Afghanistan PRT Holds Remembrance Ceremony

Provincial Reconstruction Team Panjshir members held a remembrance ceremony May 26 on the one-year anniversary of the day that four of its members were killed by an improvised explosive device.U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Mark Stratton, PRT commander, Army Master Sgt. Blue Rowe, PRT first sergeant,

Birdik Village School culminates with ceremony, surprise

More than eight months after the reopening of the Birdik Village school, 250 students listened the sound of the last bell of the year during a ceremony May 25, 2010.The Birdik Village school was a reconstruction project which cost about $540,000 and was funded by the Air Force and volunteer efforts

C-21 crew brings airlifter to Southwest Asia base

Aircrew members flew a C-21 airlifter to a non-disclosed base here as part of a mission May 19, 2010, for U.S. Central Command operations to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing.During its stop with the 380th AEW, the C-21 refueled and dropped off cargo and passengers.According to its Air Force and Air

Air Force Master Sergeant makes difference in Afghans' lives

A NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan noncommissioned officer recently won the Air Force 2010 League of United Latin American Citizens "Excellence in Military Service Award" for service during his last deployment to Afghanistan.U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Limweshe Wright, NTM-A's combined joint

C-27A advisor squadron now 100 percent manned

A year of success stories continues for Airmen of the 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, who are advising Afghanistan National Army Air Corps Soldiers on the use of the C-27A Spartan, with the addition of three new aircraft, six pilots and two loadmaster advisors."We are now fully manned and

Air Force, Slovakians team up, complete new facility

A joint effort with coalition forces culminated in the completion of a new airfield passenger terminal on Kandahar Airfield May 20.The Commander of Kandahar Airfield, United Kingdom Royal Air Force Air Commodore Gordon Moulds, received the keys to the new passenger handling facility building during

U. S. Air Force humanitarian assistance continues in Tajikistan

More than 17,000 pounds of humanitarian cargo was delivered to Tajikistan May 21, in an ongoing effort to provide relief and medical aid to displaced Tajiks after floods and mudslides devastated the Kulyab District earlier this month.An Air Force C-130 Hercules crew from the 774th Expeditionary

Air Force, ANAAC members partner for a day

Members of the 451st Air Expeditionary Wing, the 738th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group and the Afghan National Army Air Corps, Kandahar Air Wing, met May 18 to mingle, ask questions and learn more about each unit's mission and aircraft at the ANAAC compound on Kandahar Airfield.The day provided the

U.S. military personnel attend planning conference at Al Faw Palace

Airman leads joint Mi-35 attack helicopter advisor team for Afghan Air Corps

Flying an airframe that became an icon for helicopter pilots because of its prominence in movies like "Red Dawn" and "Rambo III," a joint team of American, Czechoslovakian and Hungarian advisors assigned to the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron are making strides helping Afghanistan National