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  • Afghan Air Force Kandahar Air Wing Hosts the 451st Wing Change of Command

    On 21 July 2010, the Kandahar Air Wing hosted the 451st Air Expeditionary Wing Change of Command between Brig. Gen. Guy Walsh and Brig. Gen. Paul Johnson in a ceremony presided by Lt. Gen. Hostage, AFCENT Commander. This was a tremendous opportunity for KAW to demonstrate their appreciation to Brig.

  • Comm squadron provides link home

    Free wireless internet service began yesterday for Air Force-affiliated members here at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.The initiative, mandated by Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley, is part of the Air Force-wide, "Year of the Air Force Family" program and seeks to provide a means for

  • AFCENT band plays Bagram 'con passionne'

    Guitar riffs, thumping bass and lyrics exalting Alabama aren't something you'd expect to hear in a war zone, but those are exactly the sounds that recently reverberated throughout Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.High Altitude, the U.S. Air Forces Central Expeditionary Band, performed a mix of rock 'n'

  • Armament Flight ensures weapons release

    As seen in many Enlisted Performance Reports and award nomination forms, deployed maintenance shops will carry an impressive equipment repair-return rate ,which means a shop can fix something broken and return it into service quickly. However, a shop with a 99 percent repair-return rate, now that is

  • High-spirited aircrew fuels fight in AOR

    Carrying thousands of pounds of fuel, an aircrew of three - a pilot, co-pilot and boom operator - demonstrated the ability to operate on a flexible schedule in a constantly-changing environment July 8 as they provided fuel to multiple receivers in need of a top off in the area of responsibility.

  • Afghan, American Airmen commemorate 451 AEW change of command

    Brig. Gen. Paul Johnson assumed command of the 451st Air Expeditionary Wing from Brig. Gen. Guy Walsh during a change-of-command ceremony July 21 held at the Afghan Air Force compound at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.Lt. Gen. Mike Hostage, Air Forces Central Command commander officiated the

  • First Afghan Air Force Intel students graduate

    On July 21, 2010, 7 students from all corners of the Afghan Air Force graduated from the first Basic Intelligence Course run by the Combined Air Power Transition Force mentors at the Afghan Air Force base in Kabul, Afghanistan. Each of the graduates completed 210 hours of classroom instruction

  • Vehicle maintainers increase vehicle capability, improve security

    The 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron recently supplied the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron with 13 reconditioned Humvees.The vehicles will be invaluable to the security forces mission at this non-disclosed base.Capt. Ernest Cage, 380th ELRS director of operations, said