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  • Ninth Air Force names best for 2007

    The 9th Air Force recognized Airmen who went above and beyond during the 9th Air Force's 2007 Annual Award ceremony at Embassy Suites in Destin, Fla. March 6. Air Force members from around the Air Force cheered on Airmen from their perspective 9th AF bases to see who was selected as the best of the

  • Airmen aid coalition ground forces one leaflet at a time

    American Airmen and the Australian Defence Force recently teamed up to deliver critical information to Iraqi civilians in southern Iraq. Flying the C-130 Hercules, the 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, working in conjunction with Australians from Overwatch Battle Group (West)-4, conducted two

  • Airpower Summary for March 10

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

  • Lancer destroys torture compound

    A B-1B Lancer destroyed an Al Qaeda torture compound and prison with six GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munitions (500 pound class GPS guided bombs) at 2:07 p.m. March 10 in Zenbaraniyah, Iraq a former Al Qaeda hotbed south of Baghdad in a deliberate planned event, in coordinated efforts with MND-C and

  • Airpower Summary for March 9

    Coalition airpower integrated with Coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the following operations March 9, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs dropped a

  • Airpower Summary for March 6

    Coalition airpower integrated with Coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the following operations March 6, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, in order to deter enemy activities an Air Force

  • Teamwork puts F-15E back in the fight

    From the maintainers to the aircrew, members of the 335th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and 335th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit worked together and with outside agencies to turn around an unforeseen setback and quickly bring a combat asset back to the fight. In late-January, Staff Sgt.

  • NFL players kick off USO tour in Kyrgyzstan

    The  United Service Organizations kicked off their National Football League tour here March 4. San Diego Charger Luis Castillo, Chicago Bear Tommie Harris, Carolina Panther Mike Rucker and sports writer Peter King arrived in the former Soviet Union country at "o dark thirty" and - after a short rest

  • Airpower Summary for March 5

    Coalition airpower integrated with Coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the following operations Mar. 5, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, an Air Force MQ-1B Predator dropped a hellfire

  • Airman Breaks Air Force Refueling Record

    Gas, gas, gas... Nope, this isn't a chemical warfare drill; this is what's been on Airman 1st Class Zechariah Coe's mind the entire month. Airman Coe, stationed here from Moody Air Force Base, Ga., as a fuels distribution operator with the 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, broke the