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  • Nighthawk makes final appearance at Dubai Air Show

    The F-117A Nighthawk made its final scheduled public appearance this week, after 25 years in the Air Force inventory, at the 10th Edition of the Dubai Airshow, the third largest international trade and airshow. The Nighthawk was on static display and flew demonstrations during the five-day airshow. "It's pretty cool we get to show up here to
  • His Highness Shaikh Mohmmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai, shakes hands with Lt. Col. John Ukleya of the 552nd Air Control Wing,Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., Nov. 11, 2007. Colonel Ukleya is an aircrew member on the AWACS aircraft and is in the United Arab Emirates in support of the Dubai Air Show. The United States military is providing support for the 10th Edition of the Dubai Air Show from November 11-15, 2007. Approximately 250 military members and a variety of U.S. Air Force and Navy aircraft will exhibit a snapshot of the U.S. military's diverse aircraft inventory. The United States military is a long-standing participant in the biennial Dubai Air Show. This opportunity has proven to be beneficial to both UAE and the U.S. as it continues to build relationships with one of our allied partners. (Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Charlein C. Sheets)

    Dubai Air Show 2007

  • The United States military is providing support for the 10th Edition of the Dubai Air Show from November 11-15, 2007. Approximately 250 military members and a variety of U.S. Air Force and Navy aircraft will exhibit a snapshot of the U.S. military's diverse aircraft inventory. The United States military is a long-standing participant in the biennial Dubai Air Show. This opportunity has proven to be beneficial to both United Arad Emirates and the U.S. as it continues to build relationships as allied partners. (Air Force Photos by Tech. Sgt. Charlein C. Sheets)

    U.S. military showcased at Dubai Air Show

    More than 325 U.S. military members participated in the 10th Edition of the Dubai Air Show this week. Servicemembers from the Navy, Army and Air Force provided logistics, force protection and maintenance support to the various U.S. aircraft on display and aerial demonstrations. The Dubai Air Show is currently the third largest air show in the world
  • Tech. Sgt. Renee King explains the cockpit controls for a C-17 Globemaster III to retired Soviet Union Army Col. Vasili Steiniko Nov. 12 at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan. Colonel Steiniko was one of a dozen Kyrgyzstan-area World War II veterans honored at the base on Veterans Day. Sergeant King is with the 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, Det. 1. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Stefan Alford)

    Manas ceremony honors local vets

    It isn't very often that Mark Pavlovich Polushenko has occasion to put on his military service dress uniform. The 83-year-old retired infantry lieutenant colonel with the former Soviet Union Army had an opportunity to suit up again Monday during a special Veterans Day event here. He was among a dozen "Great Patriots" who fought in World War II that

  • JTAC demonstrates epitome of professionalism under fire

    Staff Sgt. "Dean" was having a bad day at the office. As an Air Force Joint Terminal Attack Controller embedded with ground forces, his job was to serve as liaison between the ground commander and aircrews. On the afternoon of Oct. 27, the ten-vehicle convoy he was traveling with in Southern Afghanistan came under attack. "We checked in with him
  • Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Rodney McKinley (left) and and Chief Master Sgt. Richard Small, 9th Air Force/US Central Command Air Forces command chief, pose with the USCENTAF Celtic Band "Desert Ramblers" during a break from playing for some visitors to the Combined Air and Space Operations Center in Southwest Asia. The Desert Ramblers completed a 22-day tour visiting Coaliton Forces participating in Operation Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom on Nov 7.

    Chiefs visit with Ramblers

  • BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Deployed Airmen from the 49th Material Maintenance Group at Hollomon Air Force Base, N.M., put the finishing touches on one of the Air Force's largest ever deployable aircraft hangars here Nov. 1. The hangar is intended to simultaneously house up to three of the 455th Air Expedtionary Wing's combat search and rescue HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters. The nine-person team erects and tears down similar structures throughout the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility. (Courtesy photo)

    Air Force team completes historic project at Bagram

    A historic accomplishment here is simply part of the job for a traveling team of Airmen who have been enhancing Air Force missions throughout the region for the last two months. The nine-person team, deployed from the 49th Material Maintenance Group at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., recently made history with the erection of the largest deployable
  • More than 200 warfighters from around the world gathered this weekend in the little-known Avon Park Military Training Complex in central Florida to combat a simulated enemy force comprised of insurgent groups, roadside bombs and hidden snipers. In order to complete their missions, teams of blended forces must use the warfighters most flexible and powerful tool: airpower. Atlantic Strike VI, a semi-annual training event sponsored by U.S. Central Command Air Forces, is aimed at preparing Joint Terminal Attack Controllers and Joint Fires Observers for urban close air support operations. For the 800 military members spread across several operating locations, including MacDill Air Force Base, Homestead Air Reserve Base and Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla., Shaw AFB, S.C., Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. and Robins AFB, Ga., the intense training event begins today; battles continue day and night through Nov. (Photo story by Airman 1st Class Stephenie Wade)

    Atlantic Strike VI

  • A fully armed MQ-9 Reaper taxis down an Afghanistan runway Nov. 4, 2007. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

    Reaper drops first precision-guided bomb, protects ground forces

    The MQ-9A Reaper demonstrated it's unique precision strike capability as a hunter-killer attack platform by dropping its first precision-guided bomb Nov. 7. "The beauty of the MQ-9 Reaper is that we're able to synchronize and integrate unmanned aerial attack platforms over the skies of Afghanistan, allowing us to persistently and consistently track
  • The unit seal for the Tactical Air Control Party battery at Varde, Denmark. Danish JTACs are participating in Atlantic Strike VI, a U.S. Central Command Air Forces-sponsored exercise focused on improving air-ground coordination during urban close air support operations. The slogan translates to "our anger hits you hard." (Courtesy Photo)

    Denmark, Canada hone close air support skills alongside USAF JTACs

    Joint Terminal Attack Controllers, specialists in airpower embedded in ground units to assist Airmen in delivering the effects of airpower, are used to working in multi-service and multi-national operations. In order to replicate the collaborative environment of the modern battlefield, planners at Atlantic Strike VI invited close air support
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