Afghan Air Force Brings Aid to Badakhshan

The Afghan Air Force accompanied by NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan/438th Air Expeditionary Wing and ISAF Joint Command delivered aid to villagers Oct. 26 as part of humanitarian assistance to Baharak in the Badakhshan province.Geared towards the village's children, the delivery is part of a

ITAM-AF: advising Iraqi air force's way ahead

The Iraq Training and Advisory Mission-Air Force, or ITAM-AF, provides advice, training and assistance to the Iraqi air force in order to develop capabilities in airspace control; command and control; airlift; ground attack; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; development of Iraqi airmen;

US air advisors train Iraqi AF instructor pilots

For the past six months, Iraq Training and Advisory Mission-Air Force air advisors with the 52nd Expeditionary Flying Training Squadron have been training Iraqi pilots to become T-6 Texan II instructor pilots to rebuild the Iraqi air force."The 52nd stood up this year forT-6 flight operations," said

380th AEW completes active shooter exercise

Are you ready for a 'fight gone bad' in Cross Fit?

Military members and civilians participated in the Cross Fit "Fight Gone Bad" Challenge at the Tuskegee Fitness Center's basketball court Oct. 20, 2010, Joint Base Balad, Iraq. The challenge consisted of three one-minute rounds at five workout stations: wall ball, sumo dead-lift high pull, box

Perfection looks simple: AFCENT provides critical airlift capability to ground commander

There are about five people in Brig. Gen. Mark Kyle's office. He is the director of mobility forces for United States Air Forces Central Command. He is preparing to make a call to Camp Bastion, Bagram Airfield and Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan. The parties are sitting around talking while the

Distributing Radios in Mazar-e-Sharif

Afghan Air Force and NATO Air Training Command - Afghanistan Detachment 3 members distributed 1,500 radios to two suburb girls' schools in Deh Dadi village near Mazar-e-Sharif on Sat., Oct. 23rd. The schools comprise of 3,000 students from 1st through 12th grade. The schools are responsible for the

New ways to communicate present possible pitfalls

The way servicemembers communicate with their loved ones back on the homefront has changed dramatically over the years thanks to technology. Waiting weeks for a letter to arrive is often replaced with instantly communicating through video conferencing on Skype or by posting a comment through social

Mongolians arrive to train Afghan Airman

Recently, Mongolian Airman arrived at Kabul International Airport to help NATO Training Mission - Afghanistan to help train Afghan Airman. The Mongolians can connect to the Afghans on certain levels such as language and culture that U.S. troops and other coalition troops cannot. "The Mongolian Team

Father, son deploy together to Southwest Asia

While most service members leave their families at home to serve their country, a father and son recently had a chance to travel nearly 7,000 miles together for a six-month Air Force tour in Southwest Asia.Senior Master. Sgt. Robert Gunther and his son, Airman 1st Class Jacob Gunther, are currently