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  • Airman brings advice, friendship to Iraqi sergeant major

    The last time Iraqi Army Sgt. Maj. Hannoon Saskbor Arian Al Taai fired a rifle was during the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s. The 40-year military veteran was battle-tested, seasoned and ready to head to the more relaxing pastures of retirement. But then he was paired with a new senior enlisted advisor

  • Internal training key to Iraqi air force independence

    As the Iraqi Parliament works out the details of the new Status of Forces Agreement that calls for American forces to withdraw from the country in 2011, Iraqi air force emergency responders from New al Muthana Air Base took the lead for the first time in a mass casualty response exercise Nov. 21 as

  • Giving Thanks

    During our nation's Civil War, the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln issued the first official Thanksgiving proclamation in 1863 as a day of thanksgiving and praise. Thanksgiving has grown into the most traveled holiday for Americans to visit loved ones. For those of us who

  • Kirkuk Airmen compete for strongest in AOR

    Five contestants in the first leg of the "Strongest in the AOR" Weightlifting Competition held at the Mt. Warrior Gym here Nov. 15 are moving on to the next level. Senior Airman Joshua Moffie, 506th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron fire team member, lead the KRAB competition with a total

  • Reaper AMU deploys to Joint Base Balad

    A coalition force comprising experts from the U.S. Air Force and Royal Air Force deployed here recently to sustain operations for the world's most lethal unmanned aircraft system. An MQ-9 Reaper aircraft maintenance unit, attached to the 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance and Attack Squadron, melds

  • Predator damaged in Afghanistan

    An Air Force MQ-1 Predator was damaged at approximately 10:15 a.m. at a base in southern Afghanistan, November 20. The aircraft is a medium-altitude, long-endurance, remotely piloted aircraft. The MQ-1's primary mission is conducting armed reconnaissance. A safety investigation board will be