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Fallen Airmen memorialized at Balad

The 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing's new momument to honor fallen Airmen sits on display in front of the wing's headquarters building Jan. 11 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alice Moore)
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Ground radar techs enable control of tactical air battlespace

Senior Airman Adrienne Samora conducts a daily preventative maintenance inspection Dec. 19 on one of the ground radar systems at Balad Air Base, Iraq. Airman Samora, a 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron radar maintenance technician, is deployed from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alice Moore)
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History comes full circle for black aviators

Master Sgt. Terry Grant (left) and Senior Master Sgt. Furman Beckwith thank Donald Jackson, an original Tuskegee Airman, for flying with them on the C-17 Globemaster III named "The Spirit of the Tuskegee Airmen" on Aug. 5. The original Tuskegee Airmen were given the orientation flight by an all-black aircrew as part of the 2006 Tuskegee Airman Convention in Phoenix. Sergeants Beckwith and Grant are reservists assigned to the 300th Airlift Squadron at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Wayne Capps)
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Barrier art creates bold statement at medical group

Col. Don Taylor, 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group commander at Balad Air Base, Iraq, stands in front of the Air Force Theater Hospital's "barrier art," a mural it took him more than a month to paint. Barrier art is found throughout the base and is an expression of unit pride and esprit de corps. His design, featuring the red-tailed P-51 Mustang, pays homage to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing's Tuskegee Airmen heritage. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Tuskegee Airmen leave strong legacy

RAMITELLI, Italy -- (From left) Lt. Dempsey W. Morgan, Lt. Carrol S. Woods, Lt. Robert H. Nelson Jr., Capt. Andrew D. Turner and Lt. Clarence D. Lester were pilots with the 332nd Fighter Group. The Airmen with the elite, all-black fighter group were better known as Tuskegee Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Tuskegee Airmen

WASHINGTON -- Retired Lt. Col. Howard Baugh is one the Tuskegee Airmen that visited the Pentagon at the invitation of the Secretary of Defense. The pioneering Airmen made their visit Nov. 10. Colonel Baugh flew P-40 Warhawk and P-51 Mustang aircraft, among others, between 1942 and 1947. In all, he flew 135 combat missions during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. C. Todd Lopez)
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Tuskegee Airmen

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq (AFPN) -- Tuskegee Airman Retired Col. Dick Toliver shares stories with Staff Sergeants Shawna Lange (left) and Jamie Brewer. The Tuskegee Airmen shared stories, encouragement, smiles and thanked patients at the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group's Air Force Theater Hospital in central Iraq on Oct. 27. Sergeants Lange and Brewer work in the Medical Control Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John Lasky)
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Tuskegee Airmen

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq (AFPN) -- Tuskegee Airman Retired Col. Dick Toliver passes out a signed group photo to Army Sgt. Thomas Cahill. The Tuskegee Airmen shared stories, encouragement, smiles and thanked patients at the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group's Air Force Theater Hospital in central Iraq on Oct. 27. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John Lasky)
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Tuskegee Airmen

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq (AFPN) -- Retired Tech. Sgt. George Watson visits Marine Lance Cpl. Michael McMillan (left) while Retired Col. Dick Toliver talks to Army Sgt. Thomas Cahill. The Tuskegee Airmen shared stories, encouragement, smiles and thanked patients at the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group's Air Force Theater Hospital in central Iraq on Oct. 27. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John Lasky)
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Tuskegee Airmen return to warzone

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq (AFPN) -- Staff Sgt. Avery Ware talks to a Tuskegee Airman. The Tuskegee Airmen are here to meet deployed 332nd Expeditionary Operations Group Airmen and observe operations. The Army created the Tuskegee Airmen unit in 1941. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky)
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Tuskegee Airmen return to warzone

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq (AFPN) -- Staff Sgt. Kimberly Farrell (left) talks to Tuskegee Airman retired Col. Dick Toliver (right), while Staff Sgt. Avery Ware (back right) chats with retired Lt. Col Robert Ashby (back left) here. The Tuskegee Airmen are here to meet deployed 332nd Expeditionary Operations Group Airmen and observe operations. The Army created the Tuskegee Airmen unit in 1941. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky)
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Tuskegee Airmen return to warzone

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq (AFPN) -- Capt. Mark Ferstl (left) explains an unmanned aerial vehicle's ground control station to Tuskegee Airmen retired Lt. Col. Lee Archer (sitting) retired Lt. Col Robert Ashby (back right) and retired Col. Dick Toliver (leaning on the chair). The Tuskegee Airmen are here to meet deployed 332nd Expeditionary Operations Group Airmen and observe operations. The Army created the Tuskegee Airmen unit in 1941. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky)
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Tuskegee Airmen return to warzone

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq (AFPN) -- Col. Gordon Jacobs (left) puts wing patches onto the uniform of retired Tuskegee Airman Lt. Col Robert Ashby. Colonel Ashby is one of five Tuskegee Airman visiting here. Colonel Jacobs is the 332nd Expeditionary Operations Group commander. The Army created the Tuskegee Airmen unit in 1941. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky)
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Air pioneers return to war zone

ABOVE IRAQ (AFPN) -- Tuskegee Airman Col. Richard Toliver (left) chats with Maj. (Dr.) Vanessa Williams as their C-17 Globemaster III makes its final approach to Balad Air Base, Iraq. Five of the original Tuskegee Airmen -- the first African-American aviators of World War II -- are visiting the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing at Balad. The unit is a descendant of the "Red Tail Angels" of the Tuskegee Airmen's 332nd Fighter Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Andra Higgs)
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Convoy escorts continue heritage of Tuskegee Airmen

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. Rebecca Turnipseed inspects a .50-caliber machine gun before a convoy escort mission. The Air Force escort units have yet to lose a customer to enemy attack. Sergeant Turnipseed is assigned to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing's Detachment 1. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chad Chisholm)
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Tuskegee Airman Painting unveiled at Pentagon

WASHINGTON -- Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley (right) and Jacqueline Weathers (left) look on as her husband, retired Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, describes the action depicted in a painting honoring the famed 332nd Fighter Group of Tuskegee Airmen. Colonel Weathers and General Moseley unveiled during a ceremony in the Pentagon on June 24. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jim Varhegyi)
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Review of the first class of Tuskegee cadets

Maj. James A. Ellison returns the salute of Mac Ross of Dayton, Ohio, as he passes down the line during review of the first class of Tuskegee cadets; flight line at U.S. Army Air Corps basic and advanced flying school, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1941. Partial three-quarter left front view from low angle of Vultee BT-13 trainer at left. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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