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  • Tactical vehicles sit on the flightline prior to being transported to an aircraft in support of retrograde operations March 20, 2015 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. At the height of retrograde in 2014, Airmen assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron were responsible for shipping more than 9,000 tons of cargo each month. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Whitney Amstutz/released)

    Ready, set, retrograde

    As the United States seeks to lessen its footprint at locations across Southwest Asia, the word retrograde has been on the lips of Department of Defense decision-makers for months. When applied to military operations in Afghanistan, retrograde, which is defined as having a backward motion or direction, translates to the proverbial undoing of more than a decade’s accumulation of assets, equipment and personnel in theater.
  • Staff Sgt. Pedro, radar maintenance technician, conducts a performance maintenance inspection on the antenna low-noise amplifier at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia March 24, 2015. Radar maintenance technicians ensure serviceability and functionality of equipment in support of the mission. Pedro is currently deployed from the Air National Guard’s 141st Air Control Squadron out of Ramey Air Force Base, Puerto Rico. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Brown/RELEASED)

    Piecing together the bigger picture

    Airmen with the Expeditionary Air Control Squadron (EACS), also known as “Kingpin,” provide the information needed for completion of the Air Tasking Order, a 24-hour planning document that assigns specific aircraft to specific missions.
  • Airmen from an RQ-4B Global Hawk aircraft maintenance unit welcome an RQ-4B after a flight Mar. 8, 2015, in Southwest Asia, in which the aircraft surpassed 10,000 flying hours. The RQ-4B aircraft 2019, or A2019, was the first block 20 and first RQ-4B model to arrive here Oct. 16, 2010. During its service, the aircraft has been providing support to warfighters by relaying communications between people and aircraft as well as enabling airstrikes on the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown)

    RQ-4B soars past 10,000 flying hours

    An RQ-4B Global Hawk embarked on an Operation Inherent Resolve mission March 7, which sent the aircraft soaring past the 10,000 flying-hour milestone at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia.
  • Staff Sgt. Nicholas, right, Aerospace Ground Equipment assistant floor lead, and Senior Airman Michael, AGE journeyman, inspect a MJ-1B Jammer for an oil leak at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Mar. 3, 2015. The AGE flight is responsible for 542 pieces of equipment and averages 4,800 equipment dispatches, 250 maintenance actions and 110 periodic and phase inspections every month. Nicholas is currently deployed from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., and is a native of Geraldine, Ala. Michael is currently deployed from Hill Air Force Base, Utah and is a native of Burleson, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown) (RELEASED)

    Ground equipment Airmen keep aircraft aloft

    It’s the minute details of tasks that make what Airmen do so vital to accomplishing their missions. For the Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE) flight, these details have a profound impact on flightline operations each day.
  • A multiservice formation of special operators marches with a U.S. flag bearing the names of seven special operators who were killed March 4, 2002 during Operation Anaconda: U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jason Cunningham, U.S. Army Cpl. Matthew Commons, U.S. Army Spc. Marc Anderson, U.S. Army Sgt. Phillip Svitak, U.S. Army Sgt. Bradley Crose, U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Neil Roberts and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, March 4, 2015 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Servicemembers from all branches conducted a 24-hour vigil run and a retreat ceremony to honor the 13th anniversary of their deaths and pay homage to a legacy of heroism. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Whitney Amstutz/released)

    Bagram remembers Operation Anaconda’s fallen

    Senior Airman Jason Cunningham and six of his special forces comrades including Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Neil Roberts, Army Sgt. Bradley Crose, Army Sgt. Phillip Svitak, Army Spc. Marc Anderson and Army Cpl. Matthew Commons, traded their blood for freedom in the mountains of Afghanistan March 4, 2002. Exactly 13 years later, service members of all branches stood at attention as the familiar names reverberated through a loudspeaker, enveloping the assembly as they have for more than a decade, and signifying the commencement of a retreat ceremony in their honor.
  • Airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron perform pre-flight checks on a B-1B Lancer, Feb. 25, 2015, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, in preparation of support for Operations Inherent Resolve and Freedom’s Sentinel. The B-1 carries the largest payload of both guided and unguided weapons in the Air Force inventory and is a key resource for strike operations throughout the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kia Atkins)

    Al Udeid unit keeps bombs ‘locked on target’ in AOR

    Carrying the largest payload of both guided and unguided weapons in the Air Force inventory, the multi-mission B-1B Lancer is the backbone of America's long-range bomber force and is a key resource for strike operations throughout the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility.
  • Tech. Sgt. Gregory Green analyzes spreadsheets Feb. 12, 2015, at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. Green is a 455th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron manpower analyst. As a one-deep analyst in the only Air Force manpower office in Afghanistan, Green provides personnel retention and reduction recommendations to commanders across the wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Whitney Amstutz)

    Manpower: Man behind the math

    Having risen to the height of public interest since the commencement of Operation Resolute Support in January, the drawdown of U.S.
  • Tech. Sgt. Lawrence, Quality Assurance inspector, performs a Key Task Listing inspection on an F-22 Raptor engine at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Feb. 18, 2015. QA is comprised of every specialty within the maintenance group, including crew chiefs and the fabrication flight, and are responsible for performing inspections as well as maintaining every special maintenance program for the wing and group. Lawrence is currently deployed from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., and is a native of Detroit, Mich. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown)

