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  • Coming Feb. 22, single 800 number for all Airmen

    Members of the Total Force -- regular Air Force, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve, civilian and retired Airmen -- are on line to have one central phone number for help with their personnel questions starting at 5 p.m. Central Standard Time Feb. 22. Members of the Air Force community should call

  • Kirkuk EOD Airmen awarded Purple Heart

    Turning one's back on a problem is usually an avoidance technique. But for two Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians whose backs were to a recovered rocket as they were temporarily stepping away, the act likely saved their lives, preventing posthumous awards of Purple Hearts. Standing in their own

  • Airmen help Iraqi aircrew perform night missions using NVGs

    An initiative that has been in the works since August 2008 is now a realization as members of the Iraqi air force continued their quest toward night-vision operations with the help of U.S. Air Force aircrews.Members of the 721st Air Expeditionary Advisor Squadron, who train Iraqi aircrew members,

  • Airmen awarded Army combat spurs

    A time honored Army tradition took place here Feb. 10, as many Soldiers earned their combat spurs. But what made the ceremony even more unique was among the recipients was an Airmen.Senior Airman Keith Booze, Multi-National Corps-Iraq Assistance Group personnel technician, was presented his combat

  • Manas Air Base continues to support operations in Afghanistan

    Coalition personnel continue to perform their daily air mobility and aerial refueling missions at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, despite press reports that an announcement is pending from Kyrgyz leadership about the future of the base. "Until we are told that our mission has changed, we will continue

  • Predator crashes in Afghanistan

    An Air Force MQ-1 Predator Unmanned Aircraft System crashed in southern Afghanistan on Sunday at approx 11:35 a.m. local time. 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 convened to

  • Airmen train firefighter managers, Iraqis graduate

    The Iraqi air force took another step toward becoming more independent Feb. 4, this time in the form of firefighting capability, thanks to the joint training effort from the U.S. Air Force, the Iraqi air force and the Army National Guard.Seventeen civilian defense and Iraqi air force members

  • Rivet Joint reaches 7,000 combat missions in AOR

    The 763rd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, stationed in Southwest Asia, reached a major milestone Friday when an RC-135 Rivet Joint flew the air frame's 7,000th combat mission in the U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility. "Seven thousand missions is a big deal for us, there's a lot of