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

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

Zabul officials emphasize upcoming elections to Shah Joy residents

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