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  • Lt. Gen. North visits Airmen at Kandahar Airfield

    The U.S. Central Command Air Forces commander visited servicemembers of the 451st Air Expeditionary Group here July 7. Lt. Gen. Gary North observed operations and spoke with deployed Airmen from units around the world. "I would like to thank each and every one of you for the great job that you are

  • Training, communication key to success for A-10 pilots

    When A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots throughout Southwest Asia respond to a ground commander or joint terminal attack controller's call for close-air-support, pilots on alert respond with the appropriate ordnance loaded to accomplish the mission. Putting those bullets and bombs on target doesn't just

  • 354th Bulldogs elect "Best Squadron Mom"

    Senior Airman Jennifer "C-10" Cianfrocca, 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron intelligence, may get the most mail at Camp Cunningham's post office, but her care packages are not just for her alone ... they are also for everyone she works with. Airman Cianfrocca's mother, Mary Pierce, from Las

  • 451 Air Expeditionary Group holds change of command at Kandahar Airfield

    The 451st Air Expeditionary Group received a new commander during a change of command ceremony July 3 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Col. Max Della Pia accepted command of the group and assumed the duties of the senior airfield authority following Col. Ron Farris' relinquishment of command as

  • 755th Air Expeditionary Group receives new commander

    Col. Fred Fairhurst took charge of the 755th Air Expeditionary Group during a change-of-command ceremony in the A-10 fuel cell hangar  June 11 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Brig. Gen. Bill Hyatt, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, presided over the ceremony in which Col. Fairhurst took the

  • The family that deploys together, stays together

    Most parents never know what it's like for their children at a deployed location, but that is certainly not the case for Senior Airman Vincent Lopez, an A-10 weapons loader, since his father and stepmother are also deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The Lopez family is originally from El

  • Electronic Warfare officer helps engineers

    Countering improvised explosive devices is a tough job- and Forward Operating Base Sharana's Electronic Warfare officer knows how to do it. Air Force Maj. Gerald T. Campbell, from Kettering, Ohio, spent his last six months deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom as a brigade Electronic

  • First Sergeant is the first step in emergency leave process

    Every deployed member's worst nightmare is to get woken up in the middle of the night by their first sergeant and told that tragedy has struck at home. In this terrible scenario there is hope because the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing has a team that can spring into action to help that individual home

  • AE teams ready to go anytime, anywhere

    Being on an aeromedical evacuation team means bringing the hospital to the wounded. But how do they make sure that capability is maintained 24/7? By having four different teams ready to go at a moment's notice. The 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight has four, 3-person teams consisting