NEWS RELEASE: Predator crashes in eastern Afghanistan

An Air Force MQ-1 Predator Unmanned Aircraft System crashed in eastern Afghanistan on May 14, 2009. The crash was not due to hostile fire. The aircraft is a medium-altitude, long-endurance, remotely piloted aircraft. The MQ-1's primary mission is conducting armed reconnaissance. A board will be

AFCENT officials begin to look at Iraq reposture

More than 80 Air Force, Army and Navy functional experts gathered here May 5 to 8 to lay the groundwork for U.S. Air Forces Central's reposture from Iraq over the next two years. "The conference ensured AFCENT's reposturing and responsible drawdown is synchronized with (Central Command's) guidance

Defenders honored during National Police Week

The 386th and 387th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadrons commemorated National Police Week with a variety of events at an air base in Southwest Asia beginning May 10. The week began with a march to the various memorials of fallen security forces Airmen located around base followed by a reveille

"Bone" makes impact throughout theater

When someone thinks about the B-1B "Bone" Lancer the first thing that comes to mind is likely going to be a series of bombs falling toward a target that's about to have a very bad day. However, since the "Bone" was modified to include the Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod in late 2008, it has also been

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,