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  • 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 members unload cargo from a C-17 Globemaster III in support of Operation Inherent Resolve in Southwest Asia, August 14, 2015. OIR is the military intervention against Daesh. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sandra Welch)

  • 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

  • 455th EAES provides critical bridge between battlefields, higher-level care

    After an Aug. 7 attack on a U.S. military installation in Kabul left Service members injured, getting them from the battlefield to higher-level care in Germany was a task assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron.While the injured Service members were stabilized and prepped

  • RED HORSE: a legacy of leaving it better than how they found it

    As the sun sets and stars begin to glow in the night sky, a group of Engineers arrive at their construction site. The darkness surrounding the unfinished structure slowly becomes illuminated by generator powered lights. They each grab a red hard hat and huddle around the project manager’s office to

  • MD-530 'Jengi' helicopter flies over Afghanistan

    Afghan Air Force MD-530 helicopters made a successful combat debut against insurgents in Nangarhar Province as Afghan National Defense and Security Forces continue clearing the districts of Khogyani, Sherzad and Hisarak. The MD-530 Warrior, or “Jengi” in Dari, is the newest in the Afghan Air Force’s

  • OPSEC: be safe, be smart

    Loose tweets destroy fleets. Keeping quiet about operational information is vital to ensure military members stay safe on a daily basis. Social media can be a useful tool to stay connected to friends, family, and quick entertainment. However, there is sometimes a fine line between letting your