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CENTAF releases airpower summary for Aug. 22

U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Aug. 22. In Afghanistan Aug. 21, an Air Force B-1B Lancer provided close-air support to coalition troops in contact with anti-coalition forces near Musah Qal'eh. The B-1B expended guided bomb unit 31s and GBU-38s on

Part II: Meeting the challenge on the front lines

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second in a series of three articles about Air Force combat stress control teams in Afghanistan treating troops on the front lines.Fifty percent of all service members who visit a combat stress control team at Afghanistan forward operating bases are diagnosed with

CENTAF releases airpower summaries for Aug. 20-21

U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Aug. 20 and 21. Aug. 21 In Afghanistan Aug. 20, Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs provided close-air support for coalition troops in contact with Taliban extremists near Asadabad. The A-10s conducted passes, expending

ACCE provides airpower experts to OEF

To help provide airpower at the right time and place for U.S. Army and Coalition forces on the ground in Afghanistan, rely on a special team of Air Force officers. The Air Component Coordination Element (ACCE) is relatively new to operations involving more than one branch of service and other

Part 1: From the office to the front lines

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first in a series of three articles about Air Force combat stress control teams in Afghanistan treating troops on the front lines.Air Force mental health professionals here have had to move their practice from the office to the front lines to battle combat stress in

CENTAF releases airpower summary for Aug. 19

In Afghanistan Aug. 18, Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs provided close-air support for coalition troops taking small arms fire from Taliban extremists in the vicinity of Musah Qal'eh. The A-10s conducted passes, expending cannon rounds and ending the engagement. Royal Air Force GR-7 Harriers also

CENTAF releases airpower summary for Aug. 18

U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Aug. 18. In Afghanistan Aug. 17, Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs provided close-air support for coalition troops ambushed and taking small-arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire from Taliban extremists near Moqor. The

CENTAF releases airpower summary for Aug. 17

U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Aug. 17. In Afghanistan Aug. 16, Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs provided close-air support for coalition troops in contact with Taliban extremists near Musah Qal'eh. The A-10s expended a Guided Bomb Unit-12 on the

Bagram A-10s surge for summer offensives

Six U.S. and Coalition troops peer out from a remote position on a ridge top in Afghanistan. At sunset on the third day of their vigil, a large force of Taliban extremists carrying heavy machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades surround and pin down the team. By design, an Air Force joint tactical