The Air Force has some 550 airmen—active duty, Air National Guard, and Air Force Reserve Command from various units—deployed to Southwest Asia. At Balad AB, Iraq, alone they are working projects that USAF officials say total more than $6 million. The 557th Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron has about 400 of the airmen, who work throughout Iraq, reports SSgt. Tammie Moore in the Nellis Bullseye. The remainder work under the 1st Expeditionary RED HORSE Group and travel throughout Iraq and Afghanistan, wherever needed. These specialists in rapid, heavy construction, perform work not normally done by a base-level civil engineer.
Planning an Air Show Is Hard. At Andrews, It’s Even Harder
Sept. 17, 2025
Joint Base Andrews opened its flightline this month to thousands of civilians, exposing a normally restricted airbase that regularly hosts the president and foreign dignitaries to a curious public eager to see current and historic military aircraft up close and in action.
