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U.S. Air Forces Central

Operation Iraqi Freedom

Lt. Gen. Gary North, Combined Forces Air Component Commander, U.S. Central Command, discusses the integration and synchronization of air power as Air Force Secretary Michael Donley overlooks the operations floor of the Combined Air and Space Operations Center located in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon)

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Senior Master Sgt. Timothy Davis is greeted inside the Combined Air and Space Operations Center by Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley. The CAOC provides command and control of airpower throughout Iraq, Afghanistan and 25 other nations, extending from Central Asia to the Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon)

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Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley shares lunch with Airmen and recognizes award winners from the Combined Air and Space Operations Center located in Southwest Asia. The CAOC commands and controls the broad spectrum of what airpower brings to the fight: Global Vigilance, Global Reach, and Global Power. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon)

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The Combined Air and Space Operations Center’s Colonel Michael Humphrey explains to Air Force Secretary Michael Donley how construction is progressing on the new CAOC, which is the center of command and control of air operations for the global war on terror in Southwest Asia.

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SECAF visits Combined Air and Space Operations Center

Published Oct. 12, 2008