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  • Chaplain team helps Airmen maintain spiritual fitness

    The Airmen here who are tasked with maintaining combat-ready aircraft are getting a little help in maintaining something equally important— their own spiritual fitness. Day in and day out, Airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Group work hard to provide maintenance support to a number of

  • TAAC-Air reduces mid-air risks

    Many Afghan helicopter pilots have years of flying experience, so when 19 hazardous traffic reports were reported in January and February at Jalalabad, Train, Assist, Advise Command – Air advisors were not only surprised but concerned, and knew the issue had to be addressed immediately. “[The

  • Loadmasters push limits, secure solutions

    Loadmasters assigned to the 774th Expeditionary AirliftSquadron from Littlerock Air Force Base, Arkansas, completed three back-to-backredeployments of R-11 fuel trucks from an undisclosed location in the Air ForceCentral Command area of responsibility, March 15.As the Air Force reduces its footprint

  • Hawk spots its prey

    Soaring through the atmosphere over 11 miles above the ground, a hawk glides nearly effortlessly, training its razor-sharp eyesight on its prey. The hawk circles and monitors the activity below, in anticipation of the right time to strike. However, instead of acting alone, this particular hawk sheds

  • Maintaining your balance

    Feeling anxious? Unable to focus? Dreading an impending event at home or work? We know that dizziness and exhaustion are often factors that hinder our ability to physically stand or walk upright. Likewise, stress, anxiety and depression can offset our mental stability. Luckily, service members do

  • Armament shop keeps BAF locked, loaded

    Putting the POW in Airpower, Airmen assigned to the 455thExpeditionary Maintenance Squadron’s Armament shop are charged with theresponsibility of ensuring weapons systems here are locked, loaded and standingby to support counterterrorism operations.Acting as Freedom’sSentinel is no small task and

  • TAAC-Air trains web conferencing

    The Train, Advise, and Assist Command-Air mission is to develop a professional, capable, and sustainable Afghan Air Force. One of the primary struggles for air advisors in completing this mission is the geographically distant nature of the units, most of which are located in areas without coalition

  • Redefining warrior care

    Have you ever gone through something so devastating in your life that you thought you had no one to turn to, no one to talk to? Maybe you were afraid that if you talked to someone, it would be a career ender because they might tell your leadership. Although these thoughts worry many people, there

  • EOD: Making magic happen

    The Airmen of the 386th Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight wear patches adorned with a rainbow, unicorn and the motto “Make Magic Happen.” While the patch may be whimsical, the significance remains: what EOD does is nothing short of magical. The 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron

  • U.S., Qatari partners participate in crime scene liaison exchange

    U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations Detachment 241 and members of the Qatar Ministry of Interior's Crime Scene Processing Unit participated in a crime scene liaison exchange program here, March 2 through March 6.During the exchange, AFOSI agents and their Qatari counterparts shared crime