    Quality assurance: Making sure it’s done right

    Have you ever watched a movie, or professional wrestling, and find yourself rooting for the villain at the end? Around the flightline, there’s a group of ‘bad guys’ that represent their career field’s most knowledgeable maintainers and make up the office known as quality assurance.
  • Senior Airman Will, KC-10 Extender instrument and flight control systems technician, preforms a preflight inspection on a KC-10 Extender at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Feb. 2, 2015. KC-10 Extenders deliver much-needed gas to help defend the nation, which begins with a hard-working team of Airmen consisting of crew chiefs and specialists. Will is deployed from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., and is a native of Glendale, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown)

    Extending combat airpower to all corners of the globe

    Airmen with the Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Extender Aircraft Maintenance Unit here waste no time when answering the call to defend the nation -- even with little to no notice.

  • AFCENT hosts Operation Inherent Resolve Air Coalition Conference

    U.S. Air Forces Central Command hosted an Air Coalition Conference for Operation Inherent Resolve at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Feb. 11.
  • Staff Sgt. Ace and Senior Airman Paola, both explosive ordnance disposal technicians, strategize their movement while on foot patrol during a training exercise Dec. 30, 2014, in Southwest Asia. Airmen who work in the EOD flight are required to think outside the box and accept nothing less than perfection when performing their duties. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown)

    EOD: Keeping Airmen, community safe

    The motto, “initial success or total failure,” requires Airmen of the explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) flight here to think outside the box and accept nothing less than perfection when performing their duties.

  • Building strategic relationships

    The Air Force’s ability to continue building partnerships to meet challenges of future warfare directly involves Airmen and Soldiers who are focused on building partnership capacity throughout Southwest Asia. As the result of a bilateral agreement between the U.S. and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the U.S. Air Forces Central Command (AFCENT) Air Warfare Center (AWC) helps facilitate training that prepares Airmen and Soldiers from throughout the region for coalition operations.
  • Afghans and 439th Air Expeditionary Advisor Squadron Security Forces Advisors secure a landing zone while awaiting for an Mi-17 to land during recent training. Afghans recently complete fly away security team training that allows them to fly to locations throughout Afghanistan, and secure a landing zone, increasing the reach of the Afghan Air Force.

    Kabul Afghan Airmen complete FAST training

    As American security forces transition to Resolute Support, it is important that Afghan security forces can secure their own country. Recently another step was taken in this direction when eight Afghan air force security forces airmen graduated the first Kabul Air Wing Fly-Away Security Team training, providing additional operational capabilities to the Afghan air force.

  • A new era of retrograde operations as squadron inactivates

    Ringing in not only a new year, but a new era of retrograde operations, the 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron was inactivated during a ceremony here Jan. 1. In a time honored tradition, Lt. Col. Christopher Carmichael, the 455th EAPS commander, relinquished command of the squadron to Col. Michael Grogan, the 455th Mission Support Group commander, who furled and cased the colors, signifying the official inactivation of the unit.
  • Master Sgt. Adam, middle, NCO-in-charge of conventional maintenance, preps the KMU-572 fins for assembly onto the MK-82 munition Dec. 21, 2014, in Southwest Asia. Adam is deployed from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Carrie Hinson)

    Fight against ISIL: Ammo troops keep up with tempo

    There’s nothing more exciting than watching a fighter jet loaded with munitions roar down the flight line headed off to take out the bad guy.
  • Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III speaks with Airmen during a base visit, Dec. 14, 2014, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Welsh met with Airmen to thank them for their service and discuss the sacrifices and challenges experienced while deployed. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kia Atkins)

    CSAF visits Al Udeid

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III met with Airmen and answered their questions about current Air Force issues during a visit Dec. 14, to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.
  • Lt. Gen. John Hesterman III looks on as Gulf Cooperation Council liaison officers participate in an exercise at the Combined Air Operations Center, Nov. 26, 2014, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Hesterman is the U.S. Air Forces Central Command commander. Screens in the photo have been blurred for operational security purposes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chelsea Browning)

    Coalition partnerships key in Operation Inherent Resolve

    At the forward headquarters of U.S. Air Forces Central Command at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, U.S. Airmen work closely with their counterparts from 14 nations as they plan and carry out daily air operations against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

  • AFCENT rolls out new leave, pass policy

    U.S. Air Forces Central Command officials released the command's revised leave policy June 6, which affects Airmen serving 12-month tours in Southwest Asia. In its recent recertification of the Imminent Danger Pay program, the Department of Defense determined that, effective June 1, personnel serving in nine countries throughout the AFCENT area of responsibility would no longer receive IDP. Use of U.S. Central Command's 15-day Rest and Recuperation program is linked to eligibility for IDP.
  • Lt. Col. Thomas Blake is a pilot serving with the 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. Blake, who recently completed his 100th combat sortie and fini flight, is deployed out of Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H., and is a native of Wakefield, N.H.

    Re-tread pilot completes 100th combat sortie

    A 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron pilot deployed to Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, recently flew his 100th combat sortie during an air refueling mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
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