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  • Medical crew takes flight, injured out of fight

    Five members of the 332nd Expeditionary Airlift Flight, with the help of other unit comrades, loaded a C-130 Hercules with medical supplies and equipment in preparation for picking up servicemembers at various locations throughout Iraq. Lt. Col. Bryan Castle, 332nd EAEF commander, scurried up a

  • Single mom flies through medevac deployment

    Fathers, sons, mothers and daughters serve in the U.S. Air Force in a number of different specialties throughout Iraq and Afghanistan. For varied periods of time, typically ranging from four months to one year, military families are separated during deployments that come with wear of the Air Force

  • Aeromedical evacuation mission a tribute to inspiring patients

    - Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines - too many to remember all of their names. Too many to remember all of their stories. Countless servicemembers pass through the hands of the aeromedical evacuation flight here. Many plant footprints in the memories of the medical crews, while some leave a

  • FAST Airman completes first flight

    Two members of the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron don their individual body armor and grab their weapons as the C-130 Hercules ramp opens. They exchange some last-minute instructions before deplaning and setting up their post outside the aircraft. These two individuals provide security

  • Combat Camera's first tech school Airman blossoms on joint deployment

    An Air Force combat camerawoman deployed with U.S. Army Civil Affairs is taking advantage of the opportunity to deploy to a joint environment leaving a lasting impression on the diverse group of people she comes across.Senior Airman Asha McMakin, deployed from the 1st Combat Camera Squadron,

  • PRT Zabul Strives to Improve Quality of Life in Arghandab District

    Members of the Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul are making steps to improve the quality of life for Afghans living in Arghandab District.Team Masaid, a mobile reconstruction unit belonging to the Zabul PRT, has been working to provide assistance to the rural district."Our mission here is to

  • Afghans Reconstruct Destroyed Road

    Civil engineers and civil affairs members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Panjshir traveled to Pesgaran Village in the Dara District Aug. 14 to assess progress on construction of a road affected by heavy rainfall earlier in the month.The heavy rain washed away a major travel route for the villages

  • Rivet Joint achieves 20-year milestone in AOR

    The RC-135 V/W Rivet Joint from Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., and the patriotic maintainers operating in the shadows behind it, have been continuously deployed and operating in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility for 20 consecutive years as of Monday.In commemoration of this historic

  • 451st EAMXS Maintainers keep heart of Air Force pumping

    For the Airmen of the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, keeping the aircraft fine-tuned and serviced is serious business. So when an operator reports a problem, the crew chiefs and other maintainers treat it like an emergency room technician