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July 25 airpower summary: C-130s provide heavy airlift
SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the following operations July 25, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
Female pioneers of military aviation gather at McChord
MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. (AFPN) -- One woman flew military aircraft in the waning days of World War II while another woman is the first operational and combat-ready female F-22 Raptor pilot...
F-22s deploy to Guam
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (AFPN) -- Approximately 130 Airmen and five F-22 Raptors from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, are deployed to Guam for two weeks to fulfill security requirements in the Asia Pacific region....
AF, Army firefighters contain real-world blaze in Iraq
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq (AFPN) -- Air Force and Army firefighters worked in the searing sun July 22 to contain a fire that engulfed six closely situated structures here. ...
July 2 airpower summary: F-15Es perform shows of force
Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations July 2, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. ...
Evacuation system continues improving to get troops home
Since October 2001, more than 48,000 Soldiers, Marines, Sailors and Airmen have been aeromedically evacuated in support of the war on terrorism for both battle and nonbattle injuries....
July 3 airpower summary: UAVs support ground forces
Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations July 3, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. ...
July 4 airpower summary: B-1s perform shows of force
Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations July 4, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. ...
Gates Praises Hayden as General Retires to Become Civilian CIA Director
BOLLING AIR FORCE BASE, D.C., June 20, 2008 – Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates praised Air Force Gen. Michael V. Hayden at the general’s military retirement ceremony here today as “the quintessential intelligence professional in government” who will continue making profound contributions as the Central Intelligence Agency’s civilian director. ...
Vice Chairman Cites Need for Cyber Warfare Experimentation
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., June 20, 2008 – The services need to experiment in cyberwarfare to figure out how to use technology effectively on the battlefield, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here yesterday. ...Most Commented
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