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  • Bagram PRT host women's affair meeting

    Education, employment and security were the common themes addressed by eight influential Afghan women during a women's affair seminar here hosted by the Bagram Provincial Reconstruction Team. Business owners, government leaders, educators, multi-media and non-governmental organization

  • Deployed Airmen better selves, careers with CCAF accomplishment

    Twenty-three servicemembers were awarded degrees from the Community College of the Air Force in a ceremony at the Blatchford-Preston Complex theater April 21. The ceremony was hosted by the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, Brig. Gen. Charlie Lyon, and highlighted with a commencement address

  • April 25 airpower summary: A-10s take it to the enemy

    Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations April 25, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, an Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II dropped guided bomb

  • 'Hercs' integral to Air Force GWOT milestone

    Since the tragic events of Sept. 11th, America's Air Force has been heavily engaged in flying missions at home and abroad at more than 100 deployed sites worldwide. To combat terrorism, Airmen around the globe have launched more than 450 missions daily. This high operations tempo led the service to

  • Deployed lab workers: lifeline for servicemembers

    Blood and bacteria are seldom desired work product mediums, but they suit one group of Airmen and Soldiers here just fine. They are laboratory technicians and their work is often behind the scenes and under a microscope lens. While National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week ends April 26, the

  • PERSCO: Keeping track of the ins and outs of troop movement

    The shuffling of duffle bags and backpacks belonging to more than 70 Airmen and civilian contractors echoes through the patio as the morning sun's rays start to push back the night's cover. While some are nearing the end of their deployment to Southwest Asia and others are just beginning, one thing

  • Container Management initiative saves money, eliminates waste

    In an effort to not only improve the aesthetics of the installation but also save the Air Force hundreds of thousands of dollars, the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Group and Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron's traffic management flight have joined forces to combat extraneous shipping

  • April 24 airpower summary: F-16s fly combat sortie missions

    Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations April 24, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, an Air Force B-1B Lancer dropped guided bomb unit-31s and