EOD Holiday

AFCENT Command Chief: 'You have to care about people, and it has to be authentic'

U.S. Air Forces Central Command Chief Master Sgt. Richard A. Parsons visited the men and women of the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing Dec. 16 - 18, 2010 to start his orientation of the AFCENT area of operations. Chief Parsons, who became the senior enlisted advisor to Lt. Gen. Mike Hostage, commander

386 AEW Airmen have caroling good time

Afghan Air Force distributes supplies to nearby town

Members of the Afghan Air Force and NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan visited a village north of Kabul to distribute school supplies and clothes Dec. 22. This humanitarian mission was coordinated by Col. Basir, the AAF religious and cultural affairs and Maj. David M. Burnett, the AAF religious

Afghan Air Force, NATC-A advisors visit local Kabul market to prepare for food drive

Members of the Afghan Air Force and NATO Training Command-Afghanistan visited a local market in Kabul to buy food Dec.21. The food will be distributed in the coming week to local Afghans that work as contractors on the Afghan Air Force base and their families."Supporting the contractors is taking

Morale net keeps Airmen in touch with families during the holiday season

Christmas can be a challenging time for U.S. service members deployed overseas, far from loved ones at a time when friends and family are gathering back home to celebrate.But two things are easing the pain of separation for hundreds of Airmen stationed at an undisclosed air base here: free, wireless

Kandahar Air Wing conducts their first 200-hour maintenance phase inspection on Mi-17

The Kandahar Air Wing (KAW) recently completed its first 200-hour maintenance phase inspection on the Mi-17/572 helicopter. A three-person Afghan Training Team from Kabul and NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan advisors taught KAW's maintainers how to conduct the 200-hour phase inspection - what

Blessed chaplain assistant finds peace with helping others

"Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier." - Mother TeresaAnd just like that, one Airman's life was changed forever.The story begins with a little girl named Ratna, which means "gem" in Hindi, who was born into an Indian family with a high social status,

MQ-9 Reaper prepares for landing

NATC-A troops conduct M-ATV training

Service members from the 438th Air Expeditionary WIng and 439th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron completed Basic MRAP All Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) Operators Course training this week at the Afghan Air Force Base in Kabul, Afghanistan.Covering vehicle characteristics, driving operations, emergency