AFCENT Band Vector kicks off tour in the AOR

"300 Lives in 30 Days" campaign raises $50k

An idea that started out as just a bike-a-thon to raise money for children's heart surgeries in Kyrgyzstan turned into a 30-day campaign culminating in the 24-hour "Bike Your Heart Out" event May 18 and 19, 2010. During the bike-a-thon, more than 81 Airmen from the Transit Center at Manas biked more

Iraqi, U.S. firefighters seize real world success

506th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters and Iraqi Air Force firefighters have been training together for about two years in preparation for the drawdown of U.S. forces in Iraq. On May 20, 2010, however, the teamwork escalated from training to a real world experience when a fire

CAPTF armament advisor makes Afghans proud

Master Sgt. Raymond Rogers Jr. stands and watches two Afghanistan National Army Air Corps weapon loaders put new 12.7 mm rounds into the Yak-B Gatling gun of an MI-35 Hind E attack helicopter. He stands with a smile on his face. The kind of smile a proud parent or teacher could understand. For

Afghan forces locate AN-24 crash site, launch recovery effort

Afghan National Security Forces worked side-by-side during the recovery efforts of the Pamir Airlines AN-24 that crashed in the Salang Pass May 21, 2010.During the 40 sorties to a landing zone about 1,000 feet below the crash site early Friday morning, Afghan National Army and Afghan National Police

C-17 Globemaster III Airmen lift off

More than 100 Airmen with the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron have brought their combat airlift professionalism and "combat musk" to missions supporting Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom, Southwest Asia and the Horn of Africa."We are excited to be here and look forward to continuing to use

'Defenders' neutralize threat to Bagram Airfield

Members of the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron with assistance from U.S. Army and Marine Corps personnel proved their combat power May 19, 2010, repelling an early morning attack here.The attack began with indirect fire which caused no significant damage, said Lt. Col. James Lowe, 455th

Air refueling giant, Airmen continue ops in Southwest Asia

Aircrews and maintenance Airmen from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron and the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron continue their work every day from a non-disclosed base here supporting the deployed air refueling operations in the U.S. Central Command area of

Afghan Vice President meets with PRT Panjshir

Afghanistan's First Vice President Mohammad "Marshal" Qasim Fahim hosted the leaders of Provincial Reconstruction Team Panjshir and provincial government officials at his house for a meeting and lunch May 20.James DeHart, U.S. Department of State and PRT Panjshir director, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col.

Air Force JTAC's support every aspect of combat missions

U.S. Air Force Joint Terminal Attack Controllers assigned to the 817th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron were called into action when their unit came under attack during joint operations near the Afghanistan and Pakistan border, May 12-15.The mission was a near-border operation to remove