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  • Partnership displayed in a western night of fun

    Members of the local military and American Airmen gathered here at this desert base for a western-style barbecue April 27 to foster relationships and learn about the 'wild west.' The event was comprised of various activities for the 87 participants to include a dinner complete with barbecued

  • T-407 pilot program takes off

    The Iraq Army Aviation Command took another step toward self-sufficiency after Iraqi T-407 helicopter instructor pilots flew their first mission without U.S. advisors April 28. The T-407 milestone comes four months after Chief Warrant Officer Daniel Hill and Major Kevin Ferner from the 721st Air

  • Memorial honors fallen Warriors

    Hundreds of military and civilian personnel packed a dimly-lit hangar April 30 to pay their final respects to eight U.S. Air Force Airmen and one retired Army civilian contractor killed April 27 when a gunman opened fire during a meeting with NATO trainers."We come together to mourn the loss of nine

  • Fit to Fight: Combatives Course teaches Airmen the basics

    Twenty eight Airmen kicked and choked their way through 40 hours of combative certification program April 21 to 25 at the East gym here.Three combatives coaches from the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., instructed the 26 male and two female students on upright and ground combatives. They will join a

  • The coolest guy in Kandahar

    For the more than two thousand Airmen of the 451st AEW deployed to Kandahar Airfield this summer, there's one person making sure they stay cool.Staff Sgt. Quenton Nobles, from Hurlburt Field, is a heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration craftsman and is the responsible for

  • Iraqi unit adds four Mi-171 helicopters to inventory

    Iraqi and American officials celebrated the delivery of two Mi-171E helicopters here Wednesday. The delivery marked the ninth and tenth Mi-171E helicopter aircraft to arrive from a 14-aircraft purchase made by the Iraqi government for nearly $190 million last year. Two additional M-171Es were

  • General surprises sergeant who stepped up

    Not everyone has a boss who travels across continents to tell them what a great job they're doing.Staff Sergeant Scott Richard deployed from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, to Kandahar Airfield. When the commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe, General Mark Welsh, visited the Airfield, Richard