JET Airmen distribute HMMWVs to Iraqi forces

Working hand-in-hand, Joint Expeditionary Tasking (JET) Airmen and Soldiers here are working to arm Iraqi forces with more protective means of transportation. As U.S. forces change over to the M1151 HMMWV, they turn in their older vehicles, the M1114, to the Taji Redistribution Property Assistance

NEWS RELEASE: U.S. helicopter responds in self-defense

Members of the 129th Rescue Squadron responded in self-defense when they came under hostile fire this afternoon during a flying mission out of Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan. The 129th Rescue Squadron flies HH-60 Pavehawk helicopters. Their primary mission is to perform Combat Search and Rescue tasks,

Speaker Pelosi visits Airmen in Southwest Asia

NEWS RELEASE: Predator crashes in eastern Afghanistan

An Air Force MQ-1 Predator Unmanned Aircraft System crashed in eastern Afghanistan today in the early afternoon hours. The crash was not due to hostile fire. There were no injuries or damage to property as a result of the crash. The aircraft is a medium-altitude, long-endurance, remotely piloted

Bagram stands up four new squadrons for Airmen on the front lines

The 455th Air Expeditionary Wing added four new squadrons to its growing list of units during an assumption of command ceremony here May 5. More than 1,200 Joint Expeditionary Tasking and Provincial Reconstruction Team Airmen deployed to more than 40 forward operating bases and camps throughout

Flying medics provide theater-wide care

Squinting away the mid-morning glare, Staff Sergeant Danny Au and his fellow crewmates emerge from the cargo hold of a C-130 Hercules. They are tired. Fourteen hours in the back of a "Herk" can do that to a person. Sergeant Au, who like many of his teammates are deployed from Pope Air Force Base,

United Fight: Providing Reconstructive assistance, hope to Afghan wasteland

The Paktya Provincial Reconstruction Team is steadfast in providing assistance to rebuild Afghanistan as well as give the local Afghans a chance to overcome incredible odds to achieve a foothold back into the economic forefront. Housed within the walls of a traditional Afghan qalat, a mud and straw

United Fight: Combat medics provide aid, support to PRT mission

Air Force medical technicians deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom have been thrown into a situation completely outside of their comfort zone and into the forefront of war. In their new role as combat medics, these Airmen must set aside their clinical care mindset and learn how to

United Fight: Vehicle maintainers travel rough road

Vehicle maintenance conducted in the most equipped garages can present its fair share of challenges. For vehicle maintainers assigned to the Paktya Provincial Reconstruction Team, garages, a well-stocked supply warehouse and proper tools are a remote luxury not often afforded here. "Working on

Airmen inspect exiled mail for hazardous material

Ever wonder what happens to exiled mail that never makes it to its intended recipient? Well here in Iraq all that mail has to be processed by the Army ran Joint Military Mail Terminal, but first needs to be inspected by members of the Air Force for hazardous materials. According to Army Lt. Col.