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  • AAF medics train ANA to save lives

    As coalition forces draw down, the need for a professional, capable and sustainable Afghan Air Force becomes increasingly important, particularly in its ability to move casualties from the battlefield to a care center, which could mean the difference between life and death.Two Afghan Air Force

  • PSD Airmen: Earning trust, ensuring mission success

    It can take years to build trust, but Airmen from the physiological support detachment in the Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron here are proving that they are an exception to the rule. “Our primary mission is to keep our pilots safe,” said Staff Sgt. Lynette, launch and recovery supervisor.

  • New machine save EMDG time, money

    The Expeditionary Medical Group medical support flight can now save Airmen a seven hour trip to the emergency room thanks to the arrival of a new Coulter AcT diff2 complete blood count machine.After an eight month wait, the $24K machine represents a major increase in capability for the EMDG.“The

  • 379th EMDG, Qatari medics improve readiness

    Airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group trained alongside their Qatari counterparts to enhance their ability to jointly respond to medical emergencies here, Jan. 18. The training focused on a full-range of capabilities related to emergency medical response including: triage, treatment,

  • AFCENT Band brings holiday cheer to Afghanistan

    The Air Forces Central Command Band “Pegasus” recently finished a 26-day tour through Afghanistan during the month of December, the longest ever by an Air Force band. Throughout the tour, the band performed for more than 7,000 U.S. and coalition troops on four installations and 1.3 million on

  • TAAC-Air speaks of mission in its new name

    For more than seven years, NATO Air Training Command – Afghanistan has been working side-by-side with Afghan National Security Forces to build, strengthen and empower the Afghan Air Force.With the transition toward Resolute Support, as of Jan. 14, 2015, NATC-A has been renamed to Train, Advice,

  • K-9’s lead the way

    "He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion." - UnknownAirmen assigned as military working dog handlers can definitely relate to

  • EOD: keeping Airmen, community safe

    “Initial success or total failure” is the motto for the explosive ordnance disposal flight here. This requires the Airmen who work in the flight to think outside the box and accept nothing less than perfection when performing their duties.The EOD mission is simple: locate, identify and neutralize

  • Physical therapist takes AMC award, moves on to Air Force

    The Expeditionary Medical Group physical therapist is the recipient of the 2014 Air Mobility Command United States Air Force Biomedical Clinician Field Grade Officer of the Year award.Air Force Maj. Jon, who is a native of Mascoutah, Ill., said he received notice of winning the award from Col. Kevin

  • Military teams work to prevent illness and injury

    Imagine walking into your duty section and this is what you come across: one person has a hoarse sounding cough, another person is sneezing out of control, there is someone in the bathroom and another one has a red nose because they are constantly blowing it. You start thinking something is not