Photo Essay: 386th Airmen celebrate with competition

Airmen from across the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing celebrated the Independence Day holiday with various competitions, games and barbeques. View the July 4th slideshow.

Biometrics Just a Part of Afghan Air Force Accountability

The Afghan National Army Air Force (ANAAF) is taking its name change from the Army Air Corps as a fresh start for the quickly expanding youngest branch of the Afghan military. This means they are getting serious when confronting issues that may have plagued the Air Force in the past, such as

Afghan Air Force Delivers on First Air Drop

Over the skies of Kalat, Afghanistan on the last day of June, a C-27 Spartan opens its bay door and two men step forward. They survey the target zone while making final preparations and with a well-practiced motion push the cargo out the back of the plane. Two seconds later the chute opens and the

Afghan Air Force performs Mi-17 sling load

On July 1, the Afghan Air Force and Combined Air Power Transition Force advisors conducted an operational sling load with the Mi-17 transport helicopter from Kabul International Airport to Orgun-e in the Paktika province.Flying 12,500 feet above sea-level and carrying a 3,200 lbs. crate, the Mi-17

Afghan Air Force C-27 pilots - Double Up

The Afghan Air Force's 373rd Fixed Wing squadron added another three C-27 pilots, doubling their numbers on July 3, 2010.Col. Kenneth Madura, the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group commander presented certificates of C-27 Initial Qualification to Col. Aimal Pacha Saydi, Maj. Qabil Khan and Capt.

451st AEW marks first year in Afghanistan

The 451st Air Expeditionary Wing celebrated its one-year anniversary July 2, marking the event with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for brand-new facilities on Kandahar Airfield.The 451st AEW was activated on July 2, 2009, when newly-arrived commanders on KAF faced the daunting task of transforming the

Bagram Airmen provide critical care

Iraqi medics learn MWD medicine at Balad

The doctor makes meticulous cuts to the skin of his sedated patient, while gently tugging at a blob of tissue slowly coming out from underneath the flesh. "As you can see, the mass has definitive borders from the normal tissue around it, and this makes it much easier to remove from the patient," he

CMSAF Visits Camp Victory

CMSAF visits Iraq, reflects on first year

The Air Force's top enlisted leader landed at Sather Air Base, Baghdad Monday to spend three days visiting with Airmen and his Iraqi counterpart before departing Wednesday, his one-year anniversary on the job.Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James Roy came to the area to speak first hand with