AFCENT's largest security forces squadron defends Bagram

There are no American Soldiers guarding the gates of Bagram Airfield. None in the towers. None patrolling the perimeter. And not a single American Soldier searches the thousands of people and vehicles entering the base. But there are plenty of Airmen. Several hundred of them, in fact. The 455th

Airmen assist Iraqis with helicopter pilot training

This is the third in a three-part series about Airmen deployed to Camp Taji, Iraq, where they assist in training members of the Iraqi Air Force in helicopter maintenance, gunner and piloting skills. Iraqi pilots love patches. They have as much pride in their squadrons as their American counterparts

Air Force civil engineer awarded Purple Heart from sniper wounds

High in the mountains of Afghanistan's Laghman Province, Capt. Clint Townsend was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received by sniper fire Aug. 4.Colonel James Meersman, 755th Air Expeditionary Group commander, pinned the medal on Captain Townsend, the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team

Flying hospital staff gives wounded fighting chance

At any given moment, a call can come in here requiring an entire aeromedical evacuation staff to stop what they are doing and begin preparing to care for the wounded and sick headed their way. With game faces on, the staff starts pulling supplies, alerting additional crewmembers, getting updates

Six legs are better than two

The security of those living and working within the International Zone here can be contributed to the safety measures put into place by the servicemembers who use their two legs to patrol the streets daily, and one member who patrols on four. Tech. Sgt. Eric Mendez, military working dog handler

Unusual day for American heroes

Almost an hour passed before U.S. Air Force HH-60 flight team pilots, gunners and pararescuemen taxied back to the landing pad here after a rescue mission. As they peeled back their heavy body armor and dismounted their war birds reveling and exhaling with relief, their uniform t-shirts were soaked

Airdrop fuels austere Afghan locations

The United States Air Force airdropped a record-breaking 3.3 million pounds of supplies into Afghanistan during the month of July. This is the most to be dropped into Afghanistan since the beginning of Operation Enduring Freedom and tops June's record 3.2 million pounds. The 77nd Expeditionary

A new day starts at sunset

JTACs help end gunfight with airstrike in Korengal Valley

NEWS RELEASE: Predator crashes in central Iraq

An Air Force MQ-1 Predator Unmanned Aircraft System crashed in central Iraq at approximately 7:50 a.m. Baghdad time, on August 13, 2009. The crash was not due to hostile fire. There were no reports of civilian injuries or damage to civilian property at the site. The aircraft is a medium-altitude,