Air Force Medics Reach Out in Iraq:
Since September 2005, USAF medics deployed to Sather AB, Iraq, have spent a few days each week at the Army’s Civil Military Operations Center, where they have treated and interacted with thousands of Iraqis, according to Air Force journalist SSgt. Bryan Bouchard. They work on all kinds of medical conditions, starting efforts to get some to the US for treatment if needed. Army officials say the most sought after care is dentistry, since many Iraqis have never seen a dentist.
A combined Navy and Air Force program is seeking to build a smaller version of a ubiquitous air-to-air missile that could give advanced aircraft, such as the Collaborative Combat Aircraft, greater magazine depth in a high-end fight.