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  • Deployed lab workers: lifeline for servicemembers

    Blood and bacteria are seldom desired work product mediums, but they suit one group of Airmen and Soldiers here just fine. They are laboratory technicians and their work is often behind the scenes and under a microscope lens. While National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week ends April 26, the

  • PERSCO: Keeping track of the ins and outs of troop movement

    The shuffling of duffle bags and backpacks belonging to more than 70 Airmen and civilian contractors echoes through the patio as the morning sun's rays start to push back the night's cover. While some are nearing the end of their deployment to Southwest Asia and others are just beginning, one thing

  • Container Management initiative saves money, eliminates waste

    In an effort to not only improve the aesthetics of the installation but also save the Air Force hundreds of thousands of dollars, the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Group and Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron's traffic management flight have joined forces to combat extraneous shipping

  • April 24 airpower summary: F-16s fly combat sortie missions

    Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations April 24, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, an Air Force B-1B Lancer dropped guided bomb unit-31s and

  • Iraqi, American pilots continue traditions

    A fraternal organization of U.S. pilots invited their Iraqi air force counterparts to 'break bread' during one of the group's recent official sessions here. Several members of the Order of Daedalians, an association composed of U.S. military pilots, organized the event in an effort to help

  • April 23 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 April 23, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles performed shows of force in

  • Predators of the Mountains

    In an environment where the enemy conceals themselves among civilians and mountainous terrain, the 62nd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron provides the warfighter real-time intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data to combat the enemy. The weapon of choice: MQ-1 Predator. The unit

  • Top AF trainer receives feedback from ILO Airmen

    The commander of Second Air Force responsible for the development, oversight and direction of all operational aspects of basic military training and technical schools for enlisted and support officers kicked off a theater-wide tour April 22 at a Southwest Asia air base. Major Gen. Michael Gould's