USAF Support to Central African Mission

01/25/2014
01/25/2014: A C-17 Globemaster III out of McChord Air Force Base, Wash., prepares to take off from Entebbe Airport, Uganda, Jan. 23, 2014. U.S. forces will transport a total number of 850 Rwandan soldiers and more than 1,000 tons of equipment into the Central African Republic to aid French and…

Exercising Lift and Tanking Support Surge Capabilities

01/24/2014
01/24/2014: An "Elephant Walk," comprising 12 KC-10 Extenders and six C-17 Globemaster IIIs from the 305th Air Mobility Wing, was held Nov. 21, 2013, as part of a training exercise at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The exercise enabled aircrew, maintenance, command post and operational support personnel to test their ability…

CJTF-Horn of Africa Response Force in South Sudan

01/24/2014
01/24/2014: Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa's East Africa Response Force or the EARF has been positioned at the U.S. Embassy in Juba, South Sudan, since Dec. 18, 2013 when the initial evacuation of U.S. citizens took place.  The EARF is part of a Defense Department initiative of regionally aligned…

Working on USMC Helos at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan

01/20/2014
01/20/2014: Working on Helos at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan [slidepress gallery='working-on-helos-at-camp-bastion-afghanistan'] Credit: Regional Command Southwest:11/28/13 In the first two photos, pilots return to Camp Bastion in their AH-1 Cobra Attack Helicopter following a routine mission in Helmand, Afghanistan Nov. 28. In the third photo, a Marine with Marine Light Attack Helicopter…

Secretary Hagel Addresses the Importance of Nuclear Deterrence

01/17/2014
01/17/2014: Speaking to troops in Wyoming, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel stressed the need to maintain and modernize the nation's nuclear arsenal. Credit: Pentagon Channel:1/9/14 The following story was published by Wyoming News: By James Chilton
[email protected] CHEYENNE -- Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel paid a visit to F.E. Warren Air Force…

Bahrain International Airshow 2014

01/17/2014
01/17/2014: U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM), U.S. Air Forces Central Command (USAFCENT) and U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (USNAVCENT) are supporting the Bahrain International Air Show (BIAS) 2014. This year’s BIAS 14, is scheduled for 16-18 January 2014 at Sakhir Air Base in Manama, Bahrain. It is anticipated this year’s BIAS…

President of Azerbaijan Visits NATO: A Video Record

01/17/2014
01/17/2014: The President of Azerbaijan, Mr. Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev visited NATO Headquarters. He met with the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen and addressed the North Atlantic Council. Also available in high definition Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan. 15 By Saeed Isayev - Trend: During the 20 years of membership…