus remains the same: keep the base running and the mission on target. Iraqi Army Soldiers routinely work with their U.S. counterparts. There is one important difference: the Iraqis have taken command of the controls. "It's a historic time for anyone serving in