| SOP newswire |  | U.S. Navy Rolls Back Access to Two British Military Bases - Washington – As part of the ongoing restructuring of U.S. military forces in Europe, the Defense Department has announced plans to pull 165 U.S. and civilian employees from two British air bases in summer 2006. |
| SOP newswire |  | Medics Make Air Evacuation Easier On Wounded Troops - BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq (AFPN) -- Wounded U.S. troops leave this base each day on military transports after their release from the contingency air staging facility at the airport waiting area. |
| SOP newswire |  | Iraqi Forces continue to lead from the front - BAGHDAD, Iraq (May 12, 2006) – “An Iraq that's at peace with its neighbors and an ally in the war on terror, has a representative government that respects the rights of all Iraqis, has a security force that can maintain domestic order, and deny Iraq as a safe haven for terrorists.” |
| SOP newswire |  | Leaders operating in dynamic security environment - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- Today we find ourselves operating in a dynamic, expeditionary and austere security environment. More than ever before, today's Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines are asked to act in ways that can and will irrevocably impact the global community. Strong, bold, responsible leadership at all levels is vital to mission success. |
|  | VMA-214 conducts ops in Iraq - ABOARD THE USS PELELIU (May 8, 2006) -- Geared with live ordnance, Marines and aircraft from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166 (Reinforced |
| SOP newswire |  | Former POWs relive freedom flights - WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFPN) -- More than 120 former prisoners of war continued a 33-year layover of freedom by reliving the flights that carried them home from North Vietnam. |
| SOP newswire |  | 10 Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan Helicopter Crash - BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, May 6, 2006 – All 10 U.S. soldiers aboard died late last night when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter crashed near Asadabad in Afghanistan's Kunar province, military officials reported today. |
| SOP newswire |  | Air Force earns three DOD environmental awards - Three Air Force installations received awards for their environmental stewardship at a Pentagon ceremony May 3. |
| SOP newswire |  | Guam reservists support cargo hub at Incirlik - INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey (AFPN) -- Twelve reservists temporarily assigned to the 728th Air Mobility Squadron had to travel a long, long way from home to get here. |
| SOP newswire |  | CENTAF air power summary - In Afghanistan May 2, Air Force F-15 Eagles successfully struck two caves near Asadabad with precision-guided JDAMs. Initial reports indicate secondary explosions were seen from the caves, used by enemy forces to store weapons, after the strike and the cave entrances where effectively sealed. The planned strike was in continued support of Operation Mountain Lion. |
| SOP newswire |  | McKinley selected as 15th CMSAF - Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley has named Chief Master Sgt. Rodney J. McKinley to serve as the 15th chief master sergeant of the Air Force. Chief McKinley will assume his new position July 1, following the June 30 retirement of Chief Master Sgt. of the Air |
| Alex Alex |  | CFC-A Welcomes New Command Sergeant Major - KABUL, Afghanistan " Army Command Sgt. Maj. Daniel R. Wood, a native of Albany, N.Y., assumed the responsibilities of command sergeant major of Combined Forces Command " Afghanistan here April 5. |
| SOP newswire |  | Joint public affairs element improves military communication - By standing up the Joint Public Affairs Support Element, the U.S. military is on its way to greatly improving the way it delivers timely, accurate information from combatant commanders to the media. |
| SOP newswire |  | After 20 Years of Darkness, the Lights Are Finally Back On - After 20 years of darkness, the lights are finally back on in Gardez. That’s thanks to the Czech Republic’s donation of a generator and the talents of the US Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer District’s (AED) Yvan Nobile. |
| SOP newswire |  | U.S. Air Force Warfare Center perspective on Smart Operations 21 by Maj. Gen. Stephen Goldfein - For those who were around in the mid-1990s, you may remember Total Quality Management, or TQM. This was a business practice that was being applied to the Air Force in an era of force reductions. TQM was successful in the business world, and many of its concepts promised improvements and efficiencies for our Air Force. |
| Leon (Producer) |  | U.S. Navy Ships Return Fire on Suspected Pirates - MANAMA, Bahrain, March 18, 2006 " USS Cape St. George and USS Gonzalez returned fire early today on a group of suspected pirates in the Indian Ocean, killing one and wounding five, U.S. Naval Forces Central |
