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

Airmen refuel aircraft over Iraq

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

Airmen at Work: Constructing an air corps

U.S. Air Force Airmen, in partnership with the Afghan National Army Air Corps, are working side-by-side to provide an air power capability to the nation of Afghanistan. The Afghan Army was created six years ago with the air corps element subsequently created four years later. The training mission to

Air Force to save $1.2 million each AEF by prepositioning weapons

A new U.S. Air Forces Central logistics program is set to save the Air Force approximately $1.2 million every four months. More than 3,000 Airmen who departed Iraq, Afghanistan and other U.S. Central Command-area nations last month or will depart this month were directed not to bring their M-16s or

Bagram Airmen recover crippled aircraft

More than 120 Airmen, Defense Department civilians and contractors successfully removed a crippled C-17 aircraft from the runway here Feb. 2 and restored full air operations after a historic aircraft recovery operation. Emergency response crews sprang into action shortly after the aircraft was

B-52s conduct global strike deployment through CENTCOM theater

As part of a Global Power training mission, a pair of United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bombers from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., flew nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean, over the Mediterranean Sea and the Middle East region en route to a base in the Indian Ocean. From there they will