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  • No money, no mission: 332 AEW FM holds the purse strings

    Joint Base Balad is the largest military base in Iraq and along with its size comes an immense need for supplies and money. Luckily, JBB has an office to keep servicemembers and base finances out of the red. The 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing Financial Management Office is responsible for the flow of

  • 'Amazing Race' raises morale in Afghanistan

    Airmen and Soldiers with the Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team took time out from their critical mission, May 29, to participate in their own version of 'The Amazing Race' to boost morale, build team cohesiveness and most of all have fun."Everyone seemed to have a good time," said Senior Airman

  • Zabul PRT building a foundation for a better Afghanistan

    Total-Force Airmen and Soldiers with the Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team are hoping to create a foundation Afghans can build upon for a better future. "When our team arrived we adopted the call sign, Buynyad, which means 'foundation' in Afghanistan's Pashtu language," said Lt. Col. Erik

  • PRT Zabul completes projects for progress

    Airmen assigned to the Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team help Afghan government officials here with reconstruction, health and social projects to improve lives for Afghanistan's citizens in the region."The Afghans here are taking ownership of projects and making decision to meet the needs of the

  • PRT Zabul uses Shuras to build relationships, improve communities

    Building relationships, improving lifestyles and touching lives in Afghanistan takes dedication, patience and understanding. Airmen and Soldiers assigned to the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Zabul Province use the Afghan tradition of the Shura to reach out to local villages as part of Operation

  • 438th bids farewell to outgoing command chief

    The 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Combined Air Power Transition Force said farewell to its senior enlisted leader. Command Chief Master Sgt. Robert Brooks, who led the men and women of CAPTF for the last year, was feted by Afghan and American Airmen at the Afghan National Army Air Corps base in

  • Afghan Air Corps C-27s move 101 troops in one day

    The Afghan National Army Air Corps 373rd Fixed Wing Squadron transported 101 Afghan National Army and Afghan Air Corps troops May 29th, 2010, between Kabul, Kandahar and Jalalabad.It was the largest single-day troop movement by ANAAC C-27 aircrews so far.The Afghans took charge and made critical

  • Afghan Air Corps C-27 practice combat off-loads in Shindand

    A mixed crew of Afghan and Combined Airpower Transition Force mentors flew a C-27 transport aircraft from Kabul to Shindand for practice training missions in late May, 2010.During their three days, the crew validated the combat off load capability of the C-27 aircraft. They made multiple runs