Special concert for some special children

The U.S. Air Forces Central Band Falcon gave a special performance to some special children at the Belvodosky Orphanage June 14. The band members, who are deployed from the Heartland of America Band at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., sang about a dozen songs for about 80 children. The orphanage is home

Team Sather fosters relationships with locals

The sounds of children laughing filled the air. A soccer game continued despite the heat and the dust, with parents and friends watching, cheering and joining in to play. This isn't a plush, green soccer field, and these aren't American parents - it's just what happened when neighbors got together

Rocket chasing Airmen protect IZ

It starts with a boom or a crash. Airmen of the 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, Detachment 4, rip into action anytime they hear a boom or a crash. Many are barely out of high school, but they patrol the streets of Baghdad's International Zone and perform as first responders after every

Firefighters train in the heat

Some assembly required

Expeditionary fighter exchange

Renamed U.S. military base in Iraq reflects joint status

The home of the Air Force's only wing in Iraq and the Army's logistical headquarters for supplies and shipments in the country has been renamed to reflect the dual nature of the base. Joint Base Balad is the new name for what used to be called Balad Air Base by the Air Force and Logistics Support

Iraqi firefighters graduate course

Bagram Airman wins autographed driver

Airmen from three career fields make one ‘fab’ flight

Airmen assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Fabrication Flight turn cold, gray, plain, sheets of metal into shiny, new aircraft parts that are vital to the mission of keeping planes, helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles functional and flying. The Fab Flight, as it's