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  • 'Blue Hawk' brings U.S. Independence Day spirit to Kyrgyzstan

    The fact that no firework displays lit the Kyrgyzstan sky marking the 235th birthday of America doesn't mean the United States citizens here didn't celebrate the event. The current U.S. Air Forces Central Expeditionary Band "Blue Hawk" spent the weekend leading up to Independence Day, and the

  • 376th ECS Airmen donate time, supplies to Kyrgyz village

    Airmen from the 376th Expeditionary Communications Squadron here delivered a public address system and sporting equipment to the Kamyshanovka village July 1.The squadron members became aware of the villager's need for the public address system through interactions with Mayor Marlis Kubatov, the

  • Leaving a legacy of air power

    Milestones are being achieved and partnerships are being strengthened here at Combat Operating Base Speicher in Tikrit, Iraq. Advising Iraqi forces is nothing new to the Iraq Training and Advising Mission component of the U.S. Air Force. Since the troop drawdown began early 2009, Iraqi forces have

  • JTACs guide air strikes, turn tide during major battle

    Airmen from the Washington Air National Guard directed multiple airstrikes May 25 helping a significantly outnumbered U.S. Army and Afghan National Security Force unit fight through an ambush and free a district center from insurgents.Joint Terminal Attack Controllers from the 116th Air Support

  • 838th AEAG Airmen facilitate AAF promotion tests

    Junior enlisted members of the Afghan Air Force in Shindand, completed steps one and two of promotion tests recently in an effort to evaluate eligible members for the rank of E-5.According to personnel officials, promotion testing for the ranks of E-4 to E-5 and E-5 to E-6 are the only ranks handled

  • Flying Tigers snarl for 70 years

    The 74th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, which dates its history to a group of contracted prior-military pilots who flew against Japan in World War II, is scheduled to celebrate its 70th anniversary this July 4.At Kandahar Airfield, current members reflected on how the work of previous crews helped

  • Aeromedical evacuation flight brings patients to higher-level care

    When servicemembers are hurt in Afghanistan, they can count on highly-trained aeromedical evacuation teams to give them care en route to a higher level of care.The 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight handles the task of flying patients to Craig Joint Theater Hospital where they can

  • Bagram Airman selected as 2010 Mackay Trophy recipient

    A weapons system officer from the 389th Fighter Squadron here was recently named one of four Airmen to receive the 2010 Mackay Trophy for her part in a combat mission near Turkmenistan April 6, 2010.Capt. Leigh "Breaker" Larkin along with F-15E Strike Eagle pilots Lt. Col. Donald D. Cornwell, 333rd

  • 438th members respond, help recover crashed AAF Mi-17

    Thirteen members of the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing responded to the crash site of an Afghan Air Force Mi-17 at Forward Operating Base Fiaz in Asadabad in Kunar province recently.Six members on board the aircraft at the time of the crash received minor injuries when the AAF helicopter went down