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  • Coalition Airmen receive MEDEVAC training

    Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment provided training to 13 Airmen from the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group and four members of the Canadian and other coalition air forces on proper medical evacuation procedures here Nov. 14 and 16.The Airmen received training in MEDEVAC 101,

  • Former Airman connects school children with deployed heroes

    Twenty-six volunteers from the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron participated in a video meet-and-greet called “Holler at a Hero,” in honor of U.S. veterans, Nov 13. James Wilson, a former U.S. security forces Airman, now a school teacher, developed the “Holler at a Hero” project to allow

  • Mass casualty exercise keeps deployed Airmen mission-ready

    Medical and Firefighting Airmen here, responded to a mass casualty exercise, Nov. 10, to improve their ability to respond to real-world medical emergencies while supporting contingencies. As first responders, Airmen from the Expeditionary Medical Group and the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineering

  • Grand Slam team honor those who serve, have served

    Coalition partners, deployed here, honoredthose who serve and have served during joint Remembrance and Veteran’s Dayceremonies, Nov. 11.                Brig.Gen. Darren Hartford, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, presided over aVeteran’s Day retreat ceremony, in honor of

  • AFCENT band makes history on Bayan Radio

    The U.S. Air Force Central Command Band, Touch 'N Go, made history as the first ensemble of western musicians to ever be featured on Bayan Radio in Afghanistan. It is the country’s second largest radio station reaching over 1.2 million Afghan listeners. For 90 minutes, the band performed various

  • Wounded warriors return to Afghanistan to find closure

    Nearly all service members who have deployed know two dates for certain: the date they arrived and the date they are scheduled to leave. The goal is to serve faithfully until that scheduled departure date, board the plane and leave the battle space behind. Unfortunately for some, it doesn’t work

  • AFCENT leaders earn Bronze Stars

    Two senior leaders from United States Air Forces Central Command were honored with Bronze Stars during a ceremony here Oct. 28.Lt. Gen. John Hesterman, AFCENT commander, presented medals to Brig. Gen. Kevin Schneider, the assistant deputy commander, and Col. Jeffrey Fallesen, chief of staff, for

  • Airman exceeds expectations in Afghanistan

    When receiving a set of orders fora deployment, many people are left with an assortment of questions; what will Ido, where will I go and will I make a difference.For U.S. Air Force Maj. JonathanForbes, a neurosurgeon assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group, heknew he would be deploying

  • Tactical Aircraft Maintainers keep’em flying

    Airmen from the 122nd Fighter Wing Fort Wayne,Indiana Air National Guard, perform A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft maintenance insupport of Operation Enduring Freedom here. The unit is responsible for ensuring the aircraft are mission ready andable to perform close air support mission throughout