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  • From paper to combat sortie: Airmen execute ISR mission

    Eighteen months ago officials put a plan down on paper to bolster the Air Force's intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance mission by adding a new platform to the ISR inventory. Now the Airmen assigned to the 362nd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron Detachment 1 here at Camp Liberty, Iraq,

  • Iraqi Air Force builds ISR foundation with help from U.S. pilots

    The Iraqi air force is taking shape under the watchful guidance and support of U.S. military Airmen. A team of air advisors from the Coalition Air Force Training Team, part of Multi-National Security Transition Command - Iraq, has introduced current intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance

  • Afghan women learn entrepreneurship in Panjshir Valley

    The fruit and vegetable bounty of Afghanistan's Panjshir province may make its way to grocery stores around the world someday, thanks to a provincial reconstruction team program.A food-processing program recently introduced into the Panjshir Valley is bringing economic prosperity, education,

  • MC-12 flies first combat sortie

    The U.S. Air Force's new MC-12 Liberty aircraft flew its first combat sortie June 10. "This is truly a success story," said Brig. Gen. Brian Bishop, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing commander. "Our mission here is to deliver combat airpower and overwatch to the joint fight in-theater, and the MC-12

  • Cadets deploy as part of Operation Air Force

    Twenty U.S. Air Force Academy cadets deployed to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia for a month as part of Operation Air Force. Operation Air Force is an annual program that places Air Force Academy cadets at operational Air Force bases throughout the world for career shadowing,

  • 'AOR Week in Photos' highlights deployed Airmen in Southwest Asia

    A new product is highlighting U.S. Air Force Airmen, equipment and weapons systems deployed to Southwest Asia. The "AOR Week in Photos" features photos of Airmen deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan and other bases in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Created weekly by the Combined Air and

  • AF flight surgeons hand over training mission to Iraqis

    As U.S. forces withdraw over the next year, the Iraqi air force will assume new missions and responsibilities. One such mission is the Aero-Medical training of flight medical technicians, also known as "flight medics". The four-week training course is now taught by Iraqi flight medics with Coalition

  • First joint airspace conference takes place in Iraq

    In an attempt to better use the airspace over Iraq, members of the Multi National Corps - Iraq held a first ever Airspace Interoperability Synchronization Conference here May 30. As members of the MNC-I Joint Fires and Effects Cell - Air and Missile Defense team servicemembers are responsible for

  • Brothers in arms - Family founded in war

    As the U.S military begins to withdraw combat forces, transition training teams continue to bring stabilization to the country of Iraq, oftentimes mentoring while a war for security continues to besiege the country. For the732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Det. 3 Airmen who have become

  • Teamwork key to construction of communications hub

    A week ago, this vast expanse of land represented particles of dust, rocks, hardened dirt and scrubs located on the other side of Kandahar Airfield's perimeter, mirroring the landscape of this portion of southern Afghanistan. Today, the area is bustling with Airmen dragging cables and laboring to