C-17 Air Drop Mission

10/04/2010
U.S. Air Force crew from the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron preparing a C-17 Globemaster III for an air drop mission Credit: U.S. Air Forces Central Public Affairs, September 20th, 2010 10/04/2010 - US Air Force transport aircraft dropped 3,800 container delivery system supply bundles in August to troops at remote…

TRANSCOM on Meeting the Challenge in Afghanistan

07/15/2010
During our visit to Transcom in March 2010, General McNabb provided a detailed overview on the challenges in supporting the deployed warfighter in Afghanistan, including supporting the surge ordered by the President.  Although the General did not put it this way, it was apparent that the con-ops approach of Transcom…

This Year’s 14th of July On The Champs-Elysées: “Brothers In Arms” With Africa

07/15/2010
Celebrating "Blood Ties" By Murielle Delaporte [email protected] The SLD team was there early to capture the moments before the parade officially started: this video gives a sense of the ambiance surrounding the last preparation before marching from the Arc de Triomphe towards the Concorde. Elements of the joint forces in…

Combat Controllers Haiti

03/01/2010
Credit: 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, 25 January 2010 Combat Controllers from the Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Florida, conducting air traffic control operations in and out of Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport from their makeshift control center on the airfield. Combat Controllers were one of the first…

Featured Video: Firefight in Waterpur Valley, Afghanistana

01/04/2010
U.S. Army Platoon firefight at Qatar Kala, Kunar province in Afghanistan with anti-Afghan forces. Scenes include the platoon firing towards the mountains where the fire was coming from and a helicopter arriving and then taking off. Credit: 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, 11/3/09 Video Location: Kunar province, Afghanistan ---------- ***Posted…