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  • Defenders perform unique OIF mission

    While the spiraled rows of concertina wire, countless watch towers, and endless miles of fencing resemble that of detention facilities throughout the world, for the more than 600 Airmen deployed to the Theater Internment Facility at Camp Bucca, Iraq, the mission is unlike anything they've ever done.

  • Airman First: 'Bronx girl' drives 120 convoys

    Regardless of what Air Force job individuals may have, being an Airman comes first - and as a member of the most elite Air Force in history, today's Airman often get the news that Senior Airman Vanessa Velez received when she was first notified of her 365-day deployment. "I was told, 'you won't be

  • 210th ERQS helps save Afghan boy

    Members from the 210th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron were credited with helping save a 5-year-old local national boy's life after being struck by a vehicle near Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan Feb. 2. The squadron received the request from the Combined Joint Task Force-82 Personnel Recovery

  • Airpower Summary for February 11

    Coalition airpower integrated with Coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the following operations Feb. 11, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, an Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II fired cannon

  • Airpower Summary for February 10

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

  • Airpower Summary for February 8

    Coalition airpower integrated with Coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the following operations Feb. 8, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, an Air Force dropped a Guided Bomb Unit-12 in

  • First active duty C-130J deploys to AOR

    The 379th Air Expeditionary Wing welcomed the newest member of its fleet today as the first active duty C-130J deployed to the area of responsibility landed in Southwest Asia. "We're not only the first active duty, C-130J deployment, it's also a record-setting event," said Lt. Col. Dan Tulley, 41st