'Newslink' provides news from across Iraq

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  • By Staff Sgt. Marc Barnes
  • 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs
BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq (AFPN) --  Airmen deployed to Iraq, and their family and friends back home, now have an updated resource to help them stay current on Air Force news throughout the country.

Iraq Newslink is a Web site built specifically to tell stories of deployed Airmen.

The site, located at www.afnews.af.mil/iraq/index.htm, is managed by the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing’s public affairs staff here. It combines stories and photos from here with three other air bases in Iraq -- Kirkuk, Tallil and Baghdad International Airport -- to give readers “one-stop shopping” to get their fill of daily Air Force news reports from the country, officials said.

The site was recently updated for various reasons, but primarily with readers in mind, said Maj. Adriane Craig, the wing’s public affairs chief.

“We redesigned the site to give it a deployed Air Force look, but kept in mind ease of navigation for people who rely on it for daily news reports,” she said. “The site is also a good resource for stateside bases and family members of deployed (Airmen).”

Officials said they plan to expand the site to include base-specific welcome packages for deploying Airmen, and information on units at each base.

The 332nd AEW is the command unit for the following Iraq-based organizations: the 506th Air Expeditionary Group at Kirkuk Air Base, the 407th AEG at Tallil AB and the 447th AEG in Baghdad.