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  • Over one million gallons and counting

    The previous record here for transferring one million gallons of fuel from a fuel truck to an aircraft was 73 days. But an Airman deployed here from the 3rd Logistics Readiness Squadron at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, recently raised the bar and reached this milestone in a record-setting 64

  • AFCENT deputy commander visits deployed Airmen

    The U.S. Central Command deputy commander, Maj. Gen. William Holland, wrapped up a two-day visit to the Persian Gulf Region April 2 with a visit to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing. During General Holland's visit he met and talked with various Airmen from those who fly to those who maintain the

  • Deployed daddy watches his son's birth via webcam

    Imagine finding out that you are not only about to be deployed, but you also have a baby on the way. This is the situation Staff Sgt. Nicholas Todd, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Operations Squadron, found himself in when, four months into his wife's pregnancy, he was informed of his upcoming

  • COMBAT TRUCKERS: Airmen support OIF ground convoy missions

    Editor's Note: This is the third and last of a three part series titled "Combat Truckers." The series takes a look at how a group of vehicle operators have paved their way into history and their fellow Airmen who make their unique mission happen. Airmen from the 2T1 vehicle operator career field

  • April 2 airpower summary: C-130s carry load for coalition

    Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations April 2, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, in order to deter enemy activities Air Force A-10

  • Airmen, Soldiers validate system during Balad battle drill

    More than 200 Airmen and Soldiers participated in a battle drill here to test the capabilities of the Joint Emergency Operations Center March 31. The JEOC is a team of Air Force and Army personnel from critical base agencies who assemble during crisis situations to help the base recover to

  • Cementing Balad, Anaconda hospital in history

    Airmen from the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group and the 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron worked together to preserve a piece of Balad Air Base, Logistics Support Area Anaconda and Operation Iraqi Freedom history. The emergency room from the old Balad hospital, which was a temporary tent

  • April 1 airpower summary: RAF celebrates 90th Anniversary

    Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations April 1, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, an Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle dropped a guided bomb unit-38