Airmen earn cavalry combat spurs

Building an Army base from scratch can be a difficult task. Just ask the Airmen who completed major construction at Forward Operating Base Garry Owen, the closest American base to the Iraq-Iran border. Lt. Col. Edward Bohnemann and Command Sgt. Maj. George Zamudio, the commander and senior enlisted

Training through the dog days of summer; Kyrgyz and Manas dog handlers build friendships, expertise

A Kyrgyz dog handler issues the order, "ISCHI!" which means "Search!" to Valya, a two-year-old pure Belgian Shepherd. Valya frantically starts her search through a large warehouse full of boxes, sniffing and scanning everything in sight as her handler follows close behind directing her every move.

Turn & Burn

Air Force band Sirocco takes Manas by storm

The Air Forces Central band "Sirocco" was a force to be reckoned with as they performed 15 concerts in their nine day visit here Aug. 7-15. The 11-person band's visit to Manas included multiple performances at an assortment of venues in the local Kyrgyz communities. They are from the 572nd Air Force

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 U. S. 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

Airmen help Iraqi pilot earn his wings

Dressed in a tan flight suit adorned with the Iraqi flag, an L.A. Dodgers hat and aviator sunglasses, one pilot is helping his country take a step closer to having an independent air force. With help from American Airmen, Iraqi air force Maj. Thagel took his last training flight prior to being

Lancer Maintenance

Movin' on up: 379 EMDG transitions into ‘enduring’ facility

The 379th Expeditionary Medical Group here is in the process of transitioning into an "enduring" facility, which will improve the efficiency, capability and capacity of patient care provided to deployed personnel. The 16,000 square-foot building will offer primary care, dental, physical therapy,

PRT proving ingenuity is all it takes to make a difference

In a country where the reality is that parents will have to bury one of their children before the age of 5, members of a coalition provisional reconstruction team at Zabul are working to reverse this staggering trend. After two Air Force medical professionals spent some time on the ground in

USAFCENT command chief visits Creech

The senior enlisted leader of U.S. Air Forces Central visited Creech AFB Aug. 14 to get a closer look at the base and meet with Airmen assigned here. Chief Master Sgt. Scott Dearduff, USAFCENT Command Chief, was impressed by the level of professionalism and dedication shown by Airmen of the 432nd