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  • 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

  • Airmen take 10,000 steps for love - of health

    But I would walk 5,000 steps, and I would walk 5,000 more just to be the man who walked 10,000 steps to fall down.....at your door? Well that's sort of how the Scottish pop band, the Proclaimers sang the chorus of their song, "I'm Gonna Be (500 miles). But in their 1980's pop song, they're singing

  • Military members get gridiron lesson from college coaches

    While the surroundings may not have been ideal - dusty, dark and hot - it became the setting for the most memorable flag football game ever played for those Airmen and Soldiers on the softball field here May 29, 2010.This game brought with it some special guests - college-level football coaches Rich

  • Photo essay: Faces of the 380th security forces

    Security forces Airmen of the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron supports all security and force protection efforts for a deployed wing, the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, of more than 1,900 people and for billions of dollars worth of Air Force equipment and assets. To do this, it takes a

  • Iraqi AF flight safety graduate nine students

    Nine senior ranking Iraqi air force officers graduated from a two-and-a-half week long basic safety officer's course held at New Al Muthana Air Base, May 23, 2010.The class is the second basic safety officer's course since 2003, comprised of experienced pilots. The course was taught by Iraqi air

  • Iraqi forces practice life saving measures

    Members of the Iraqi Air Force and Army participated in a mass casualty exercise May 20 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Iraqi forces from Al-Muthana, Camp Taji and New Al-Muthana demonstrated their abilities to assess and treat several types of conditions that may happen if they were to enter a combat

  • 451st AEW facilities accept Eagle cash for purchases

    Members of the 451st Air Expeditionary Wing can access their checking accounts through a new Eagle Cash kiosk located in Camp Samek. And now they can also purchase snacks and other items at the Morale, Welfare and Recreation tent in Camp Samek using the Eagle Cash card. Until now, 451st AEW Air

  • Coalition forces defend base, thwart enemy

    Coalition security forces at Kandahar Airfield repelled attempts by insurgents to penetrate the perimeter and collectively defended the base May 22.Enemy forces began their assault on KAF using indirect fire, said Lt. Col. Anthony Maisonet, commander of the 451st Expeditionary Security Forces