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  • May 6 airpower summary: B-1B destroys enemy compound

    Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations May 6, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs performed shows of force in

  • Smithsonian study of Iraqi birds to help reduce aircraft mishaps

    One of the Air Force's greatest air power adversaries doesn't wear the uniform of another country; it wears feathers. Both deadly and expensive, aircraft accidents and mishaps caused by collisions with birds have cost the service approximately $35 million each year since 1985, according to Air Force

  • 15th generation Rabbi helping servicemembers keep faith

    The flame dances a slow mesmerizing dance as it flickers from one side of the wick to the next, the light softly illuminates his face as his silhouette becomes a portion of the projection behind him, images of holocaust victims. Soft-spoken yet with a stern demeanor, Rabbi (Capt.) Raphael Berdugo's,

  • Airpower Summary for May 4

    Coalition airpower integrated with Coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the following operations May 4, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs performed shows of

  • ECES utilities replenish Airmen by the truckload

    Working by street lights and headlamps, Airmen scramble in the dead of night to restack and organize the pallets upon pallets of bottled water needed in the arid desert environment. Supported by more than 30 Airmen, the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron utilities system shop works around

  • May 3 airpower summary: F-15Es bomb enemy positions

    Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the following operations May 3, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles dropped a guided

  • Airmen, Soldiers honor fallen comrade

    Airmen and Soldiers from Bagram honored an Airman, warrior and leader who paid the ultimate sacrifice for his country during a memorial ceremony here May 1. Senior Airman Jonathan A.V. Yelner, a convoy driver assigned to the Kapisa and Parwan Provincial Reconstruction Team, died April 29, 2008, near

  • In-theater distro saves lives, makes travel easier

    Not many servicemembers ducking into foxholes stop to think about where their body armor comes from or how each strap of it was sewn together. What they may think about after the air clears is how thankful they are to have it. The Expeditionary Theater Distribution Center, part of the 379th

  • May 2 airpower summary: A-10 Thunderbolt IIs show force

    Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations May 2, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, a French Mirage-2000 dropped a guided bomb unit-12 in order

  • Communications Airmen showcase Air Force versatility

    'In lieu of taskings' is the term used to describe a deployed Airman filling a position for the U.S. Army. Some communications career field Airmen assigned here, however, are filling 'in lieu of' positions for their fellow Airmen. The 407th Expeditionary Communications Squadron commander who is