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  • C-130 Airdrop Mission

    A U.S. Air Force C-130J Hercules aircrew from the 772nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron flies to a drop zone during an air drop mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom while flying over Afghanistan, Dec. 29. C-130 aircrews ensure that troops on the ground have adequate supplies to complete

  • 451st AEW closes out strong year in Kandahar

    As they wrap up their first calendar year of existence, the 451st Air Expeditionary Wing at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, has a lot to reflect upon and expectations to live up to as they move into 2011."The men and women of the 451st AEW continue to amaze me and exceed expectations on a daily

  • SFS advisors provide advanced training for IqAF

    Airmen deployed in support of Operation New Dawn recently trained a small detail of Iraqi Security Forces Airmen in order to teach several advanced techniques for one-on-one confrontations.Master Sgt. Grady Driver, Security Forces Squadron advisor, is a member of the Iraqi Training and Advising

  • Iraqi Air Base opens 3 new facilities

    The Iraqi Air Force held a ribbon-cutting ceremony here Dec. 11, to open three new facilities, including a communications building, a communications equipment facility, and a medical clinic. Tech. Sgt. Amy Everhard, New Al-Muthana Air Base Transition Team member, was on hand to assist with equipment

  • 386th AEW first with all-AF customs

    Senior Airman Ryan Reese, 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, was in and out of the passenger terminal in less than 45 minutes Dec. 21 as part of his redeployment process. The process that would usually have required him to stay confined to the passenger terminal from the time he

  • Kandahar Air Wing flight medics complete CASF training

    Afghan Air Force flight medics from the Kandahar Air Wing recently completed an eight week Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility familiarization course provided by the 451st Air Expeditionary Wing. Afghan Flight Medics are responsible for taking care of patients during aeromedical evacuation

  • More Afghan Eagles depart Kabul for America

    On Dec 27, two pilot candidates in the Afghan Air Force left Kabul International Airport to proceed to advanced training in the U.S. The two AAF officers, Lieutenant Jawid Karimi and Lieutenant Fazal Karim Faqeer, are going directly to the U.S. for language training at Defense Language Institute in