Airmen interact with Afghan children

More than 15 Airmen from Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, spent the morning with about 45 local Afghan children at the KAF Bazaar School Nov. 13.Every Saturday, the bazaar school is opened to children of the local vendors who come to the base to sell goods at the bazaar, bringing anywhere from 30 to

Brown and Howard: Shoulder to Shoulder - From Hawaii to Afghanistan

Seven thousand, five hundred and eight miles, that's the distance from Honolulu, Hawaii to Kabul, Afghanistan. Honolulu is also the location where Lt. Col. John Howard, Officer-in-Charge of the Thunder Lab, first met Lt. Col. Michael W. Brown, British Army. At the time Howard was a Major and the

Transit Center visits Children's Cancer Center and retirement home in Bishkek

Ayla Brown performs for over 500 deployed military members

Outback Steakhouse says thank you with 4,400 steaks for deployed troops

AAF, NATC-A help bring orphanage to Baharak

The Afghan Air Force with support from NATO Air Training Command - Afghanistan delivered over 1,000 kilograms of aid to Baharak in Badakhshan province during a humanitarian assistance mission Nov. 11.Supplying beds, heaters, toys as well as school supplies, the mission is another step towards the

Kyrgyz & U.S. service members distribute coats to Koi-Tash students

Koi Tash Noncommissioned Officer Academy soldiers with U.S. military service members serving in Kyrgyzstan handed out $3,400 in winter coats and blankets to Chuiskaya Region Boarding School-Gymnasium students Nov. 11.The Transit Center at Manas' Operation Warm and Dry II program reached out to the

NCOs' coal delivery keeps kindergarten open for the winter

Last winter the kindergarten was closed for five months because the seven tons of low-quality coal was barely enough to heat the building to prevent pipes from freezing."It was useless," said Ms. Sinakul Sadanbekova, principal of Kindergarten Akbulak, of last season's coal. "How can you work and

First Afghan aircraft arrive at Shindand; Mark new phase for Afghan Air Force

Two Mi-17 helicopters--for many air bases around the world this may not mean much, but for Shindand Air Base it is reason to celebrate and cite Nov. 13 as a milestone in the history of the Afghan Air Force. "The Mi-17s parked here today are symbolic for the training center-of-excellence that

386th AEW Airmen pay tribute on Veterans Day

Airmen from the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing participate in a Retreat Ceremony and a "Ruck the Rock" march to pay tribute to veterans on Veterans Day Nov. 11, 2010.View the slidehow.