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  • 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

  • Tops In Blue performs at The Rock

    The U.S. Air Force's most musically talented Airmen paid a visit to deployed troops at an undisclosed base here July 17. Members of Tops In Blue, the Air Force's premier entertainment showcase, staged a two-hour performance of music and dancing before a packed theater of Airmen, Soldiers and

  • 447th ELRS Airmen ensure Soldiers get home as drawdown continues

    Airmen from the air terminal operations center, or ATOC, and aerial porters helped move more than 100 Soldiers from Charlie Company of the 67th Expeditionary Signal Battalion on to a C-17 Globemaster III for redeployment July 10 as part of the responsible drawdown of forces.The responsible drawdown

  • Kandahar Air Wing Conducts First Field Training Exercise

    Disaster preparedness is something very familiar to U.S. Air Force personnel. Airmen practice emergency response over and over until it becomes second nature. Members of the Kandahar Air Wing conducted its first field training exercise July 11 at Kandahar Airfield, simulating a helicopter crash. The

  • C-130 squadron makes significant impact in Afghanistan

    The men and women of the 772nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at Kandahar Airfield have made historic contributions in the area of responsibility by conducting combat airdrop missions and delivering more than 8.5 million pounds of supplies to troops at forward operating bases over a 16-month

  • 532 ESFS Lions prepare to engage the battle space

    When in a war zone, servicemembers must be ready for any possible enemy engagement, and readiness begins long before the gates at the base open and the patrol leaves.The 532nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, "The Lions," have the responsibility of protecting the battle space with the roar of