$1 headset fix improves Predator mission

Predator pilots here now have the capability to talk over a secure Internet phone line using their headsets thanks to one Airman's ingenuity and one dollar. Staff Sgt. Ray Stetler, the NCO in charge of base information and infrastructure for the 407th Expeditionary Communications Squadron here,

Pilots provide close air support in emergency situations

For F-15E Strike Eagle and A-10 Thunderbolt pilots deployed to Bagram Air Field, joint terminal attack controllers play a vital role in the close air support mission. "The Air Force JTAC is absolutely our go-to guy on the ground to start any mission," said Capt. Jeff Sliwoski, an A-10 pilot with the

Sniper ATP-equipped B-1 has combat first

 Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod-equipped B-1 Lancer here had its first weapon employment in combat Aug. 4 successfully targeting enemy forces on the ground and dropping one guided bomb unit-38 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. A long-range precision targeting system, the Sniper ATP provides

Keeping it cool

Flying with Pave Hawks

Scrub-a-dub-dub

332nd ELRS initiatives shorten supply lines

The 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron's Material Management Flight is at the forefront in changing the way logisticians support warfighters. The flight has established a pre-positioned spare parts packages for deploying aircraft and is researching pre-positioning small-arms weapons

'If you ain't ammo ...'

Prepping the meds

Maintenance coalition exchange tours enhance vital partnership

As a vital component of the combined team, coalition air forces have proved instrumental in the continued success of the airlift mission for Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. This was exemplified during the final two weeks of July at an air base in the Persian Gulf, as the 386th Expeditionary