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  • 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron Changes Hands

    The NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan's 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron held its change of command ceremony at the Afghan Air Force base in Kabul, on October 28, 2010. Lt. Col. C. Michael Smith assumed command from Lt. Col. James Piel.Lt. Col. James Piel was the architect advisor of

  • Ammo really built the pyramids

    Ammunition, ordnance or munitions: however you say it, servicemembers have been taking care of it since the beginning of war, and Airmen at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, are taking care of it now. From a heritage of maintaining musket rounds and cannonballs to assembling advanced missile systems and

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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