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  • No one left behind

    “It is my duty as a pararescueman to save lives and to aid the injured. I will be prepared at all times to perform my assigned duties quickly and efficiently, placing these duties before personal desires and comforts. These things I do, that others may live.”

  • Remembering our Heritage

    A majority of Airmen assigned to Bagram Airfield live on a compound called Camp Cunningham, but few know the story of the hero whose name it bears.

  • AFCENT commander rolls out mission, vision and lines of effort

    Lt. Gen. Joseph Guastella, U.S. Air Forces Central Command Commander, unveiled his mission, vision and lines of effort to commanders from across the 20-nation area of responsibility covering Central and Southwest Asia during the AFCENT Commanders Conference Nov. 7, 2018.

  • ECES Airmen perform rapid repair after storm

    Airmen assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron pavements and equipment shop repaired the airfield here in response to damages inflicted by two lightning strikes Oct. 24, 2018.

  • AFCENT Airmen Support Afghan Airdrop Training and MERV Clearance Ops

    U.S. Air Forces Central Command published its September Airpower Summary today highlighting airpower operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. In Afghanistan, AFCENT Airmen operated as part of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and the NATO Resolute Support Mission to train, advise

  • TACP Airmen support multi-nation exercise

    Recently, Airmen from the 82nd Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron participated in a multi-nation exercise in Egypt.  Bright Star 18 was a two-week multilateral exercise covering best practices on counterinsurgency, border control, and interoperability in irregular warfare

  • Leading into the future

    The evolution of war has been changing with advancements in technology. Ever since fighting with bows and arrows transitioned to muskets and muskets transitioned to .50 caliber machine guns. Today those advancements have brought us to the remotely piloted aircraft, or RPA.Unlike flying a manned

  • AFCENT Strengthens Partnerships Through Air and Missile Defense Exercise

    U.S. Air Forces Central Command service members completed Air and Missile Defense Exercise 18-03 in September. AMDEX is a U.S.-led, two-week, joint multilateral exercise focused on combined air, ground and sea operations to promote regional stability across the CENTCOM and defend against malign