Blue for Green—Training With the Army:
Known as Iraqi Assistance Group Foxtrot, some 59 airmen recently received training with the Army at Ft. Hood, Tex., to prepare themselves to help the Iraqi Army develop its organizational and base infrastructure—the type of work traditionally handled by the Army. Before going to Iraq, the airmen must complete 299 individual combat tasks, and, while en route, they get additional weapons and cultural training.
Air Force depots are not typically meant for quick repair jobs, but during Operation Epic Fury, the service moved some of its stateside heavy maintenance capability forward to fix battle-damaged aircraft closer to the fight.
