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  • AFE Airmen share knowledge, experience to better Afghan Air Force

    Airmen assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing recently traveled to Hamid Karzai International Airport to assist Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air with training and validating the Afghan air force’s aircrew flight equipment section.The three day trip gave the 455th AEW Airmen the opportunity to

  • C-130J loadmasters help deliver goods in Afghanistan

    When mission essential goods need to be delivered to bases around Afghanistan, C-130J Super Hercules loadmasters provide the help needed to ensure cargo is placed in the right hands in support of NATO’s Resolute Support mission. The loadmasters here are deployed from Little Rock Air Force Base,

  • Airmen learn all the right moves in 'Check Six'

    Random acts of violence have unfortunately become a scary reality in today’s world.These acts can unfold sporadically, and many times they occur inside work environments.According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics website, from 2006 to 2010, work-related homicides killed an average of 551 workers

  • AGE breathes life in to aircraft, OIR mission

    In the distance you can hear aircraft launching from the runway, leaving an echoing roar from the engines as it soars past. It’s a constant reminder that Airmen across the flightline are doing their part to generate sorties to combat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or Da’esh.Of the many

  • Refueling Hornets and Mirages

    A U.S. KC-135 Stratotanker refuels a U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler over Southwest Asia in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, Aug. 20, 2015. OIR is the military intervention against Daesh. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sandra Welch)

  • Reserve Airmen uses carpentry skills to better KAF

    Tech. Sgt. Dallan Livingston, 451st Expeditionary Support Squadron Central Command Material Recovery Element air transportation specialist, has a unique skill set he uses to better Kandahar Airfield. Day-to-day Livingston is an air transport specialist who loads and unloads aircraft and processes

  • Arming the RPAs

    Munitions Airmen assigned to the 62nd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron build the weapons needed to arm Remotely Piloted Aircraft at Kandahar Airfield.Every munition loaded onto an MQ-1 Predator or MQ-9 Reaper aircraft at KAF is provided by these Airmen. Without them, the RPAs wouldn’t be able

  • Loadmasters offload cargo

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Rebecca, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, guides a pay-loader to load cargo on board a C-17 Globemaster III in support of Operation Inherent Resolve in Kuwait, August 14, 2015. OIR is the military intervention against Daesh. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff

  • Afghan Air Force trains to develop vehicle maintenance master instructors

    Train, Advise, Assist Command – Air (TAAC-Air) advisors and contractors work to refine Afghan Air Force logistics, reduce new acquisitions and programs, and create a sustainable and capable air force to support the Afghan National Security Forces in the coming years.The Vehicle Maintenance Training