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  • Airmen in Afghanistan welcome new MRAPs

    Airmen operating "outside the wire" in Afghanistan now have more protection from roadside bombs. The first mission-ready mine-resistance ambush-protected vehicles, or MRAPs, were delivered to 455th Air Expeditionary Wing units recently. The armor-plated MRAP vehicles are designed with raised

  • Balad warfighters unleash new weapon aginst mobile insurgent targets

    Coalition air forces in Iraq unleashed a new precision guided weapon against anti-Iraqi forces Aug. 12 when two F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots with the 77th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron here executed the first-ever combat employment a GBU-54 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition against a moving enemy

  • Iraq, Afghanistan airdrops reach all-time high

    Resupplying U.S. and coalition forces on the ground is a critical logistical component of combat operations. Seven months into 2008, the Air Force has already supplied forces in Iraq and Afghanistan with more than 8.5 million pounds of goods. This surpasses the 2007 total and reaches an all-time

  • Small group takes small packages, makes huge impact

    When servicemen find themselves in harm's way they reach for a small item with a huge impact - the individual first aid kit. A process here ensures they can depend on what's inside. Two members from the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron and three from the 379th Expeditionary Medical