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  • A Defender's family reunion

    The night before Thanksgiving, Staff Sgt. Malik Calhoun, 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, K-9 handler, finished playing his last flag football game and hurried over to the Phantom Center just before midnight. There, a new team of Defenders who had just arrived to the base were

  • U.S. mentorship key to success for Afghan maintainers

    For the fledgling Afghan National Army's 205th Maintenance Corps, proper training is the first step to keeping its fleet of more than 1,300 vehicles operational. Enter U.S. Air Force Capt. Eric McGreevy, Senior Master Sgt. Grom and Army Staff Sgt. Mark Reynolds, the U.S. Maintenance Mentoring Team

  • Air Force MQ-1 crashes in Iraq

    An Air Force MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle crashed Thursday at approximately 11 a.m. local time. The crash site is an unpopulated area. The aircraft is a medium-altitude long-endurance, remotely piloted aircraft. The MQ-1's primary mission is conducting armed reconnaissance. A board will be

  • CENTAF/CC visits Camp Taji Airmen

    Camp Taji, located approximately 20 miles northwest of Baghdad, is home to the 370th Expeditionary Training Squadron. Airmen assigned to the squadron are helping rebuild the Iraqi Air Force. The 370th ETS' cadre is made up of officer and enlisted Airmen from varied Air Force career fields.

  • Airpower Summary for November 23

    Coalition airpower integrated with Coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the following operations Nov. 23, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs engaged multiple

  • Airpower Summary for November 22

    Coalition airpower integrated with Coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the following operations Nov. 22, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles targeted enemy