In His Honor: Street named for Airman killed in action

Approximately 400 servicemembers gathered at an intersection on an air base in the Persian Gulf Region on June 10, 2008 to honor a vehicle operator who made the ultimate sacrifice in Iraq a year ago. Airman 1st Class Eric Barnes, 20, of Lorain, Ohio, died June 10, 2007 as result of an improvised

The air up there

Checking the list

Eye of the tire

Afghan soldiers master driving Humvees

Humvees will soon become the Afghan National Army's vehicle of choice on the battlefield, but not until every soldier is qualified to safely operate them. For this reason, Air Force Capt. Todd Klusek and Army Capt. William Snyder, combat service support senior mentors assigned to the Combined

Nocturnal workers: Airmen keep the base mission going long after the sun goes down

People seem to think that when they close their eyes at night, the rest of the base follows suit until morning, but that's not the case. While we are comfy in our beds, the flightline is buzzing with activity and the mission is still well underway. Airmen in Southwest Asia are covered in sweat,

Tigers' roar heard throughout the AOR

Minutes from their target, four crewmembers in a B-1 Lancer brace themselves as their aircraft fights turbulence. Bouncing and jolting against the bumps as they roll through the clouds in the skies of the Middle East. Circling the troops below, the weapons system officer focuses his eyes to find the

Smoothing it over

Lab on alert

Airmen help graduate Afghan's newest firefighters

Eleven members of the Afghan National Army Air Corps recently became the first graduates of the Air Corps Firefighting School May 29 at Kabul. The graduates completed four months of class work, countless hands-on exercises extinguishing various types of fires and practicing lifesaving techniques