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  • Prime BEEF improves living conditions in Afghanistan

    Recently, a small team from the 577th Expeditionary Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force Squadron, known as Prime BEEF, traveled to forward operating bases to improve the quality of life for servicemembers at combat outposts in Southeast Afghanistan. These teams of light troop laborers, made up of

  • 451 AEW members augment KAF IMP

    Members of the 451st Air Expeditionary Wing volunteer their time and expertise to augment Kandahar Air Field International Security Assistance Force Military Police.The KAF IMP are responsible for upholding the law on base, spanning from lost identification cards to vehicle accidents to compound

  • KAW conducts mass casualty exercise

    Members of Kandahar Air Wing, 738th Air Expeditionary Wing and Afghan Air Force worked together recently in response to a simulated mass casualty scenario on base.The exercise's goal was to improve response time, demonstrate clear command and control while also evaluating the wing's preparedness to

  • Group members dedicate camp to fallen hero

    Members of the 738th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group at Kandahar Air Wing dedicated their camp recently at a ceremony to honor the life of Maj. Charles Ransom. Major Ransom was assigned to the 738th AEAG when he died as a result of wounds received from enemy gunfire at the Afghan air force base

  • C-17 lands at Shindand for first time

    A C-17 Globemaster III landed at Shindand Air Base recently marking the first time the large military transport aircraft was needed to land at the base since the refurbished runway opened in December 2010.The landing marked a significant milestone as strategic airlift provides a critical and

  • Staging Wounded Warriors key to successful transition

    (Editor's note: This is the first in a three-part series on the contingency aeromedical staging facility.)Patients come off the battlefield in all stage of recovery. Some are going home, some need specialized care while others desperately cling to life as medical teams scramble to stabilize them for

  • General Hostage to lead Air Combat Command

    The United States Senate has confirmed Lt. Gen. Gilmary M. Hostage III for appointment to the grade of general with assignment as the commander of Air Combat Command. The 33-year Air Force veteran will assume command at a later date. General Hostage currently serves as Commander, United States Air