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  • 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

  • Kandahar Air Wing's First 100 Hour Phase Inspection

    The Afghan Air Force Kandahar Air Wing recently completed its first 100-hour maintenance phase inspection on a Mi-17 transport helicopter. A nine-person Afghan Tiger Team from Kabul, plus NATO advisors taught KAW's maintainers how to conduct the 100-hour phase inspection: what to do, what to look

  • 'Bull Pen' Airmen tame wild mission in Kandahar

    They work in what's called the "Bull Pen." However, someone must keep forgetting to close the gate as these civil engineering Airmen are running lose all across base in constant support of the mission."We're really busy here," said Staff Sgt. Alexander Perez, 451st Expeditionary Civil Engineer

  • Candy Bomber visits 379th AEW

    Members of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing here were treated to a sweet visit by an iconic figure in Air Force history Oct. 20-21.Retired Col. Gail Halvorsen, best known as "The Candy Bomber" for his role in dropping candy from his aircraft to children during the Berlin Airlift, visited with

  • 451st ESFS, NATO partners defend heart of Kandahar Airfield

    Kandahar Airfield's most valuable asset: people. Some of these valued people help protect another vital asset on this Afghanistan base: the $40 billion worth of aircraft and equipment on the flightline, the heart of the airfield.With more than 5,000 aircraft movements on a weekly basis to support

  • Jordanian, American fighters refuel in the skies above Jordan

    Four Royal Jordanian Air Force F-16 pilots received invaluable training Oct. 20 as they went through aerial refueling beside four of their American brethren. A KC-10 aircraft and crew out of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. refueled eight F-16s in the skies over Jordan as part of Falcon Air

  • Tennessee native empowers global relations

    It's this Tennessee native's job to keep the power going round-the-clock at a small American military compound in the country of Jordan.U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Josh R. Arnett, a graduate of Daniel Boone High School in Elizabethton, TN, is in Azraq, Jordan for two weeks participating in an annual