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  • 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

  • Afghan Air Force C-27 Transport Fleet Grows

    As the Afghan Air Force (AAF) grows with more personnel, so does it C-27 Spartan aircraft fleet. The Afghan Air Force's C-27 fleet now stands at six aircrafts with the arrival of Number 4087 on Aug. 12, 2010. This delivery is part of a contract purchased by the United States for 18 refurbished

  • Afghan Air Force assists Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development

    Members of the Afghan Air Force and Combined Air Power Transition Force advisors assigned to Mazar-e-Sharif transported Jarullah Mansoori, Afghan Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development aboard the Mi-17 transport helicopter during a two-day visit to several remote villages in Takhar and

  • Photo Essay: USAF firefighters train with Iraqi counterparts

    Firefighters from the 447th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, Baghdad International Airport, and Iraqi air force, train in structural and aircraft firefighting, throughout the BIAP area, firefighters must continue to train to stay proficient in saving lives and property.View the slideshow here.

  • Afghan Air Force Aids Chinari Village

    The Chinari village sits in the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan's capital city. Yet you would have no idea of its proximity to the major metropolis if you were to base you assumptions on the amenities of the village. That's not to say that the villagers and their children are not content or doing

  • PRT Zabul partners with Afghan government to assist flood victims

    Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul partnered with the Afghan government to provide critical humanitarian assistance when flash floods damaged the Shinkai District.Zabul Provinicial Governor Asraf Naseri worked with the PRT to provide food and water for the affected villages. PRT Zabul