Airman leads joint team in managing the enemy’s cache

Among the many missions executed at the Taji National Depot, one of the most interesting jobs is enemy weapons collection. Air Force Capt. Ted Yang is the liaison officer for Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq's J4 Collective Weapons section. For him, each day literally brings something

Iraqi aircraft structural training off to slow but promising start

U.S. Airmen involved in the rebuilding of a new Iraqi air force enjoyed many successes in 2008. Among those success stories is the Basic Aircraft Maintenance Course being conducted at the Iraqi Air Force Training School located at al Taji Air Base. The course is an entry level aircraft

Jan. 2 airpower summary: B-1s on patrol

Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations Jan. 2, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, 49 close-air-support missions were flown in support of

TAC-Ps provide vital link between pilots, Soldiers

Although they make up one of the Air Force's smallest career fields, their mission leaves a huge impact on the battlefield and can mean life or death for troops on the ground. Tactical air control-party members serve as liaisons between Army ground commanders and pilots in the sky to eliminate the

USAF firefighters relocate, expand Iraqi fire training course

Iraqi firefighters are more than half-way through the firefighter apprentice course being taught for the first time in Baghdad's International Zone. The class was previously conducted at Taji Military Base just north of Baghdad but the location lacked advanced live fire trainers and had a very

Filler’ up--with two million gallons of premium!

Filler' up is a phrase you may have used many times back in the days of full service gas stations but it's not very common terminology in the day and age of high-prices and self-service everything. The 376th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron's Petroleum, Oils, and Lubricants Flight,

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U.S. C-17 damaged at Kandahar Airfield

A United States Air Force C-17 Globemaster III operated by the 315th Airlift Wing from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., departed the hard surface of the runway at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan at about 6:20 a.m. local time. There were no injuries and no damage to airfield facilities. A safety

AFCENT commander sends holiday message to deployed

Rain, snow and cold temperatures are swiftly moving into Iraq, Afghanistan and the 18 other countries in the U.S. Central Command AOR, where more than 25,000 Airmen are deployed this holiday season. While the holidays serve as an opportunity for get-togethers among families and friends, those of us

Sather EOD team destroys mega weapons cache

He's only two months into his first deployment and things are already getting exciting for Airman 1st Class Derrick Torba. He's assigned to the 447th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight. On a recent mission, Torba and his teammates helped destroy one of the