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  • Flat Stanley visits the Transit Center

    Every year, hundreds of thousands of people arrive and depart through the Transit Center at Manas, Republic of Kyrgyzstan, in the passenger holds of military and commercial aircraft. However, this particular visitor came in through the mail.With this visitor, a letter of introduction from a

  • Airmen ensure none left behind during final transition

    Eighteen units from Sather Air Base collected more than 19 tons of relics, debris and trash as base personnel prepare for transition later this year. Operation Clean Sweep, led by 1st Lt. Marcus Hunt, 447th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, enlisted the help of base facility managers and

  • Qalat mullahs meet with Jordanian, UK Imams

    The governor of Zabul province welcomed imams from the United Kingdom and Jordan for a mullah shura with the local elders to discuss leveraging the true meaning of Islam against the terrorist threat of insurgents.The UK imam is visiting different provinces in Afghanistan to spread the message of

  • Twelve graduate AAF Mi-17 helicopter engine and body maintenance course

    Twelve Afghan Air Force Airmen graduated from the Mi-17 helicopter engine and body maintenance course at the Afghan Air Force Base in Kabul, Afghanistan March 26, marking just the second time AAF troops completed the training.Split into separate one month units consisting of classroom based

  • AAF graduates first weapons safety NCO

    The Afghan Air Force recently saw an improvement in its safety program with the graduation of the first weapon safety Airman in the entire force.AAF Sgt. Yosufzai Hamayattullah completed the two-month Basic Explosives Hazards Course on the AAF Base in Kabul, establishing with him the foundation of a

  • Photo essay: Vehicle operators secure their load

    Members of the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron use a terex operator to load an R-11 Refueler onto a flatbed truck and then secure it for transport March 22 at the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing. To view additional photos of this event, click on the slideshow.

  • KAF Fire Department takes part in a Mi-17 Exercise

    On March 24, NATO Fire officials and members of Kandahar Air Wing participated in a real-time fire exercise evaluating the fire department's proficiency in responding to a Mi-17 aircraft crash. Using the KAF Mi-17 allowed officials to simulate a helicopter crash scenario while undergoing a NATO unit

  • Control squadron keeps Afghanistan airmen connected

    Around the clock, the men and women of the 73rd Expeditionary Air Control Squadron here provide a combat theater necessity combining the cliché's of "can you hear me now" with "keep your eyes on the ball."The responsibilities of communications connectivity for air battle management fall on the