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  • BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Capt. Caroline Jensen, 4th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, connects the communications receiver to her helmet ensuring she is contact with personnel on the ground. All aircraft equipment is checked prior to a flight to ensure it is functioning properly. Captain Jensen is currently deployed from Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia)

    Airpower Summary for October 25

    Coalition airpower integrated with Coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the following operations Oct. 25, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, an enemy cave located in Gardez was struck with GBU-31s and GBU-38s released from Air Force F-15E
  • SOUTHWEST ASIA -- First Lady Laura Bush greets Col. Brian O'Connor, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing vice commander, Oct. 24 at an undisclosed location. The first lady's visit highlights the accomplishments of the Middle East partnership initiative programs of the state department and also to visit a number of programs in countries that have launched the United States and Middle East Partnership for Breast Cancer Awareness and Research. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tia Schroeder)

    First Lady meets Airmen in Southwest Asia

    The U.S. First Lady Laura Bush made time, during her recent tour of the Persian Gulf to help create Breast Cancer Awareness in the region, to meet with more than 40 Airmen from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing and U.S Embassy employees and their families of the host nation, Oct 22, 2007. The First Lady talked to them about her tour to the region
  • Tech. Sgt. Brad Simms, a joint airdrop inspector with the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, at Bagram Arifield, Afghanistan, guides a K-loader to the ramp of a C-130 Hercules to unload airdrop bundles being transported to troops in the field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Kim Allain)

    Airpower Summary for October 24

    Coalition airpower integrated with Coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the following operations Oct. 24, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles struck an enemy fighting position located in Bari Kowt with Guided
  • Master Sgt. William Whitt passes out soccer balls and gear to local children from the Kabul Youth Soccer League Oct. 22 outside the gate at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. The equipment was donated by businessmen and supporters from Tennessee, Georgia and California. Sergeant Whitt's wife, Lea-Ellen Whitt, was instrumental in the effort in Tennessee. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

    Kabul Airman brings gifts, smiles to local children

    According to soccer's governing body, FIFA [Fédération Internationale de Football Association], more than 240 million people around the world play the game. Thanks to the efforts of an Airman deployed to Kabul International Airport and supporters back in the United States, 47 local players will be a little better equipped. Master Sgt. William
  • AFGHANISTAN -- U.S. Air Force Maj. Jaska Cason, C-130 Hercules aircraft mission commander, calculates, coordinates and prepares his crew before dropping 30,000 warning leaflets over the southeastern mountains of Afghanistan. The leaflets were used to communicate with Taliban extremists, warning them not to interfere with Coalition activities. The leaflet airdrop mission is helping to create an environment that will enable the government of Afghanistan to help improve security and the Afghan people's quality of life. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo, Released)

    Airpower Summary for October 22

    Coalition airpower integrated with Coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the following operations Oct. 22, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, a Royal Air Force Harrier GR-7 launched an Enhanced Paveway II munition against a compound
  • Tech. Sgts. Stephanie Durham and Ricardo Brown with the 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron carefully move a littered patient on to an awaiting ambulance Oct. 14. The 379th EAES treat patients throughout Southwest Asia. The ability to rapidly respond to various medical needs in the AOR gives the U.S. and coalition forces greater flexibility to preserve life in the Global War on Terror. Durham and Brown are deployed from Scott AFB, Ill.

    C-130s to the rescue

    The 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron has a storied history, dating back to the early 1940s whose legacy lives on through vital airlift of passenger and cargo while providing aeromedical evacuation operations throughout Southwest Asia. "Our primary mission is providing intra-theater airlift delivering people and supplies with our fleet of C-130s
  • Capt. Marilyn Thomas observes a medical evacuation team as they floor load a patient onto an AN-32 cargo plane during a training exercise held at Kabul International Airport. Captain Thomas is flight nurse and an Afghan National Army Air Corp medical mentor with the Air Corp Advisors Group here. She is deployed from Scott Air Force Base and her hometown is Beaver Creek, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

    Airmen help Afghans stand up flight medicine clinic

    Like many Airmen around the world, flight surgeon Maj. Mical Kupke's day starts with a brief meeting to plan out the day's events. But that's where the similarity ends. Major Kupke and her team's "day" involves mentoring members of the fledgling Afghan National Army Air Corps in the field of flight medicine and assisting them with standing up a
  • A B-1B Lancer takes off from the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia. B-1s from the 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron were once again called on to increase operations in support of ground forces in Afghanistan through precision bombing and shows of force and presence. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. David Miller)

    Airpower Summary for October 21

    Coalition airpower integrated with Coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the following operations Oct. 21, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, an Air Force B1-B Lancer struck an enemy compound located in Musa Qal'eh with a Guided Bomb
  • BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - A C-17 Globemaster is loaded in the early morning of Oct. 11, 2007, in preparation of one of the largest airdrops since Operation Enduring Freedom began. The C-17 played a key role in the delivery of winter supplies to a Forward Operating Base that road conditions prevented a convoy from reaching safely. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Joshua T Jasper) (Released)

    Airpower Summary for October 19

    Coalition airpower integrated with Coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the following operations Oct. 19, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, an Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle conducted an air strike on a vehicle containing enemy combatants
  • Master Sgt. George Lewandowski looks over a tool kit created for the Afghan national army air corps aircraft maintenance section Oct. 18 at Kabul Air Field, Afghanistan. The kits help the maintainers keep track of their tools as well as aid in engine safety. Sergeant Lewandowski, an ANA air corps mentor, is a precision measurement equipment laboratory Airman in charge of the tool accountability program at Kabul International Airport. He is deployed here from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

    Joint team helps build Afghan air corps

    As the Afghan national army air corps begins to spread its wings and take to the air, a group of U.S. servicemembers are by their side, mentoring and advising them every step of the way. Almost 100 Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines are working alongside their Afghan counterparts as part of the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan,
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