An Iraqi C-130 takes off from New Al Muthana Air Base, Baghdad, Sept. 1, 2010, with the inaugural class of cadets bound for the recently re-built Iraqi Air Force College in Tikrit. (U.S. Air Force photo)
Iraqi Air Force Academy Opens its Doors
Monthly Archives: September 2010
Kajaki Base Takes Indirect Fire, Forces Enemy To Flee
Cpl. Jacob Hoag, the Motor Transportation maintenance chief and 50-caliber sniper and Cpl. Cody Scholes a field artillery cannon crewman and spotter for Hoag, both with 1st platoon, India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, post on a rooftop inside Forward Operating Base Zeegrugge, just moments after the FOB was attacked with indirect fire. isafmedia media by Cpl. Daniel A. Blatter
Essex ARG Begins Exercise Valiant Shield 2010
SEA OF JAPAN (Sept. 7, 2010) A CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter lands during the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) Air Combat Element fly-on aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex is conducting a patrol in the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew A. Ebarb/Released)
Europe’s Communication Needs Keep 1st CBCS Airmen Busy
Tech. Sgt. Dennis Schmidt makes adjustments to a basic access module used to manage defense system network lines, Feb. 9, 2010, at the Krtsanisi National Training Center, Georgia. Sergeant Schmidt is a transmission system technician with the 1st Combat Communications Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tony R. Ritter)
Pakistan Flood Aid Tops 5 Million Pounds
Aircrew assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing fly meals to Pakistan as part of a humanitarian relief mission to assist more than 50,000 people July 31, 2010. To date, U.S. military helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft have transported more than 5.4 million pounds of relief supplies and rescued more than 13,000 people, delivering aid and providing transport to people who need emergency assistance. The aircrew is a part of an Air National Guard Unit deployed from Peoria, Ill. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz)
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Fort Bragg Jump
U.S. Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division parachute after jumping from a C-130 Hercules aircraft over Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 12, 2010. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Rissmiller, U.S. Air Force/Released)
Khogyani Patrol
U.S. soldiers patrol the Khogyani district of the Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, in support of Afghan elections after encountering small-arms fire, Sept. 18, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to Company C, 161st Cavalry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Spc. David A. Jackson
Flood Waters
An aerial view from a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter shows extensive flooding during humanitarian efforts in southern Pakistan, Sept. 11, 2010. The U.S. military is providing assistance to the flood victims. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Capt. Paul Duncan
Flour Field
Local Pakistanis unload bags of flour from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, Sept. 10, 2010. The flood has affected nearly 20 million Pakistanis, forcing many from their homes. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Joshua Kruger.
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Task Force Iron Moves To Ghazni Province
U.S. Army soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, set up a mortar tube during dismounted operations near the Waza Kwah District here. The Iron Rakkasans passed the responsibility for Paktika province. Photo by Sgt. Brent Powell
450 New Afghan Civil Order Police Agents Graduate From NATO Training Centre
HERAT, Afghanistan (10 September) – After 14 weeks of training, 450 policemen graduated from Adraskan’s NATO Training Centre. The course comprised elements of Law, Shooting, Topography, Anti-riot and Check-point techniques, Counter-IED, Driving and Combat skills. Isafmedia photo.
Security During A Shura
(Kapisa Province, Afghanistan) U.S. Army Sgt. Mark Germanoff provides security during a shura (meeting) between local village elders and the Commander of Provincial Reconstruction Team Kapisa Lt. Col. Curtis Velasquez. The meeting was to discuss concerns the elders have about road construction near their farmland. Striking a balance between the needs of the villagers and contractors is critically important to the PRT's mission. The PRT's mission is to stabilize the region by enabling local governments to care for, educate, employ and protect their people through the construction of basic infrastructure and mentorship. (DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Joe Laws, USAF / Released)
Departing Soldiers Leave Choppers Behind
A Chinook belonging to the 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment spins its rotors on a pad near Baghdad while a crew-chief directs a forklift toward a load inside. Chinooks can carry around 50,000 pounds in flight. Photo credit Spc. Roland Hale
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Ballot Boxes
Afghan residents bring ballot boxes from polling centers after parliamentary elections to an Afghan air force helicopter for transport to the main collection center in Ghazni, Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2010. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Romain Beaulinette
