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Oldest USAFE A-10 performing CAS
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 BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan - For 17 consecutive years the Air Force has been conducting combat operations, flying its aircraft about five times the peacetime rate while forgoing any significant recapitalization.
This includes an A-10A Warthog, deployed here from the 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, which holds the honor of being the most enduring aircraft in the United States Air Forces in Europe's fleet.
Despite being more than 25 years old, Aircraft #V281 continues to perform its close air combat support mission in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, keeping U.S. and coalition forces safe.
"The aircraft is holding up very well...it's built to take a beating," said Senior Airman Ryan Conversi, 81st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit dedicated crew chief who's just a year older than the aircraft. "Age is an issue, but we learn something new all the time about how to keep them flying...matter of fact the aircraft's phase hours went from 400 to 500 hours...that's quite a bit of flying."
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Reapers combined in Afghanistan
 BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan - One year after its first training mission at Creech Air Force Base, Nev., the MQ-9 Reaper is well engrained in combat operations. Since taking flight for the first time here in October 2007, Reapers have flown more than 320 missions and 2,400 combat hours throughout Afghanistan, providing close-air-support and precision engagement.
Photos : MND-B MPs receive improved armor vests
 FORWARD OPERATING BASE RUSTAMIYAH, Iraq - Pfc. Jacob Miller, native of Monmouth, Ill., shows off his new body armor after receiving his Improved Outer Tactical Vest April 18 at Forward Operating Base Rustamiyah.
Reserve test squadron partners with active duty Airmen for critical testing of space systems
 SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, COL. - Everyone has heard the horror stories: a request for a new system gets approved, but by the time the project is finished, the end product is nothing like the original design or it does not work because the system was fielded before getting all the bugs out. Then comes several years of different "fixes" to try and get the new system to work as originally intended.
MND-B Soldiers field MRAPs
 BAGHDAD, Iraq - Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers are patrolling the streets of the Rashid District in the Department of Defense's latest defensive measure to defeat the Improvised Explosive Device, the number one threat against Soldiers in Iraq.
Iraq's largest power plant awaits improvements
 FORWARD OPERATING BASE ISKAN, Iraq - There's a reason the lights never go out at FOB Iskan, and it's not because of Coalition forces.
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Army Robots
The military is always looking for ways to advance on the battlefield, while keeping service members out of harm's way. |
Reef Near Miami: A Cemetery Underwater
About forty-five feet beneath the ocean's surface lies a cemetery with gates, pathways, plaques and even benches. It's called the Neptune Memorial Reef. |
MIT Science Festival Focuses on Kids
Educators at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology decided to use a different approach to get kids interested in science.
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USS North Carolina
The fourth submarine of the new Virginia class, USS North Carolina, joined the fleet May 3rd.
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Expedition Sheds Light on Antarctic Ocean
Scientists have returned from an expedition across the Antarctic ocean, armed with detailed information on the future of climate change. |
Armorstruxx/MRAPS
A small armor making company in central California is doing its part to help save American lives in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Soldiers gain first impressions of new protective vests
 BAGHDAD, Iraq - After stomping around for a few days with the new Improved Outer Tactical Vest, 4th Infantry Division Soldiers came back with mixed reviews for the new tactical gear.
Coalition forces provide laptops to local judges
 FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq - With paper stacked to the ceilings and low-tech record-keeping methods, Iraqi courts stood to gain tremendously from modern technology.
Air Force Awards Tanker Contract to Northrop Grumman
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Air Force announced today it has selected Northrop Grumman Corp. to build its next-generation air-refueling tanker aircraft.
Officials Declare Satellite Mission Successful
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Based on debris analysis, officials are confident the Feb. 21 missile intercept and destruction of a nonfunctioning National Reconnaissance Office satellite was successful in destroying the fuel tank and reducing risk to people on Earth, the Defense Department announced today.
Lake Erie Crew Describes Satellite Shot
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - The crewmembers of the USS Lake Erie were calm as they fired the latest shot heard round the world. The Aegis-class cruiser fired the missile that destroyed a dead spy satellite that posed a threat to humans Feb. 21.
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12 year old Iraqi girl receives new prosthetics, on her way to realizing her dream
 BAGHDAD, Iraq - A 12-year old Iraqi girl received two new prosthetic legs May 9, as part of a Iraqi Minister of Defence program at the MOD Prosthetics Clinic located in the International Zone.
Coalition Forces Bring Aid to Iraqi Village
 FORWARD OPERATING BASE DELTA, Iraq - Coalition forces conducted a medical assistance mission in Byda village, near Kut, Iraq, May 2.
VA to Call Combat Veterans With Info on Care, Benefits
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Department of Veterans Affairs will begin contacting nearly 570,000 recent combat veterans May 1 to ensure they know about VA's medical services and other benefits.
Calm Descends on Bayji During Medical Engagement
 BAYJI, Iraq - More than 550 people were provided with much needed medical care at the Bayji Hospital in the Hai al Asry neighborhood of the restive city of Bayji April 15.
Photos : Wolfhounds provide medical aid in remote village
 CAMP TAJI, Iraq - Spc. Jon Michael Bothke, a Lancaster, Calif., native, holds and talks to a child April 7 while at a combined medical effort in Nahala Village, in the Taji Qada, located northwest of Baghdad. Bothke is a infantryman with Company A, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment "Wolfhounds," 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team "Warrior," 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad.
TRICARE Builds Strong Behavioral Health Support
FALLS CHURCH, Va. - The TRICARE Management Activity (TMA) continues to improve a strong behavioral health care system by launching many initiatives to assist Service members, families, health care providers and military leaders.
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