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  • Coalition plans first building transition to Afghans

     Afghan National Security Forces at Camp Hero, Kandahar province, are scheduled to be the first in Afghanistan to transition coalition-maintained buildings to complete Afghan control. On July 1, 17 buildings are scheduled to be transitioned to Afghanistan's Department of Public Works.The U.S.-built

  • Airmen, Soldiers train to maintain skills

    Since his arrival here, Staff Sgt. Lee Rodriguez, 3rd Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, has embraced the opportunity for his Soldiers to train alongside the Airmen of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing. In a culmination of weeks of training, the Airmen and Soldiers conducted a joint

  • AAF and 738th AEAG respond to cholera outbreak

    Members of the Afghan Air Force and 738th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group, transported physicians and medical supplies to the remote district of Ma'ruf in support of a cholera outbreak recently.Five physicians from the Afghan Health Development Services were transported to the district in Zabul

  • Critical support equipment delivered to 838th AEAG

    The 838th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group in Shindand, received much-needed support equipment recently that will aid in the buildup of a new advisor camp. This equipment will support approximately 300 incoming personnel supporting the NATO Training Mission - Afghanistan. The equipment, including

  • Cop kicks off martial arts class

    Tae kwon do students, most with sweat seeping through their shirts, stood in rows and bowed to the instructor as the class ended21 June at Kandahar Airfield.The students ranged from Soldiers to foreign military members and the instructor was Tech. Sgt. Michael Munyon, from the 466th Air

  • Comm clicks problems closed

    Members of the 451st Air Expeditionary Wing deployed here have similar resources for fixing communication issues, problems with computers or phones as Airmen in the United States. A room, lined with rows of computers and phones that ring almost constantly, houses the communication focal point, which

  • AAF helpdesk students graduate

    Fifteen Afghan Air Force members, from the AAF Wing Communications Squadron graduated from the A+ computer training course here June 22.Members of the AAF and NATO Air Training Mission - Afghanistan were present and included Lt. Col. Mohammad Dawood, Kabul Wing communications officer in charge of

  • JBB pilot hits milestone

    In 1985, Robert D. Whitehouse joined the Air Force as a cadet at the Air Force Academy because of patriotism and a call to public service, with the dream of becoming a pilot. Not only did he become a pilot, but 25 years later, now Lt. Col. Robert D. "Sparky" Whitehouse, reached 3,000 flying hours in

  • Getting dirty in the desert

    Getting dirty has always been a favorite pastime for kids growing up. Whether it is driving trucks, building sand castles at the beach, or sinking their boots in the mud, children usually welcome the idea of playing in the dirt. For some people, childhood fun translates to their deployed military