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  • Airman receives 'Final Alarm' call heard round the world

    They stood rigid and tall in a row, with somber faces, eyes fixed forward. The gleaming brass bell's tone sliced through the silence at exactly 9 a.m. - ringing once, twice and a final third time to complete the firefighter's Last Alarm Call. For the next 30 seconds, the 380th Expeditionary Civil

  • U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan visits Thunder Lab

    U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry toured the Afghan Air Force English immersion lab known as the "Thunder Lab" at Kabul, Afghanistan Feb. 23.During his tour of the Thunder Lab Ambassador Eikenberry met the Afghan Air Force lieutenants, known as new Afghan Eagles, who live and train

  • Local students learn about life in Kyrgyz and U.S. militaries

    High school students from Leninskoye village participated in a first-ever Kyrgyz-U.S. Military Orientation Day at the Transit Center Feb 22.At the age of 18, young men in Kyrgyzstan may expect a one-year compulsory service in the armed forces. Young women of the same age have the option to

  • Bringing more bark to fight in Afghanistan

    To counter the growing improvised explosive device threat in Afghanistan, as well as detect the well-established drug trade here, the increased use of military working dogs have become a critical part of daily operations. Not only can they detect explosives and drug hoards, they can actively engage

  • AAF develops loadmasters as C-27 fleet continues expansion

    As the Afghan Air Force C-27A Spartan fleet grows--now half way to its goal of twenty of the cargo/transport aircraft seen as the centerpiece of the AAF--so does the need for qualified loadmasters. Responsible for the cargo, personnel and safety of the aircraft, the loadmaster backs up the pilot on

  • Together we can

    Airmen from the 321st Air Expeditionary Wing finished a new mural on the flightline at Sather Air Base Feb. 18. The ordinary concrete barriers received a facelift courtesy of three Airmen currently deployed in support of Operation New Dawn.Senior Master Sgt. Jerry Thorton, Tech. Sgt. Amy Everhard

  • Onward and Upward: AAF C-27 fleet half way to goal

    The Afghan Air Force received an addition to its forces with the arrival of the tenth C-27A Spartan transport aircraft at the Afghan Air Force Base in Kabul Feb. 20, marking the half-way point in the AAF's C-27 fleet as it continues to build to 20.Not only valuable for Afghanistan's burgeoning cargo

  • Air traffic advisors aim high for Iraq's future

    As U.S. forces continue to draw down to meet the Dec. 31 deadline, Air Force air traffic control advisors have their eyes fixed on the skies over Iraq.Maj. Rudolf Kuehne and Capt. Maureen Trujillo, senior ATC advisors for Iraq Training and Advisory Mission - Air, are tasked with ensuring their Iraqi