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  • Deployed medical team saves critically injured member

    Medics from the 451st Air Expeditionary Wing responded under pressure to provide Self-Aid and Buddy Care to a critical patient during a recent attack against Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.Being in the right place at the right time allowed the team of four medical Airmen to provide immediate

  • ALP program starting in Shah Joy

    Zabul Provincial leaders held a shura, or meeting, in Shah Joy, Jan. 26, with district officials and elders to announce the start of the first Afghan Local Police program in the province.Zabul Deputy Gov. Gulab Shah and the Zabul Deputy Chief of Police Col. Jalani Khan travelled to Shah Joy to

  • ITAM-Air advisors fight fire with knowledge

    Iraq Training and Advisory Mission - Air advisors provided critical training to Iraqi firefighters at New Al-Muthana Air Base Jan. 24. The class, spearheaded by NAMAB's Base Transition Team - Det. 3, taught 24 Iraqi firefighters how to safely handle a fire aboard an Iraqi C-130 Hercules. The class

  • AFCENT band rocks universities in Southwest Asia

    The United States Air Forces Central Band, Starlifter, entertained a crowd of students and faculty at the local Virginia Commonwealth University campus here Jan. 20. Starlifter, comprised of eight performers and two support Airmen, spends roughly 75 percent of its time traveling around the AFCENT

  • Afghan Air Force C-27 fleet continues growth

    The Afghan Air Force received an addition to its forces last week with the arrival of the ninth C-27A Spartan transport aircraft at the Afghan Air Force Base in Kabul, creating an 11 percent immediate increase in the number of C-27s and brings the AAF closer to its ultimate goal of 20 Spartans.The

  • Afghan Air Force support opening of new Afghan Parliament

    On the day that Afghan President Hamid Karzai inaugurated the National Assembly, the Afghan Air Force was there to support the country by providing the president with safe and effective transportation to the opening of the new Parliament.The AAF was instrumental in providing for a free and

  • Iraqi Air Force College soars into its first year

    For future pilots and ground support officers, the gateway to Iraqi air power opened Sept. 1, 2010, at the Iraqi Air Force College here. One hundred forty-three cadet pilots are studying courses in avionics and theory of aviation along with geography, history and an extensive core curriculum in the

  • Iraqi Air Force College opens English language training computer lab

    The Iraqi Air Force College has added a new multimedia computer lab that officials and trainers at the academy say will significantly improve the English language skills of the cadet pilots here.The college prepares young Iraqi men for careers as aviators in the air force. It's the first step to

  • AAF public affairs host first "Media Day"

    On Jan. 24, the Afghan Air Force Public Affairs office took the lead in hosting six Afghan media outlets at the AAF HQ on the Kabul International Airport in support of NATO Training Mission - Afghanistan and the U.S. Embassy. In attendance were Tolo TV, Sabah TV, Shamshad TV, Pajhwok News Agency,

  • 386th AEW transit keeps Marines moving

    Airmen from the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron recently helped move the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit to a forward location in the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility.After being aboard the USS Kearsarge, USS Ponce and the USS Carter Hall of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready