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  • Joint exercise challenges all forces at Ali Base

    Wails and screams filled the night sky, dampened only by the wind. The giant voice speaker system overpowered everything blaring, "exercise exercise exercise." U.S. Air Force Airmen, Army Soldiers and Romanian infantry came together in an exercise April 11 to sharpen their skills in case of an

  • Iraqi air force passes combat test in Basra

    The expanding capabilities of Iraq's air force were tested in combat during an Iraqi-led offensive in Basra from March 27 to April 3. In support of Operation Knight's Charge, Iraqi airmen from Baghdad's New Al Muthana Air Base successfully performed their first tactical airlift operation. "I'm proud

  • Airmen, PRT combine efforts to improve Iraqi living conditions

    Airmen teamed with members of Kirkuk's Provincial Reconstruction Team during a training session April 16 designed to help local Iraqis improve waste management practices in the region. The 506th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Vehicle Management Flight trained 11 Iraqis on proper

  • April 16 airpower summary: C-17s provide intra-theater airlift

    Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations April 16, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs performed shows of force in

  • Change of command exemplifies 'total force' cohesion

    The 64th Air Expeditionary Group welcomed a new commander in a change of command ceremony more than 1,500 miles from Southwest Asia's 379th Air Expeditionary Wing headquarters April 14. Col. Willie Braggs, III, replaced Col. Arthur G. Hatcher, Jr., who will return to Langley Air Force Base, Va., as

  • Airpower Summary for April 15: Predator strikes enemy

    Coalition airpower integrated with Coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the following operations April 15, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs performed shows