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  • Don't drive on the road

     A small unit of Soldiers sits shoulder-to-shoulder in their helicopter hovering over the Afghanistan desert.The helicopter lands near the only thing in sight -- a remote border police station. The Security Forces Advisement Team makes their way out of the helicopter along with two Airmen, who blend

  • Deployed Airmen, Soldiers honor fallen comrades from downed Chinook

    More than 200 Airmen, Soldiers and civilian personnel at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing attended a taps ceremony Aug.11, in honor of the victims of the CH-47 Chinook helicopter that crashed in Afghanistan, killing 38 U.S. and Afghan service members.The base Company Grade Officers' Council here

  • U.S. Air Forces Central Command Band goes viral

    A fan's video of the U.S. Air Forces Central Command band "Sidewinder" went viral Aug. 9.Without microphones or sound equipment, Sidewinder performed a half-hour acoustic set for 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron Airmen working the night shift at the passenger terminal pallet yard Aug. 8 at an

  • Sergeant deployed from Minot talks about flood

    On July 2, a 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron element leader was in Grand Forks, N.D. preparing for his deployment to Joint Base Balad, Iraq, when he was allowed to return home to Minot, N.D. Sending an Airman home during pre-deployment training is not typical protocol, but it was a

  • 438th Airman awarded Bronze Star with Valor

    For actions taken in the line of fire, Master Sgt. Christopher Banks was awarded the Bronze Star with Valor in a ceremony at the Afghan Conference Center Aug. 13.Banks, a ground medic working in an advising role with the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing and deployed from Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., at

  • Mi-17 wash

    Members from the Afghan air force recently washed several Afghan Mi-17 Helicopters on the runway at Kabul International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, August 11, 2011.  The AAF has 33 Mi-17s located in Kabul, Kandahar and Shindand.  The Mi-17 is perfectly suited to the needs of Afghanistan. Its

  • Airman uses research, experience to contribute to fight

    Neil Armstrong was once quoted as saying, "Research is creating new knowledge." One Joint Expeditionary Tasking Airman in Southern Afghanistan understands that mentality very well.Air Force Col. Sean Collins, senior researcher for the Joint Combat Casualty Research Team (JC2RT), has been working to