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  • Afghan Air Force Lieutenants head to specialized training in the U.S.

    Another three Afghan Air Force lieutenants from the AAF's English Immersion Lab, known as the Thunder Lab, graduated the program last week, preparing next to leave for more advance language training in the U.S. 2nd Lts. Jamshid Barayalay, Bakhtyar Hotak and Ziaurrahman Safi are going directly to the

  • AAF graduates new security forces Airmen

    Afghan Air Force Airmen graduated from the security forces course during a ceremony held at Pohantoon-e-Hawayee, the AAF's "Big Air School," on the Afghan Air Force Base in Kabul March 7.The three week course consisted of daily physical fitness, team building, security forces orientation and duty

  • Marauders remember: 86th VRS deployed with 386th honor fallen

    In a large hangar, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, a small group of 387th and 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron combat truckers and vehicle operators paid their final respects to their brother, another vehicle operator, March 5.More than 25 members of the 86th Vehicle

  • 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