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  • PRT beautifies Afghan girl's school

    Partnering with Zabul Province government officials, Airmen from Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul are making school life more pleasant by overseeing improvements for 1,200 Afghan high school and elementary students at the Bibi Khala Girl's School here."Coming out here and seeing the smiling

  • Zabul PRT construction projects follow Afghan priorities

    Airmen and Soldiers are encouraging Afghan government officials to determine their own priorities for construction projects that will benefit the people in Zabul Province."We recognized a need for the people of Zabul to be connected with their government and the desire of the population to build

  • EOD clears the way for Afghan National Army

    "Fire in the hole! Fire in the hole! Fire in the hole!," when Staff Sgt. Benjamin Stewart, 755th Air Expeditionary Squadron, Operating Location-Bravo explosive ordnance disposal technician deployed from Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, yells these words it's time for the boom.Sergeant Stewart and Airmen

  • Afghans fly first heavy-equipment airlift mission

    Soldiers from the Afghan National Army Air Corps loaded and airlifted a tug truck June 8, 2010, after coordinating and planning its first-ever, operational heavy-equipment airlift mission. The soldiers cut days of transit time from Kabul International Airport to Herat by airlifting the vehicle

  • What earned him an Army CAB wasn't his 'worst day in Iraq'

    "Fire in the hole! Fire in the hole! Fire in the hole!"These four words, shouted as loudly as possible three times in a row, are very familiar to any explosive ordnance disposal technician. But they carry heavy responsibility for EOD troops about to detonate high-powered explosives.When James

  • Afghan Air Corps meets the challenges of the weekly Gardez Run

    To the Afghan Air Corps and the Combined Air Power Transition Force, Wednesdays mean the Gardez run. No two missions are the same and the keys to missions success stem from open mindedness and a flexible approach to conducting operations.The "Run" could be anything from MEDEVAC, tactical resupply,

  • Full circle: Afghan teaches American to fly Mi-17

    The 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Combined Air Power Transition Force mentors the Afghan National Army Air Corps in all aspects of aviation, logistics and maintenance. Recently there was a little twist and the Afghans were teaching the Americans.Lt. Col. Rogelio Figueroa has passed his check ride

  • Medical group Airmen lead deployed retreat ceremony

    Airmen from the 380th Expeditionary Medical Group served as the lead unit for a retreat ceremony for the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at a non-disclosed base here on May 28, 2010. Every week the 380th AEW holds a retreat ceremony honoring the American flag as part of a continuing military

  • Academy cadets deploy to Southwest Asia

    Air Force Academy seniors, Cadet 1st Class Eric Varner, from Austin, Texas and Cadet 1st Class Alan Foote, Wilson, N.C., visit the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia as part of their summer deployed operatons program. They deploy to operatoinal wings in the