• 210th ERQS helps save Afghan boy

    Members from the 210th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron were credited with helping save a 5-year-old local national boy's life after being struck by a vehicle near Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan Feb. 2. The squadron received the request from the Combined Joint Task Force-82 Personnel Recovery

  • Airpower Summary for February 11

    Coalition airpower integrated with Coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the following operations Feb. 11, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, an Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II fired cannon

  • Airpower Summary for February 10

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

  • Airpower Summary for February 8

    Coalition airpower integrated with Coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the following operations Feb. 8, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, an Air Force dropped a Guided Bomb Unit-12 in

  • First active duty C-130J deploys to AOR

    The 379th Air Expeditionary Wing welcomed the newest member of its fleet today as the first active duty C-130J deployed to the area of responsibility landed in Southwest Asia. "We're not only the first active duty, C-130J deployment, it's also a record-setting event," said Lt. Col. Dan Tulley, 41st

  • SECAF visits Airmen in Southwest Asia

    The Secretary of the Air Force toured Southwest Asia Feb. 5 to meet with Airmen here, discuss current issues and view the progress of the base and its assets. While here, the Honorable Michael W. Wynne toured the Combined Air and Space Operations Center and had breakfast with Airmen there, cut the

  • American Idol singer visits Airmen

    Former "American Idol" runner-up Harold Elwin "Bo" Bice Jr. spent two hours taking photos, signing autographs, and talking with Airmen at an air base in the Persian Gulf Feb. 7 as part of the Stars for Stripes celebrity tour. The Stars for Stripes celebrity tours are designed to improve the morale