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  • The day Jackson was born – PRT staff sergeant will never forget

    Staff Sgt. Mike Myers experienced one of the most frightening events of his life in Afghanistan, while the birth of his child was taking place more than 7,000 miles away simultaneously. Sergeant Myers, a security forces member of one of the Provincial Reconstruction Teams here, is lucky to be alive

  • CENTAF releases airpower summary for Sept. 9

    U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Sept. 9. In Afghanistan Sept. 8, Navy FA-18 Hornets and Royal Air Force GR-7 Harriers provided close-air support for coalition troops in contact with Taliban extremists in the vicinity of Kandahar . The FA-18s expended

  • Puerto Rico ANG deploys to war zone for first time in history

    The Puerto Rico Air National Guard deployed here Sept. 8 - the first time in a war zone in its 55-year history. Although a few of the members have been deployed to other regions of the world, such as a joint-force deployment to Bosnia, they have never deployed as a unit to a war zone until now.

  • CENTAF releases airpower summary for Sept. 8

    U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Sept. 8. In Afghanistan Sept. 7, Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs provided close-air support to coalition troops in contact with Taliban extremists near Kandahar. The A-10s conducted passes, expending cannon rounds and

  • CENTAF releases airpower summary, space support requests for Sept. 7

    U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have announced the airpower summary and space support requests for Sept. 7. In Afghanistan Sept. 6, Air Force B-1 Lancers provided close-air support for coalition troops in contact with Taliban extremists near Asadabad. One aircraft expended a Guided Bomb

  • CENTAF releases airpower summary for Sep. 6

    U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Sept. 6. In Afghanistan Sept. 5, Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs, Navy FA-18 Hornets and Royal Air Force Harrier GR-7s provided close-air support for coalition troops in contact with Taliban extremists near Kandahar. The

  • CENTAF releases airpower summaries for Sept. 3-5

    U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summaries for Sept. 3 to 5. Sept. 3 In Afghanistan Sept. 2, Air Force MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicles and HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters provided close-air support for search and recovery missions responding to the crash of a