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  • Lt. Gen. Gary L. North speaks to Airmen during his visit to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 8. General North is the commander, 9th Air Force and U.S. Central Command Air Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joshua T. Jasper)

    CENTAF commander meets with Airmen in Afghanistan

    The commander of U.S. Central Command Air Forces visited with 455th Air Expeditionary Wing Airmen here and at Kandahar Airfield Oct. 8. Lt. Gen. Gary North also used the visit to Afghanistan to view the newest addition to the Air Force's close-air-support inventory -- the MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle. The Reaper is a medium-to-high altitude,
  • Senior Airman Zach Laird radios the aircrew of an Air Force B1-B Lancer to get an update on bombs being dropped on a building in Baghdad, Iraq, to neutralize an insurgent detonation point for improvised explosive devices. Airman Laird is assigned to the 3rd Air Support Operations Group. (U.S. Navy photo/Petty Officer David Quillen)

    The 'So What' factor puts Oct. 10 airpower summary in perspective

    The Combined Air and Space Operations Center's airpower summary provides a daily account of the integration and synchronization of airpower. But some folks may ask, "So what? What does this summary really mean?" The "So What" factor for Oct. 10's airpower summary is that five dozen coalition Soldiers and Airmen battling Taliban insurgents in
  • Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, thanks servicemembers for their service during an All-Hands Call for E-6s and below at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct 7. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joshua Jasper)

    New JCS chairman visits Bagram

    The military's top servicemember visited here Oct. 7 to check on operations in Afghanistan and hear the concerns of military members. Adm. Michael G. Mullen, the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, thanked servicemembers for their sacrifices during an All-Hands Call for E-6s and below. The admiral spoke about leadership, military pay and
  • An F/A-18C, assigned to the "Knighthawks" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136, uses flare countermeasures in support of Coalition ground forces in Iraq. VFA-136 is assigned to Carrier Air Wing 1 embarked aboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise. The Enterprise Carrier Strike Group is on a deployment in support of maritime operations and the global war on terrorism. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Peter Scheu)

    Airpower Summary for October 9 -- JTACs work with Coalition forces, jets

    Coalition airpower integrated with Coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the following operations Oct. 9, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, a show of force was conducted by Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs to deter enemy actions toward
  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jessica Gallaway, deployed from Grand Forks AFB, N.D., assigned to the 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, Det. 4, holds an Iraqi girl's hand as they look up at her apartment building where a fire is being put out by her family and neighbors. Air Force Security Forces are the first responders for the International Zone, Baghdad, Iraq. They are "in lieu of" tasking, meaning they are filling an Army billet on six-month deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Angelique Perez)

    International Zone Police: Airmen patrol the streets of Baghdad

    Baghdad's International Zone is surrounded by a network of security checkpoints and entry control points aimed at keeping insurgents out of the area. However, law and order within the area rests solely in the hands of U.S. Airmen. Approximately 45 security forces Airmen from RAF Mildenhall, England; Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D.; Lackland AFB,
  • After its mission, the Raven B small unmanned aerial vehicle lands and breaks into pieces. Staff Sgt. Karlo Arenivas (left) and Airman 1st Class James Gould, 380th Expeditionary Security Force Squadron Force Protection Airborne Surveillance System specialists, demonstrate how the Raven is recovered and then readied for a new mission. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Ruby Zarzyczny)

    Raven B has landed in Southwest Asia

    This small unmanned aerial vehicle is used to increase the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing's force protection capabilities. Maintained and operated by the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron's the Raven B is the wing's sixth and smallest aircraft, weighing 4.2 pounds with a wing span of 65 inches and a length of 35 inches. It is used by
  • BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Village elders thank OSI agents after receiving school supplies during an humanitarian mission here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Andriacco)

    Bagram team makes positive difference for Afghans

    A group of Bagram Airmen has been making a difference in local Afghan villagers' lives, one school bag at a time. Members of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations Expeditionary Detachment 2405 handed out school supplies to approximately 560 children in the villages of Qal'eh-ye Dewana and Chawni on Sept. 26. Each set consisted of a
  • BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - Tech. Sgt. Joy Flumerfelt, a Squadron medical Element/Independent Medical Technician, with the 336 Expeditionary Fighter Squadron here, removes a makeshift splint from a boys broken arm. His arm was then evaluated and resplinted with better materials, during a Medical Civil Action Project in a village outside of Bagram Airfield on Oct. 4, 2007. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joshua T Jasper)

    Making a difference one person at a time

  • Staff Sgt. Shawn Finch checks in with the Air Terminal Operations Center after helping to load a 58,210-pound armored wrecker onto a C-17 Globemaster Sept. 30 in Southwest Asi. Air mobility in the U.S. Central Command area of operations makes it possible to move people and cargo where needed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Sergeant Finch is an air terminal operations controller with the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

    CENTAF Mobility director visits Airmen at Camp Djibouti

    The U.S. Central Command Air Forces director of Mobility visited Airmen assigned to Camp Djibouti recently as part of his first visit of the Southwest Asia area of operations since assuming his position. "My purpose is to find out what (the) requirements are and how we can help (the Airmen) get their mission done," Brig. Gen. Alfred J. Stewart
  • Senior Airman Khanh Le meets Maj. Gen. William L. Holland Sept. 30 in Southwest Asia. General Holland is the vice commander of 9th Air Force and the deputy commander of U.S. Central Command Air Forces. Airman Le, a 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron pavement equipment operator, is deployed from Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tia Schroeder)

    CENTAF vice commander: Airmen performing wonderfully

    America's Airmen across the globe are performing well, said the deputy commander of U.S. Central Command Air Forces recently during a tour of Southwest Asia. Maj. Gen. William L. Holland, who is also the vice commander of 9th Air Force, visited 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Airmen Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 as part of his tour of CENTAF's area of
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