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  • May 30 airpower summary: Reaper patrols skies

    Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations May 30, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs performed shows of force in order

  • PTI teaches to instill physical, mental discipline in war fighters

    Exercise, for many, is a form of drudgery - a necessary evil, inherent to their commitments to the military lifestyle of fitness and strength. But one Royal Australian Air Force physical training instructor here focuses on making training sessions a time for camaraderie and competition, instilling

  • May 29 airpower summary: C-130s transport troops

    Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations May 29, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles conducted shows of force in

  • May 28 airpower summary: C-17s deliver goods

    Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations May 28, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, a Royal Air Force GR-9 Harrier conducted shows of force

  • High school students reach across miles to support Iraq education efforts

    Sometimes it only takes a hug, smile or toy to touch the heart of a child. However, it's even better when an entire school comes together to help children half-way across the world. That is exactly what the children at Cleburne High School in Cleburne, Texas, decided to do when they initiated a

  • CFACC talks big picture with deployed Airmen

    The Combined Forces Air Component Commander for U.S. Central Command wrapped up a nine-day tour of the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility May 25.The commander, Lt. Gen. Gary North, spent two days in the Persian Gulf Region welcoming recently deployed Airmen. He talked with them

  • May 27 airpower summary: F-15Es destroy enemy combatants

    Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations May 27, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, F-15E Strike Eagles dropped guided bomb unit-31s and 38s to

  • Manas KC-135s top off receivers, local fuel record

    As Manas Air Base KC-135 Stratotankers topped off their final refueling sortie May 24, they also topped a local single-day offload fuel record. The 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron passed 804,800 pounds of fuel to 32 receivers. The fuel directly supported 16 "show of force" missions as