Airmen serving in Afghanistan are flying combat missions, maintaining aircraft, revamping airfields, providing medical care, and more, including helping to train a new Afghan army. Some 19 airmen are part of a nine country coalition team mentoring Afghans going through Officer Candidate School, reports Air Force journalist SSgt. Carlos Diaz. Afghan and British instructors run the 23-week course.
B-52 Stratofortress bombers marked a new first in Operation Epic Fury when some of the BUFFs flew over Iran carrying JDAM-guided gravity bombs, according to people familiar with the matter. The development signals a weakening of Iranian air defenses and a new use for the venerable bomber in the nearly…