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  • AOR emergency managers gather at Balad to hone skills

    They looked liked they were extras in a low-budget, sci-fi movie walking in slick green chemical suits with what looked like scuba-diving air tanks strapped to their backs. A massive dust storm added to the ambiance of the scene by casting a strange orange hue to the already odd-looking clan walking

  • April 20 airpower summary: C-130s transport cargo

    Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations April 20, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles performed shows of force in

  • QA maintains mission readiness

    "When we walk into an inspection, it's kind of like a teacher walking into a classroom; everybody puts on their game face." According to Tech. Sgt. Matthew Klein, a quality assurance inspector of the 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Group, a QA inspection with an aircraft maintainer can sometimes be

  • April 19 airpower summary: B-1Bs bomb enemy targets

    Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations April 19, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, an Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle performed a show of

  • Deployed defenders show AF mission is more than just aircraft

    While typical perceptions associated with the Air Force in combat might involve aircraft dropping bombs on targets, the several hundred security forces Airmen deployed here are proving these stereotypes outdated. The Air Force's main mission at Kirkuk is not to fly daily combat sorties, but to

  • ARC program helps deployed service members

    Air Force Sexual Assault Response Coordinators have stressed education and awareness about sexual assault during April--Sexual Assault Awareness Month. "Primarily I am here to coordinate and ensure victim care and safety," said 2nd Lt. Stephanie Lutz, 376th Air Expeditionary Wing Sexual Assault

  • Arrival of Singapore aircraft signals strong coalition relationship

    The Republic of Singapore Air Force rejoined the U.S. Air Force fleet here when one of their four KC-135 Stratotankers arrived to take its place with dozens of U.S. assets on a Southwest Asia air base flightline April 16. This is the fifth time the RSAF's 112th Squadron has rotated through SWA since

  • Air Traffic Controllers keep aircraft soaring

    Last week alone, the air traffic controllers of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing were responsible for more than 1,250 operations on their airfield and in their air space. Based on current mission rates, the U.S. Air Force anticipates surpassing more than one million missions flown by its aircraft in

  • Layin’ down wire for enduring comm. capability

    The ability to relay messages around the world is a crucial element to any operation, and it's the 379th Expeditionary Communications Squadron that holds responsibility for maintaining that capability. "Our mission is to provide command and control, communications, and information services for the