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  • NDI: the CSI of maintenance

    CSI, a popular stateside television show, portrays police investigators taking samples from a crime scene to a laboratory - running sophisticated tests and solving crimes.Well, CSI eat your heart out, because Joint Base Balad has its own CSI team - and they get to work on jet aircraft.The 332nd

  • U.S. Rushes Aid to Pakistan Flood Victims

    The United States is rushing aircraft, food and shelter to help those impacted by flooding in Pakistan, State Department and Defense Department officials said today.Pakistani officials said the floods - caused by unusually heavy monsoon rains - have killed between 1,500 and 2,000 people in the

  • Zabul athletes receive donated volleyball equipment

     Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul teamed up with local government officials to provide new sports equipment to young volleyball players of Qalat and Shah Joy Districts Aug. 1.During a ceremony held in Qalat City, 21 teams received volleyballs, nets, new shoes and uniforms. The Zabul

  • Fitness available for all at Balad 24/7

    When deployed to an austere, extremely hot environment like Joint Base Balad, being physically prepared is a necessity. Wearing heavy protective gear while driving a tactical vehicle in 110-plus degree heat can wear down even the strongest person; but having muscle and cardio strength may make a

  • Joint helo training enhances medevac effectiveness

    The volume of noise from the spinning helicopter rotors and harsh winds nearly drowned out the words "ready, lift!" as members of the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group transferred patients to and from a MH-60 Sierra helicopter here July 22.In an effort to enhance medical readiness capabilities, the

  • 732nd ESFS inactivated during Balad ceremony

    Since 2005, the men and women of the 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron has managed the Joint Expeditionary Task Security Forces Airmen in the Iraqi theater.The accomplishments of the 732nd ESFS cover thousands of miles and touch the lives of tens of thousands of people during their

  • Father, daughter deploy together

    For many veterans, having children follow in your footsteps is half-expected. Sometimes, it's the child you least expect who does something that catches you by surprise. That is what happened with Chief Master Sgt. David G. Hayes and Staff Sgt. Ashley Robinson."I always thought if either of my

  • Defenders polish security skills

    Even after extensive pre-deployment training, Airmen in some career fields must train on the local conditions at the forward location.The 532nd Security Forces Squadron recently conducted Relief in Place/Transfer of Authority training, preparing newly deployed Force Protection Patrol members for the