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  • AAF medical personnel graduate ECG course

    Six Afghan Air Force medical personnel graduated from the Introductory Electrocardiography Course May 5 at Shindand Air Base Clinic. Electrocardiography is part of the periodical physical examination required for flying personnel and was offered to the AAF personnel to improve their knowledge and

  • 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