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  • Photo essay: Deployed 386th firefighters train to survive

    Deployed firefighters with the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron in Southwest Asia participate in level 3 Marine combat water survival training and also accomplish hazardous material technician training.To view additional photos, check out the slideshow.

  • Another airdrop record crushed

    The 772nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron here broke their airdrop record, again, by finishing the month of April with 81 airdrops. The C-130J Hercules unit had set the previous record, 72 airdrops, during March the month before. The record setting pace has been keeping the maintainers busy, but

  • Airmen build paper airplanes, relationships

    Afghan children ran across a rocky playground here April 30, laughing at a game of tag exactly as American school children would play. There were, however, no females on this playground- except for a few Airmen who had volunteered from the 451st Air Expeditionary Wing to help with a craft project

  • Afghans graduate from first Mi-17 "Train the trainer" course

    Today marks another significant accomplishment for the Afghan air force as seven Afghan Mi-17 instructors graduated from the first Mi-17 "Train the Trainer" upgrade course taught by AAF and U.S. Air Force instructors at the Afghanistan Premier Flight Training Center. "Afghan aircrew instructors are

  • Airmen help Iraqis keep fuel on fire

    The 407th Expeditionary Support Squadron petroleum, oils and lubrication flight is teaching the Iraqi military how to run a successful fuels operation through hands-on training sessions.The Iraqi fuels area was set up in December, but they hadn't received much training in maintaining the area until

  • Photo essay: 386th EOG keeps mission flying high

    The 386th Expeditionary Operations Group executes premier tactical airlift and precision electronic combat attack throughout the USCENTCOM areas of operations in support of Joint and Coalition combat and combat support operations. To view additional photos, please click on the slideshow.

  • Iraqi air force primed for power

    Six U.S. instructors prepped Iraqi servicemembers for self-sufficiency by teaching students the basics of running generators for power production. The class, which involved servicemembers from all over Iraq, was designed to provide an introduction to power production, enabling the Iraqi military to