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  • Medics showcase patient care concepts to Afghan Airmen

    Air Force medics introduced some of their patient care concepts to Afghan Air Force members Sept. 8 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.For the first time, 451st Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility Airmen oriented four Afghan Air Force Kandahar Air

  • Sather AB Airmen welcome Operation New Dawn

    The end of Operation Iraqi Freedom and the start of Operation New Dawn marked a significant milestone in the history of the United States and the country of Iraq. During this change of mission, came a change in leadership for the US Forces-Iraq and the men and women from the 321st Air Expeditionary

  • 386th AEW receives Meritorious Unit Award

    Performance, determination and sacrifice. These three words explain why the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing just received its fifth consecutive Air Force Meritorious Unit Award, wing leaders said.The award is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in direct support of combat operations for at

  • 908th EARS helps fuel the Afghanistan surge

    On Dec. 1, 2009 President Barack Obama announced that an additional 30,000 troops would be sent to Afghanistan to help stabilize the country. Whether it be in support of airlift missions or combat operations, aircraft fuel delivered by the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron is vital to the

  • 438th AEW Change of Command

    Gen. David Petraeus, commander of International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces Afghanistan, Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell, commanding general of NATO Training Mission and Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan, Lt. Gen. Gilmary Hostage, commander of U.S. Air Forces Central

  • 64 EHMU: Maintaining a pilots safety net

    When looking for a needle in a hay stack the proper tool always makes the job easier and Joint Base Balad's tool of choice is combat search and rescue.CSAR does not look for this needle on foot, they use the HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter to look for aircrews that had to escape their stricken aircraft

  • Team Bagram runs for morale, fitness

    More than 1,000 members of Team Bagram lined up before dawn to participate in an Air Force-sponsored half-marathon here Saturday.Department of Defense civilians, contractors and members of every branch of the armed forces ran in the 13.1-mile event held two weeks before the official Air Force

  • Afghan Air Force C-27 Program Logs 1000 Flight Hours

    On Dec. 3, 2009, the C-27 Spartan fixed wing aircraft flew its first mission over the Afghanistan. The mission was simple and straightforward: a 15-minute trip from Kabul to Bagram for maintenance. Nine months later, the C-27 program marks its 1,000th hour and its first functional Afghan flight