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  • Iraqi air force's first step to transition

    Members of the Iraqi Air Force visited JBB as part of an initial advance team to begin transition activities and eventually take over of the base.According to Maj. Clay Bartels, 321st Expeditionary Mission Support Advisory Group's Base Transition Team chief, who is deployed from the Pentagon, Va.,

  • Afghan Ministry of Defense International Women's Day Celebration

    The Afghan Ministry of Defense celebrated International Women's day at Sardar Mohammad Dawood Khan hospital on March 7, 2011. Female members of the MoD, Department of religious and cultural affairs, Afghan National Army and the Afghan Air Force attended the event.Delegates from Ministry of Defense

  • AAF & SF commandos take part in joint training operation

    The Afghan Air Force and Afghan Special Forces commandos worked together to conduct training operations that stretch the capabilities and interoperability of the two forces during joint-military exercises outside of Kabul March 5 and 6."It's a great step in the right direction," said AAF Brig. Gen.

  • SECDEF visits Bagram, presents three Purple Hearts

    Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates visited Airmen and Soldiers here at Craig Joint Theater Hospital, March 7.Accompanied by U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. John F. Kelly, Secretary Gates' senior military assistant, and U.S. Army Lt. Gen. David M. Rodriguez, commander of International Security Assistance

  • Ammo NCO recognized for Iraqi advisory role

    A 721st Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron munitions systems specialist advising more than 50 Iraqi troops was recently recognized by Air Combat Command for his efforts. Tech. Sgt. Kevin Cantrell, deployed here from the 1st Equipment Maintenance Squadron at Langley Air Force Base, Va., was

  • 380th AEW's recycling program expands

    There's a new bin in town. When you stroll down Phantom's streets, take notice of the various color recycling bins. In addition to collecting aluminum cans, shredded white paper and cardboard, light blue collection bins and dumpsters have been recently distributed to help expand the program to

  • Afghan Flight Medics teach Combat Medic course

    Afghan Air Force flight medics Sor Gulab and Raheem, from the Kandahar Air Wing medical detachment, trained 63 students from the Afghan National Army and AAF during the Combat Medic course on proper MEDEVAC procedures in the Mi-17 transport helicopter March 5.Students were instructed on the safe

  • Afghan Air Force C-27 crew chiefs begin communication training

    Communications is important, especially when flying over a mountainous country like Afghanistan and talking to other aircraft and control towers. That importance is why the Afghan Air Force began training their avionics maintainers over six months ago, and those AAF maintainers are now beginning to

  • Afghan Female Lieutenant earns Thunder Lab "Warrior of the Month" title

    During the month of February, members of the Afghan Air Force English Immersion Lab, known as the Thunder Lab, competed for the title of Warrior of the Month. This month's winner was 2nd Lt. Sourya.Lt. Col. John Howard, the Officer in Charge of the Thunder Lab explained, "Lieutenant Sourya has been