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  • Airpower Summary for February 20

    Coalition airpower integrated with Coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the following operations Feb. 20, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, British GR.7 Harriers dropped Guided Bomb

  • Airmen treat Iraqi children injured in mortar attack

    Air Force Theater Hospital Airmen here helped save the lives of seven Iraqi children who were playing soccer when they were wounded in an attack by insurgents Feb. 19 in Al Jumia, Iraq. The seven wounded children were transported to the base and were treated for various injuries. Two were treated

  • Airpower Summary for February 19

    Coalition airpower integrated with Coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the following operations Feb. 19, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles conducted shows

  • 250 units get to add SWA service streamer to guide-on

    More than 250 Air Force units are now eligible to receive the Southwest Asia Service Medal Streamer - Persian Gulf for service during the Defense of Saudi Arabia, the Liberation and Defense of Kuwait, and the Cease Fire Campaign that took place during 1990 thru 1995. The award of the SWASM Streamer

  • Qarghaii officially announced as ‘Peace District’

    The district of Qarghaii, located in eastern Laghman Province, Afghanistan, was officially deemed an Afghanistan "Peace District" by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Feb 11. This achievement was formally recognized and celebrated by Laghman Gov. Gulab Mangal, provincial leaders

  • Airpower Summary for February 18

    Coalition airpower integrated with Coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the following operations Feb. 18, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, an Air Force B-1B Lancer dropped Guided Bomb

  • Top AF logistician visits deployed Airmen

    "We have seven Air Force specialties who are all over the area of responsibility ... delivering the day-to-day combat capability that's needed to fight and win a war." These were the words about Air Force logisticians used by Maj. Gen. Gary T. McCoy, Director of Logistics Readiness, Office of the

  • RED HORSE team improves flightline operations

    Airmen assigned to the 1st Expeditionary RED HORSE Group are nearing the completion of installing a barrier arresting kit on the flightline here. "The BAK 12 is an emergency stopping system for tail-hook equipped aircraft when they have in-flight emergencies and they don't have hydraulics or

  • 455th AEW awarded Meritorious Unit Award

    The 455th Air Expeditionary Wing was recently awarded the Meritorious Unit Award for its support of combat operations at multiple operating locations in Afghanistan. Members assigned to the wing between Oct. 1, 2006, and Sept. 30, 2007, are authorized to wear the MUA ribbon for supporting the Global

  • Airpower Summary for February 16

    Coalition airpower integrated with Coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the following operations Feb. 16, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, an Air Force B-1B Lancer dropped Guided Bomb