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  • Sensors make history in Afghanistan

    History was made and Afghan agriculture took a huge step forward as new irrigation sensors were introduced to agricultural officials in Kapisa Oct. 12 at the provincial governor's compound in Mahmud Raqi. The introduction of the sensors is part of a 20-week agriculture course taught by Dr. Michael

  • Airman contracts mission success

    Like a great magician, if Capt. Jonathan Czarney has done his job right, most people here won't necessarily see how it was done. While on their mission here to bring relief supplies to Pakistanis affected by an earthquake last year, as if by magic, Soldiers will have a bed in which to sleep, food to

  • ANP Auxiliary Police graduate

    The Afghan National Police added 42 new auxiliary policemen to their forces as recruits from the Afghan Auxiliary Police Basic School; which graduated on Oct. 8 from their two-week course. "Because of the fighting in this country, I wanted to do something to help," said Abdul Akim Jan, a 28-year-old

  • Malaria... Is it worth the risk?

    According to the Centers for Controlled Diseases and Prevention web site, about 350 million cases of malaria occur worldwide, and over a million people die from the disease, most of whom are young children. A mosquito-borne disease caused by a parasite, Malaria is one of the leading causes of death

  • U.S. prepares for operation to aid Pakistan

    A joint team of Airmen and Soldiers are in Pakistan preparing for Operation Promise Keeping, a follow-up mission to aid the people in remote northern parts of the country, which was devastated by an earthquake last year. On October 8, 2005, the disaster, which measured a 7.6 on the Richter Scale and

  • Chief reflects on deployment, gives advice to Airmen

    After nearly a year as the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing command chief, CMSgt Rick Ricker bids a fond farewell to the men and women deployed here. Chief Ricker leaves the 455 AEW team with a few thoughts concerning deployments. How have deployments changed from the time you did your first one to this

  • Bagram PRT prepares to make history

    The Air Force-led Bagram Provincial Reconstruction Team is preparing to make history as they complete the two final bridges in the Salang Valley early next month. They finished the last quality assessments of the bridges Oct. 5. When the bridges are done, it will be the first time in Afghan history

  • New well gives new hope to village

    The Air Force-led Bagram Provincial Reconstruction Team opened a new well in the Kohi Safi valley Oct. 3 that will bring clean water to several hundred Afghans in a nearby village. The well was finished in just under a month by the GL Construction and Logistics Group of Kabul. Located near the