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  • Combat search and rescue squadron pushes forward as others draw down

    A number of units here are seeing their mission cadence lullas the number of troops in Iraq are scheduled to decrease as part of an intense drawdown of combat forces in the country. Still, the 64th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron is on its toes doing everything but preparing for a return home,

  • Steel and fire: Metals Tech. provides precision for unique challenges

    When an aircraft comes back broken from a sortie , and the part to repair it does not exist in the supply chain, all hope for repair might feel lost. However, in the distance, an Airman wields a glimmering, 35,000 degree Fahrenheit light of hope.The 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron's Metals

  • Air Combat Commander Visits Afghan Air Force

    General William M. Fraser III, commander of Air Combat Command, visited the Combined Air Power Transition Force mentors and Afghan Air Force leadership at the Afghan Air Force base in Kabul on July 23, 2010.General Fraser, Lt. Gen. Michael Hostage, U.S. Air Forces Central commander, and staff

  • 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