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  • 386th Expeditionary Maintenance Group changes command

    Command of the 386th Expeditionary Maintenance Group passed from Col. Michael O'Connor to Col. Jason Childs during a change of command ceremony Sunday at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia.Childs deployed here from United States Air Forces Command, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, where

  • 386th Expeditionary Medical Group changes command

    Command of the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group passed from Col. Jeannine Ryder to Col. Susan Davis during a change of command ceremony Sunday at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia.Davis deployed here from 59th Training Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas where she served as the

  • "Port Dawgs" supply the fight

    Airmen from the 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan sustain cargo and passenger movement in the busiest aerial port in the Department of Defense. The aerial porters also known as "Port Dawgs" work around the clock to ensure timely delivery of people and

  • Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron provides care

    The 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan provides movement of injured and sick patients around Afghanistan to a higher level of care. The unit uses fixed-wing aircraft such as the C-130J Super Hercules that allow a larger patient load, long-distance

  • Last Liberandos Leave the Transit Center at Manas

    The last of the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing "Liberandos" gathered at the A'la Too dining facility in the early morning hours to prepare for their departure from the Transit Center at Manas June 6, 2014.The scene was typical of a military movement. One table had an intense card game of Spades;

  • AFCENT rolls out new leave, pass policy

     U.S. Air Forces Central Command officials released the command's revised leave policy June 6, which affects Airmen serving 12-month tours in Southwest Asia.In its recent recertification of the Imminent Danger Pay program, the Department of Defense determined that, effective June 1, personnel

  • Paratroopers partner for multinational friendship jump

    Through Exercise Eager Lion from May 25 to June 8, more than 20 partner nations participated in various events aimed at strengthening military-to-military relationships at all levels. One such event was the friendship jump, which allowed paratroopers from countries including the U.S., Australia,

  • Airmen share language of aviation during Eager Lion 2014

    For the past two weeks, Airmen from around the world converged in Jordan to provide airpower to sister services and partner nations throughout Exercise Eager Lion 2014.Between May 25 and June 8, the scenarios that played out over the skies of Jordan included various air-to-air and air-to-ground

  • Navy, Marine maintainers keep Hornets in the air

    Throughout Eager Lion, a two-week multinational exercise featuring more than 12,500 participants from 20 partner nations, dozens of aircraft took to the skies.Among these aircraft were F-18 Hornets and F-18 Super Hornets from the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. Maintainers were essential in getting