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  • 386th AEW remembers the fallen in 9/11 memorial service

    Airmen from the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing gathered at an undisclosed air base this morning to honor the nearly 3,000 people who died in terrorist attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center nine years ago today."On this day, all around the globe, people will gather to unite toward a common

  • Deployed Airmen gather for 9/11 memorial ceremony

    "Early that morning, 19 hijackers took control of four airliners. At 8:45 a.m., American Airlines Flight 11 was hijacked and flown into the World Trade Center's north tower. The tower burned for 108 minutes before collapsing."This is part of a script that sounds all too familiar to most Americans

  • Deployed AF Marathon mirrors annual stateside race

    Nearly 300 coalition forces and civilians ran in the Air Force Marathon Sept. 11 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.With a full 26.2-mile marathon starting at 4 a.m. and a half-marathon starting at 4:30 a.m., runners started the race before their biggest opponent would be in full force: the heat.

  • Iraqi Air Force Academy opens its doors

    After years of planning and preparation, 157 cadets from around Iraq were the first to lay claim to the honor of being the inaugural class at the newly re-built Iraqi Air Force College. The opening of this institution is the latest accomplishment of the Iraqi Air Force along the path to achieving

  • Croatian Advisors Join NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan

    A team of ten advisors from the Croatian Air Force joined the NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan in Kabul on September 8, 2010.This is the first Croatian unit to join the NATC-A. The Croatian Advising Mentoring Team will mentor the Afghan Air Force in Mi-17 maintenance and operations. "We are

  • Croatian Advisors Join NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan

    A team of ten advisors from the Croatian Air Force joined the NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan in Kabul on September 8, 2010.This is the first Croatian unit to join the NATC-A. The Croatian Advising Mentoring Team will mentor the Afghan Air Force in Mi-17 maintenance and operations. "We are

  • Afghan Air Force begins election support

    The Afghan Air Force has begun its election support by delivering ballots & officials to seven polling locations in remote areas of Northern Afghanistan in Regional Command North.So far, they have distributed election material to 5 districts supporting 59 polling stations as well as transporting 21

  • Afghan Air Force Begins Scheduled Aeromedical Evacuation Flights

    The Afghan National Security Forces began weekly aeromedical evacuation flights from Kandahar to Kabul on Sept. 8, 2010. While the Afghan Air Force's Kabul and Kandahar Air Wings will continue to provide AN-32 and C-27 aircraft, crews and flight medics for emergency aeromedical evacuations, this