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  • Four legged defenders sniff out trouble

    Prompted by only a few words of command by his handler, military working dog "Charlie" sprints ahead and rabidly thrusts to attack a simulated enemy during a recent training session here. For Charlie, a German Shepherd deployed here, this attack is as large a priority as if it were a real insurgent

  • Pre-positioning weapons at Balad to save $1.3M

    Balad Air Base has been chosen by Air Force leadership to be the test base for a weapons pre-positioning initiative that is expected to save the Air Force approximately $1.3 million per year in transportation costs. This initiative involves the pre-positioning of M-9s and M-16s which will allow

  • Airmen, Soldiers improve Afghan lives

    Airmen from around the world and Soldiers from Pennsylvania, Texas, North Carolina and Virginia arrived in Afghanistan in early March to improve the lives of the people of Nangarhar Province. After two months on the ground, the team has gotten its bearings and is working to build strong

  • Airmen, Soldiers unite to construct battery site

    Airmen and soldiers worked hand in hand, constructing a new phased array tracking radar to intercept of target, or PATRIOT, Battery site completed here April 24. The 2nd Battalion 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment's mission here is to provide theater air and missile defense from air borne attacks

  • Flight engineer hits mark with 1,000th sortie

    It all started when he was a student flight engineer on the C-141 Starlifter. Now, 14 years later, this Airman has reached a landmark in his flying career. Master Sgt. Anthony Acciani, deployed with the 43rd Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron, recently flew his career 1,000th sortie during a