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  • AFCENT hosts OIR Air Coalition Conference

    U.S. Air Forces Central Command hosted an Air Coalition Conference for Operation INHERENT RESOLVE here Feb. 11.The conference included discussions of the current air campaign, assessments of progress, coalition contributions, information sharing and evolving efforts to advise and assist the Iraqi

  • DTC offers deployers decompression

    Staff from the Deployment Transition Center in Ramstein Air Base, Germany, visited Train, Advise, Assist Command – Air, Feb. 5-7, to provide assistance to command personnel, as well as offer insight on what the DTC provides returning deployers. Most Airmen assigned to TAAC-Air will spend a few days

  • Wisconsin Army National Guard provides TAAC-Air security

    The primary mission of Train, Advise, Assist Command – Air is to develop the Afghan Air Force, but that cannot happen without security. Though not initially expecting to perform this particular mission, the 950th Engineer Company, from the Wisconsin Army National Guard, has now taken on this

  • Lead-in training increases Afghan capabilities

    Train, Advise, Assist Command – Air maintainers are providing lead-in training at the Kabul Air Wing in an effort to ensure Afghan Air Force airmen excel at C-130 maintenance courses when they attend in the US. Though some Afghans have begun training in the US, learning a new language and aircraft

  • Al Udeid Airmen conduct first FOD walk on new tactical ramp

    More than 100 Airmen gathered to conduct their first Foreign Object Damage walk on a new tactical aircraft ramp, Jan. 29, to prevent debris or other objects from damaging aircraft that will be parked here. The new ramp, which will be primarily used to park tactical aircraft like the C-130

  • 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