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  • CENTCOM’S CAOC operates in distributed command, control environment

    The Combined Air and Space Operations Center in Southwest Asia provides operational command and control for coalition and joint air and space operations across the 20-nation U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility. This command and control, or C2, function is distributed among a host of

  • Airmen aid in Iraqi election ballot transport

    members from the 321st Air Expeditionary Airlift Squadron did their part in assisting Iraq in the election process Feb. 2.While many servicemembers were watching the final moments of Superbowl XLIII, Maj. Scott Volk, Capt. Chris Dickens, both C-130 evaluation pilots and aviation advisors for the

  • Watching history unfold from the air

    A new year brings with it the possibility for new beginnings; this year brings with it a new type of beginning for the Iraqi people in the form of provincial elections Jan. 31. In support of the historic event, the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing is employing airpower assets in support of U.S. Air

  • Airmen support Iraqi elections, see history in making

    Joint Base Balad Airmen are engaged in the Iraqi sky as Iraqis get ready to participate in their country's electoral process Jan. 31, the first time since 2005. "U.S. and coalition airpower is uniquely qualified to provide non-intrusive security support to the government of Iraq as it conducts this

  • Air Force C-17 mishap at Bagram Airfield

    A United States Air Force C-17 Globemaster III deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, was involved in a mishap while landing at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, at about 10:20 p.m. local time. There were no injuries to the aircrew. A safety board will be convened to investigate the

  • Finance Airmen named ‘Top Dollar’ while deployed

    Using the tailgate of an old truck as a makeshift desk, , and dressed in his individual body armor, helmet square, a finance Airman completes the necessary paperwork before he thumbs through a high stack of American currency. Administrative actions complete, he doles out cash to an Iraqi vendor, who

  • Base extends hand to tankers

    The Airman of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing proved that flexibility is the key to airpower when they provided contingency support to several diverted aircraft. The 380th AEW supported KC-135 Stratotanker's when unsuitable landing conditions at their home field caused them to divert. The 380th AEW

  • 30,000 hours later - Rock C-130E completes final run

    After 47 years of service without a single hit, a C-130E with the 386th Expeditionary Operations Group has flown its last combat mission and will be retired to the boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. The 386th EOG and Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron celebrated the retirement

  • Iraqi AF Flying Training Wing achieves 5K-hour milestone

    Reaching the 5,000-hour flying training-mark is a milestone that indicates the Iraqi Airmen being trained by the U.S. Air Force's 52nd Expeditionary Flying Training Squadron here are closer to their country's goal of fielding a viable, independent air force. Flying a battleship gray Cessna 172 with

  • Physician assistant makes difference in Afghan lives

    Servicemembers of the Provincial Reconstruction Team Paktya in Gardez, Afghanistan, are helping to develop the infrastructure necessary for the Afghan people to succeed in a post-conflict environment. One member of the Paktya PRT is Capt. James Parris. The physician assistant from the 96th Medical