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

Formation airdrop provides needed supplies, saves lives

Soldiers in an austere province in Afghanistan received much needed provisions thanks to the joint efforts of the Alaska and New York Air National Guard units during their first formation airdrop. Members of the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron dropped approximately 20,000 pounds of cargo to

$30M aircraft ramp opens at Manas

Airmen from the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing, the United States ambassador to Kyrgyzstan, along with Kyrgyz military and civilian partners dedicated a new large aircraft ramp here June 23."Today (as) we officially dedicate the $30 million large aircraft parking ramp, we mark yet another major

AAF retires An-32 transport aircraft, makes way for future

As Afghanistan delves deeper into transition and development, so does its air force. Keeping in line with the theme of progress, the Afghan Air Force retired the Antonov An-32 transport aircraft at the Afghan Air Force Base in Kabul June 17.Though a loss to those who participated in the aircraft's

376th EOG/CC takes 'fini flight'

Fire Fighting Training

Burn baby burn

Firefighters from the Afghan Air Force, rush into a controlled burn exercise while conducting training at the Kabul International Airport, June 21, 2011.  The firemen, work with 438th Air Expedtionary Wing firemen, in an effort to stand up their own independent AAF.  Coalition forces work

Members of 379th AEW welcome new commander

Col. Giovanni K. Tuck assumed command of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in a change of command ceremony June 20 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Lt. Gen. Mike Hostage III, U.S. Air Forces Central commander, presided at the ceremony installing a new leader for one of the world's

AAF medics conduct mass casualty exercise

Afghan Air Force medics, with oversight from 438th Air Expeditionary Wing advisors, conducted a mass casualty exercise aimed at testing response time, triage and movement of patients. Air Advisors here work hand-in-hand with AAF medics in an effort to conduct independent operations here on the AAF

CMSAF visits 438th AEW Airmen

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Roy, on a tour throughout the area of responsibility, visited and spoke with members of the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing here recently. While visiting the wing, he had lunch with wing enlisted leaders, visited the English Immersion Center "Thunder Lab,"