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  • Lithuanians Prepare to Establish Advisory Team

    The Combined Air Power Transition Force has incorporated another NATO partner into the development of the Afghan Air Force. CAPTF already utilizes experts from varying countries such as the Czech Republic, United Kingdom, and Hungary. Now Lithuania has agreed to supply personnel for a two-year

  • 451st AEW receives quilts to comfort wounded

    Stitch by stitch, piece by piece, people back home are showing their warm and caring support for wounded American troops through Quilts of Valor."Each one takes approximately three weeks to finish and can cost up to $130," said Susan Seay, president of the South Carolina Quilts of Valor. "These are

  • 380th AEW Airmen deliver helium to the AOR

    While growing up in Columbus, Ga., Senior Airman Russell Chamblee worked for a construction company driving a 50-ton truck and trailer. Little did he know that the skills he learned then would be an important part of a program vital to warfighters on the ground.The Airman, deployed from the 89th

  • Amazing Race - Kabul style

    Ten 2-person teams of advisors from the Combined Air Power Transition Force competed in an Amazing Race held on both the ISAF Joint Command Base and the Afghan Air Force Base on the Kabul International Airport on Aug 27, 2010.The mastermind behind the clever 12-part scavenger hunt/running race was

  • Ammo Airmen support explosive mission

    Building bombs is what they do - a job some might take for granted, or a thought that will never even cross the mind of others."Most people seem to think that bombs actually come preassembled, but these Airmen are out here building them with their hands," said Master Sgt. Robert Brown, a munitions

  • Teamwork keeps Sather PAX terminal moving through RDoF

    Editor's note: This is part four of a five part series highlighting the Air Force's involvement during the Responsible Drawdown of Forces in Iraq.As U.S. Forces prepare to transition from combat operations to an advise and assist role, members of the 447th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron

  • ITAM-AF supports Iraqis after Mi-17 crash

    When an Iraqi Mi-17 helicopter crashed last month in Taji, killing five Iraqi Airmen, personnel from the Iraq Training and Advising Mission-Air Force moved quickly to provide a Critical Incident Stress Management team to support to the students and cadre at the joint training base.ITAM-AF has been

  • Iraqi air force firefighters demonstrate capability

    As U.S. Forces across Iraq transition from combat operations to advising and assisting, the importance of proficiency training and certification of the Iraqi air force increases significantly.Advisors from the Iraq Training and Advisory Mission-Air Force and firefighters from the 447th Expeditionary