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  • 31st Best Warrior Competition

    Across the globe, there are numerous events held to determine who is the best . The Tour De France challenges the basic skills of cyclists, while the Olympics tests the abilities of athletes from around the world, letting only one person go home with the coveted gold medal from each event. Soldiers

  • Photo Essay: Retreat Ceremony

    Airmen from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing participated in a Retreat Ceremony May 2, 2014, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Service members assigned to the wing gather once each month to honor U.S. service members killed in action the previous month.

  • Speed Mentoring

    Ready, set, mentorship! The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Top 3 organization hosted a speed mentorship event May 6, 2014, to provide Airmen a chance to probe a diverse selection of senior NCOs from around the wing about their extensive leadership knowledge. The event, led by Master Sgt. Trevor

  • EOD flight organizes special day of honor

    "Initial Success or Total Failure" is the motto of U.S. armed forces Explosive Ordnance Disposal. Disposal technicians from all branches risk their lives during times of war and peace.For this reason, Congress has designated the first Saturday in May as National Explosive Ordnance Disposal

  • 82nd EASOS gets new commander

    The command of the 82nd Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron passed Saturday from Lt. Col. Matthew Lengel to Lt. Col. Mark Johnson during a change of command ceremony at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Johnson, who assumed command, deployed here from the 3rd Air Support

  • USCENTCOM Rest & Recuperation program affected by loss of Imminent Danger Pay

    Defense officials are urging service members to fully understand the Rest and Recuperation Leave Program, also known as R&R, when deploying to the U.S. Central Command Area of Operations.Starting June 1, 2014, nine countries in the theater of operations including Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi

  • Bagram rescue squadron trains to refine skills

    Airmen from the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, participated in a training scenario where they treated casualties who were injured during a simulated Improvised Explosive Device blast. During the training, rescue crews flew on HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters to the

  • Coalition Forces Aid in humanitarian efforts

    A team of coalition forces to include an Italian C-130 and a C-130 J-30 assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Bagram Airfield assisted the Afghan government with humanitarian efforts this week.Crews assigned to the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron made three trips between May 4-5 to

  • Logistics Airmen help save Air Force assets

    Equipment is important as it helps Airmen perform their daily mission, a group of 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Airmen at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, contributed their efforts to save millions worth of assets here as part of the Central Command Materiel Recovery Element team.The