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

Air Force employs first combat use of laser joint direct attack munition in Iraq

Click here to view weapon systems video footage. The U.S. Air Force has deployed in combat for the first time, the guided bomb unit-54, Laser Joint Directed Attack Munition - or LJDAM. The GBU-54 is the U.S. Air Force's newest 500-pound precision weapon, equipped with a special targeting system that

Airmen teach ANP life saving skills

PRT strives to provide brighter future to youths in Qalat

The Airmen and Soldiers deployed to the Zabul provincial reconstruction team have a deployed life that is probably a bit different than many of their fellow servicemembers. Their primary mission takes them off their small compound in Southeastern Afghanistan into local communities where they work

Fueling all branches of the military

Iraqis sign container contract with Joint Base Balad

An Iraqi businessman, a local tribal leader and the commander of Joint Contracting Command - Iraq/Afghanistan, gathered here Aug. 21 for a ribbon-cutting ceremony of the latest contract for the Iraqi First program between Joint Base Balad and the Miran Co. Hashim Abd Al-Amir Mahdi of the Miran Co.

Keeping things rolling

Air Force rescue teams enhance Army medical evacuation mission

Likened to a Swiss Army knife due to their versatility on the battlefield, Airmen of the 305th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron here with their HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters have been carrying out their mission with life-saving success. Since March, rescue crews have performed medical evacuations for

Panjshir Breaks Ground for Bakshikhiel Bridge

It was only a small group who came to the groundbreaking of the new $179,000 Bakshikhiel Bridge in Rokha District, Panjshir on Aug 24, but it was the biggest celebration. The importance of this new bridge is not lost on the local villagers. On June 27, 2007, a flash flood ravaged parts of the Rokha