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  • April 10 airpower summary: Predator fires missiles on enemy mortar team

    Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations April 10, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, a Royal Air Force GR-9 Harrier dropped an Enhanced Paveway

  • ADC provides legal representation for Airmen in AOR

    When deployed Airmen find themselves in legal trouble, the first thing they can do is contact the Expeditionary Area Defense Counsel's office. "An Area Defense Counsel is an advocate for Airmen facing disciplinary issues and court-martials," said Capt. Scott Jansen, ADC. "We counsel clients, and,

  • AFCENT command chief makes first visit to Balad Airmen

    U.S. Air Forces Central Command Chief Master Sgt. Scott Dearduff made his first trip to Balad April 6, since he assumed the command's top enlisted position in February. Chief Dearduff, who served as the command chief for the 332nd Expeditionary Air Wing from July 2006 - 2007, joined Lt. Gen. Gary

  • Tiny stones cause boulder-sized pain for deployed servicemembers

    Battlefield warriors, in peak physical condition, the toughest of the tough, are being brought to their knees, writhing on the floor in tears and pain. The culprit -- tiny kidney stones. Surgeries to remove the small calcium deposits are the most common non-trauma related surgery performed at the

  • Bagram first to operate new transporter

    The first Air Force High Deck Patient Loading Platform was designated operational with the transfer of five patients during a KC-135 channel mission from Afghanistan to Germany April 9. The HDPLP is a special purpose vehicle with an enclosed lighted and climate-controlled cabin designed to access

  • AFCENT commander visits Kirkuk Airmen

    U.S. Air Forces Central and 9th Air Force commander Lt. Gen. Gary North toured several base agencies and spoke to hundreds of Airmen during a visit here April 7. During his commander's call address, the general focused on the vital role each Airman plays to accomplishing the nation's mission on the

  • Bringing the joy of music to the hearts of Balad, Anaconda

    The U.S. Air Forces Central band ensemble, "Hot Brass" entertained servicemembers here, April 8. In addition to performing at Town Hall, the band also performed at the Air Force Theater Hospital and Housing Area 6 recreation center. During their performances the band offered a wide variety of music

  • Airborne ambulances evac wounded warriors

    Miles high, aircraft of all kinds hover 24/7, flying missions in Iraq, Afghanistan, the Persian Gulf, and the Horn of Africa. Some are fighters. Some are bombers. Some are cargo aircraft. And some carry medics who are trained to provide aeromedical evacuation for patients in harm's way. The 379th

  • Honorable Duehring calls for input from deployed Airmen

    The Honorable Craig Duehring, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Washington, D.C. met with Airmen here to discuss important issues affecting them as he made another stop on his tour of the deployed theater Wednesday. Mr. Duehring, met with several Air Force Active

  • Airpower Summary for April 8

    Coalition airpower integrated with Coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the following operations April 8, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs fired cannon