Reaper flies 1st combat mission in Iraq

An MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft system flew its first combat mission over Iraq July 18, offering a powerful new capability to warfighters on the front lines of the Global War on Terrorism. "With the MQ-1 (Predator) and the MQ-9, you can hunt down a target; you can stare at a target; you can

What a night

Night ops with Bagram Pave Hawks

Teamwork

Memorial held to honor fellow Tuskegee Airman

Town Hall filled with brothers and sisters mourning the loss of a member of the U.S. military family here July 20. Tech. Sgt. Jackie Larsen, a paralegal working with the Law and Order Task Force of the 732nd Expeditionary Support Squadron, died from non-combat related causes July 17. Sergeant

Helping hand

Secretary of State visits 380th Air Expeditionary Wing

Airmen from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing greeted Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice here before she departed from here enroute to Singapore. Various Airmen were selected from throughout the base to meet Secretary Rice during her visit. "Meeting Secretary Rice was a highlight of my deployment,"

Manas Liberandos bust through million pound mark

"Liberandos" maintainers helped the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing bust through a new record here - more than1 million pounds of fuel offloaded by its KC-135s to receiver aircraft in a single day. Like most summer days on the hot concrete ramp at Manas, July 17 was a flurry of activity pierced by the

Overseeing the fight, one flight at a time

It's no secret that conducting the Global War on Terrorism in Iraq and Afghanistan has proved to be a formidable manpower challenge for the Air Force. What isn't nearly as well known is the myriad of ways the service is resourcing the challenge without compromising the mission. From personnel

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