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  • New testing center opens for servicemembers at Camp Bucca

    Military members on Camp Bucca looking for a place to accommodate their educational needs now have one in a new testing facility recently opened on the camp. The center, run by test control officer Master Sgt. Mark Leuquire, is capable of administering Career Course Development end-of-course tests,

  • Command Post operators serve as Manas 24/7 nerve center

    With a phone in each hand and an ear out for radio chatter, it is essential for controllers within the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing command post to be able to manage the many tasks that fall onto their shoulders at a moment's notice. "The wing command post has a huge responsibility as the nerve

  • Lending their EARS: KC-135 Airmen endure, thrive in high ops tempo

    Fighters and bombers constantly soar over the battlefield supporting the U.S. and Coalition Armed Forces' most valuable asset, the troops, with the reassurance that refueling is never more than a shout away. U.S. and coalition aircraft can rely on the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron and

  • July 28 airpower summary: A-10s strike enemy targets

    Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations July 28, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles fired cannon rounds onto

  • Airman breaks Bagram's million gallons fuel record

    In the three months since the current AEF rotation arrived, the 31-member POL shop has pumped nearly 14 million gallons of fuel. Most of the operators have pumped an average of 700,000 gallons each. Only two have surpassed the million-gallon mark - one doing it in record time. Senior Airman Ramon

  • Many Airmen, one mission: 'Defend the Base'

    The 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Group activated July 24. Its Airmen have a singular purpose, which is reflected in the group's mission statement: "Defend the Base." The activation marks the first time the Air Force has deployed such a large security forces unit into combat to defend an