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  • Vipers forward project war-winning airpower

    U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron receive six U.S. Air Force F-16 “Viper” Fighting Falcons assigned to the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at an undisclosed location in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Feb. 14, 2020. The F-16 is a

  • Strike Eagles get refueled over Iraq

    A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle flies over Iraq, March 11, 2020. The F-15E is a dual-role fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-air ground missions, demonstrating U.S. Air Forces Central Commands' posture to compete, deter, and win against state and non-state actors. (U.S. Air Force

  • AFCENT Hosts Innovation Summit

    U.S. Air Forces Central Command hosted its fourth annual innovation summit, March 3-5, 2020, bringing together military and academic minds to discuss AFCENT’s innovation goal of increasing effectiveness and lethality via timeliness and data-driven decision making.Throughout the conference,

  • Vipers patrol the sky, roar AFCENT deterrence

    U.S Air Force Airman 1st Class Michael Tobat, a crew chief with the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, looks on as a U.S. Air Force F-16 “Viper” Fighting Falcon pilot assigned to the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron prepares to takeoff at an undisclosed location in the U.S.

  • AFCENT leadership visit Kandahar Airfield

    U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Shawn L. Drinkard, Command Chief Master Sgt. for U.S. Air Forces Central Command, speaks with 451st Air Expeditionary Group Airmen at Kandahar Airfield about the importance of the USAFCENT mission in Afghanistan, Feb. 24, 2020. In an ongoing U.S. effort to build and

  • 779th EAES flies to Iraq

    A U.S. Air Force loadmaster assigned to the 779th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, signals to crew chiefs to remove a power cart from a C-130H Hercules during engine startup at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Feb. 20, 2020. The 779h EAS, deployed with U.S. Air Forces Central Command, is responsible

  • Security Forces controls the way for airpower success

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Thaddeus Quarles, left, and U.S. Air Force Airman Brec Voges, security forces members with the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, monitor an entry control point at an undisclosed location in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Feb. 18, 2020.

  • Refueling the Deployed Mission

    After nearly five hours of flying above Afghanistan, the call finally came. “Alright guys, the first receivers are about 10 mikes out. Let’s get ready to do this,” announced the KC-135 Stratotanker pilot to his team.As aircraft quickly approach, the 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135

  • Operation Inherent Resolve

    A U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II pilot with the 79th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, runs through preflight checklists before a personnel recovery training mission at Al Udeid AB, Feb. 6, 2020. The flexible design of the C-130 enables it to be configured

  • 28th EARS refuels F-16s over Iraq

    U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, conduct a preflight brief outside of a KC-135 Stratotanker at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Feb. 6, 2020. The 28th EARS, deployed with U.S. Air Forces Central Command, is responsible for delivering fuel to U.S. and