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  • Task Force vigilant against contract fraud

    Staff Sgt. Ryan Maseth, 24, of Pittsburgh, stepped into a shower in Iraq in January 2008 - and it was the last action he would take on this earth. Sergeant Maseth was electrocuted in that shower - one of many servicemembers killed or injured by allegedly faulty electrical work in thousands of

  • Holloman Airman: Gateway for Iraqis to American training

    Passport with a visa, check. Plane ticket with an aisle seat, check. Luggage with extra socks, check. For most foreigners traveling to the United States, this is all they would need, but for Iraqis seeking a seat inside an American school house, U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Fatema Tahan from Bronx,

  • Kirkuk team eases transition to IqAF partners

    Nearly a dozen Iraqi Air Force airmen graduated from a week-long security forces training session Saturday organized by Airmen of the 321st Expeditionary Mission Support Advisory Group's base transition team and U.S. Army military police stationed at Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq. The training session

  • AAF holds "Safety Day"

    The Afghan Air Force in conjunction with the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing held an "Afghanistan Safety Day" at the Afghan Air Force Base in Kabul Feb. 13 in hopes of further propelling the notion of proper safety protocol inside of the AAF."We did this to remind personnel of the mistakes made in the

  • Marine Prowlers provide umbrella of protection

    When it comes to fighting the Taliban, U.S. Marines are mostly known for pushing the Taliban out of the southwest portion of Afghanistan. What seems to go virtually unknown is the umbrella of protection for strike aircraft and ground forces provided by Marines flying EA-6B Prowlers. More than 200

  • Annual award ceremony honors Airmen's achievements, commitment

    The 321st Air Expeditionary Wing held its' annual awards ceremony at Al Faw Palace on Victory Base Complex Feb. 11. In addition to the nominees and friends from the 321st AEW, numerous honored guests were in attendance, including several representatives from the Iraqi Air Force. The following

  • Three Day Threshold rocks The Rock

    Members of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing were treated to a little bit country and a little bit bluegrass when the Boston-based band, Three Day Threshold, traveled here and put on a concert Feb. 9. The band, which is currently touring bases throughout the Air Force Central Command Area of

  • Diverse fitness classes available to 451st Airmen

    Super Bowl Sunday started early at Kandahar Airfield. At 3 a.m. Airmen, temporarily authorized to wear team football jerseys over PT clothes, gathered in a large conveniently empty room to watch the Super Bowl. Soon, however, Airmen at Kandahar Airfield will not just be watching sports in the