Kyrgyz communists urge U.S. base shutdown amid reports of delay

Posted at: Thu Jun 11th, 2009

BISHKEK, June 11 (RIA Novosti) - Communists in Kyrgyzstan called on Thursday for the swift closure of the U.S. airbase in the country's north amid media reports that the decision could be revoked.The Central Asian country's parliament has voted to terminate an agreement on the Manas b...

MC-12 flies first combat mission

Posted at: Thu Jun 11th, 2009

JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq (AFNS) -- The Air Force's newest intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft flew its first combat sortie June 10 over Iraq.The MC-12 Liberty, assigned to the 362nd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, arrived in Iraq June 8 and took off from Joint ...