U.S. AIR FORCE NEWS

  • U.S. military helps Haitian students return home

    The aftermath from the earthquake in Haiti still resonates across the world, and for a small group of Haitians studying in the United States, only one priority remains: to return home and find their loved ones. With the combined help of U.S. military services, seven Haitian coast guard members

  • Feb. 1 airpower summary

    Coalition airpower integrated with ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations Feb. 1, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.Air Operations in Afghanistan:Close Air Support:Balocan Navy F/A-18C Hornet pilots

  • Jan. 31 airpower summary

    Coalition airpower integrated with ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations Jan. 31, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.Air Operations in Afghanistan:Musa QalehAn Air Force B-1B Lancer aircrew provided

  • McChord becomes part of Joint Base Lewis-McChord

    McChord Air Force Base is now called Joint Base Lewis-McChord, McChord Field Feb. 1, as part of a three-phased transition process set into motion in 2007 by the Department of Defense, here.The three primary areas of the installation officially changed as the main post becomes JB Lewis-McChord Main,

  • Dover Airmen fly first C-5M to Iraq

    A Dover Air Force Base C-5M Super Galaxy aircrew delivering over 85,000 pounds of equipment for troops supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom and was the first C-5M to land in Iraq in late January.Dover AFB officials have three C-5M aircraft that have completed the operational testing phase and are

  • Warfighters to meet in virtual battlespace at Virtual Flag 10-2

    More than 200 joint military participants from across the United States and Puerto Rico will gather for Virtual Flag 10-2 at the Distributed Mission Operations Center in March here.Virtual Flag is a seven-day exercise connecting simulators and live aircraft in a dynamic battlespace to challenge air,

  • Jan. 30 airpower summary

    Coalition airpower integrated with ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations Jan. 29, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.Air Operations in Afghanistan:Lashkar GahAir Force MQ-1B Predator operators

  • Jan. 29 airpower summary

    Coalition airpower integrated with ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations Jan. 29, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.Air Operations in Afghanistan:Lashkar GahAir Force MQ-1B Predator operators

  • Jan. 28 airpower summary

    Coalition airpower integrated with ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations Jan. 28, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.Air Operations in Afghanistan:SurkhabadNavy F/A-18C Hornet pilots provided armed