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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

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AFCENT band wraps up Kyrgyz Republic tour

Members of the U.S. Air Forces Central Band Thunder Roll wrapped up a 12-day tour here playing on base and in the local Bishkek community. The traveling Air Force band, which is deployed to the AFCENT area of responsibility from the Air Force Band of the West at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas,

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Keeping cool under sweltering sun

Engineers keep Airmen safe one bollard at a time