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  • Servicemembers build African partnerships with well-drilling project

    Airmen and Sailors joined Kenyans March 30 and 31 in an effort to increase access to clean drinking water within the country's arid Garissa District. More than 100,000 pounds of well-drilling equipment and nearly a dozen Navy Seabees were delivered to Nairobi's airport by an Air Force C-17

  • Honorable Duehring visits deployed Airmen

    The Honorable Craig Duehring, the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Washington, D.C., met with Airmen from the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing at an air base in the Persian Gulf Region recently. The visit is the first of many for Mr. Duehring, Brig. Gen. William

  • April 7 airpower summary: F-16s bomb enemy artillery

    Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations April 7, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, an Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle dropped a guided bomb unit-31

  • Flight engineer reaches 10,000 flight hours

    A flight engineer with the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing's 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron surpassed 10,000 flight hours during a KC-10 Extender mission March 29. Senior Master Sgt. Robert Fisher, a St. Petersburg, Fla. native and home stationed out of McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., ended

  • Airmen at war set cargo, passenger movement records

    Air transportation requirements of cargo and troops within U.S. Central Command's 27-nation area of responsibility reached an all-time high in March, but Airmen responded to this demand with a record-setting performance. U.S. Air Forces Central's air mobility professionals topped previous benchmarks

  • Fallen security forces Airman honored at Sather, Balad

    Memorial services were held April 5 and 6 here and at Balad Air Base, Iraq, for Staff Sergeant Travis Griffin, a member of the 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, Detachment 3. Airmen, Soldiers and civilians of both bases gathered to pay their respects for Sergeant Griffin, who was killed

  • April 6 airpower summary: Reaper destroys target

    Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations April 6, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, an Air Force MQ-9A Reaper, an Air Force B-1B Lancer and

  • Manas AB surpasses transient record

    March marked a transient record for the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing, but not without the combined efforts from base support agencies here. The team moved more than 10,000 passengers last month to forward deployed locations in Afghanistan or redeploying forces headed home. The one-day passenger

  • April 5 airpower summary: C-17s carry the load

    Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations April 5, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, a Royal Air Force GR-7 Harrier conducted a show of force

  • Airpower Summary for April 3

    Coalition airpower integrated with Coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the following operations Apr. 3, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, French Mirage-2000s performed shows of force in