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  • Airmen mentors: wind beneath Afghan air corps' wings

    A growing source of pride and a strong visual symbol of the growing strength of the Afghan government is the country's ever evolving air corps. And with the help of U.S. Air Force mentors, it's moving in the right direction. To ensure the Afghan National Army Air Corps is able to keep their fleet in

  • Airman helps shape future Afghan firefighters

    Afghan firefighters at the Kabul International Airport stand ready to answer a call to save lives and resources here thanks to the dedicated efforts of their American counterpart. Air Force Master Sgt. Mike Marascia, Afghan fire protection mentor, has spent the last 11 months establishing the Afghan

  • Predator combat air patrol named after former Tuskeegee Airman

    Nothing could be more fitting for the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, based at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, than to have an MQ-1 Predator combat air patrol named after one of its most famous Airmen. Lt. Gen. Gary North, the commander of U.S. Air Forces Central, aligned a Predator combat air patrol to be

  • U.S. MQ-1 Predator crashes at Joint Base Balad

    A United States Air Force MQ-1 Predator assigned to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, Joint Base Balad, Iraq, crashed on the Balad runway today at about 7:30 a.m. Baghdad time. The extent of the damage is unknown at this time. A board of officers has been convened to investigate the incident. For

  • Bringing joy of music to hearts of Kenya

    During its first visit to Kenya, the U.S. Air Forces' Central Command Expeditionary Band, "Dune" entertained Americans and Kenyans in the greater Nairobi area, November 12-21, 2008. Dune, along with the U.S. Air Forces Expeditionary Band (AFCENT) performed for Kenyan citizens at civic and

  • 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