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  • Not a moment too soon: Medics work together to save lives

    An hour can be the difference between life and death. U.S. Army medical evacuation crews, such the 7th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment deployed to Balad Air Base, ensure all patients, friend or foe, who are wounded in Iraq are transported to the nearest hospital able to provide the next echelon

  • NCAA coaches 'touchdown' in AOR

    Servicemembers here pulled out their team banners and school spirit May 22 when five National Collegiate Athletic Association football coaches from various universities throughout the states stopped to thank Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines for their service on the first leg of the Armed Forces

  • CFACC: It's easy to take airpower, Airmen for granted

    The ease with which the U.S. Air Force moves people, pallets and equipment and employs precision airpower also makes it easy to take that synchronized effort for granted. That was the message of Lt. Gen. Gary North, the Combined Forces Air Component Commander for U.S. Central Command, as he

  • USAFCENT commander's Memorial Day Message

    On the 140th Anniversary of Memorial Day, we pay tribute to those service members who paid the ultimate price for freedom and democracy throughout America's history. Decoration Day, the precursor to Memorial Day, was designated as a day of remembrance in 1868 when Maj. Gen. Logan, of the Grand Army

  • May 20 airpower summary: C-17s carry mission to front

    Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations May 20, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs performed shows of force in

  • AFCENT Command Band 'Falcon' kicks off theater-wide tour

    The U.S. Air Force Central Command Band called Falcon recently kicked off a 60-day musical tour of duty to perform for U.S. and coalition forces and local citizens in each of the countries they'll be visiting. Based in Southwest Asia, the Falcon Band is comprised of Airmen musicians from the U.S.