USAF, coaliton AWACS redefine combined ops

Americans, Australians, British and Canadians are flying operational sorties on the same crew for what is likely to be the first time in history. The 965th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron is the first unit of its kind to deploy to this location with three different coalition partners as

USAFA Rabbi celebrates Yom Kippur with deployed Jewish Airmen; shares messages from home

A U.S. Air Force Academy chaplain is visiting the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing to conduct religious services and visit with Airmen of all faiths during a key time of year on the Jewish calendar. Rabbi (Capt.) Gary Davidson arrived here Sunday to begin his week-long visit in which he will conduct Yom

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Agility and flexibility; Key components of air power teamwork

Examine a successful business or sports team, and you will find its foundation is based on flexibility, agility and teamwork. The success of air power in Iraq and Afghanistan is no different. Incorporating those traits on a daily basis, through the interaction with coalition forces and U.S. sister

Manas Air Base provides aid to earthquake victims

Airmen from Manas AB sent a humanitarian shipment Oct. 8 to provide aid to those affected by the recent earthquake in southern Kyrgyzstan. The base sent a flatbed truck of supplies that included a pallet of nearly 2,200 food ration packets, ten pallets of bottled water, more than 120 boxes

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Lackland instructors build tactical course for Iraqi Airmen

When military training instructors saw an unmet need in the Iraqi Air Force basic military training program, they did what all good Airmen do. They found a way to fill the need. For Staff Sgt. Matthew Coltrin and Tech. Sgt. Chris Ramsdell, MTIs deployed from the 322nd Training Squadron, Lackland Air

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Joint Forces bring medical care to local village

Medical personnel from the U.S. and Romania teamed up to bring much needed medical care to Jarullah village in Zabul province Oct. 2. Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team doctors and medics, who have been in the province since March, mentored their Romanian counterparts in the 30th Mountain