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  • Milestones Becoming S.O.P for Afghan Air Force

    On Dec. 3, 2009 the C-27 Spartan fixed wing aircraft flew its first mission over the skies of Afghanistan. The mission was simple and straightforward, a small 15 minute trip from Kabul to Bagram for maintenance. Now only nine months later the C-27 program has reached two new milestones by flying its

  • Joint Expeditionary Tasking unit moves as part of drawdown

    A group responsible for oversight of Joint Expeditionary Tasking Airmen in Iraq has moved to an undisclosed air base here with the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing.The 732nd Air Expeditionary Group, previously assigned to Balad Air Base, Iraq, began moving its headquarters here Aug. 21 as part of the

  • Compass Call squadron departs 386th AEW as a result of drawdown in Iraq

    The last EC-130H assigned to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing departed here this morning for deployment to another U.S. Central Command base, capping a 6 ½-year tour of duty in which Compass Call crews flew an astonishing 23,300 combat hours in direct support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.The move is

  • Kandahar Mi-17 Helicopter Fires Over 100 Rockets in Training

    During the last week, members from the Kabul CAPTF team taught the 738th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group personnel at the Kandahar Air Wing how to plan, handle and execute Mi-17 live fire by shooting over 100 air-to-ground rockets during training.The ground and flight training gave the CAPTF

  • 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