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  • Photo essay: MWD team searches vehicles in Southwest Asia

    Tech. Sgt. Javier Mendez, and his military working dog Nero, work at the vehicle search area for the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia on May 18, 2010. Both Sergeant Mendez and Nero work as a military working dog team with the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces

  • Afghan soldiers and U.S. Airmen deliver school supplies

    Soldiers from the Afghan National Army Air Corps and Airmen from the 438 Air Expeditionary Wing, Combined Air Power Transition Force, held a joint humanitarian mission on May 17, 2010. They distributed school supplies to 1300 students of the Hope School in Kabul, Afghanistan.The 438 AEW started

  • Search continues for missing Afghan passenger jet

    The Afghan National Army Air Corps launched two Mi-17 transport helicopters May 18 to search for the missing Pamir Airways AN-24 passenger jet that crashed in the Hindu Kush mountains north of Kabul.It was a coordinated effort with Coalition partners as NATO and ANAAC helicopters searched the

  • Red Horse: 'Always doing big things'

    Pounds and pounds of concrete, intense heat and lots of anxious "Dirt Boyz" make grueling work on an early Saturday morning in mid-May at Kandahar Airfield seem easy.The men and women of the 809th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron are working on various projects on KAF and in many regions of

  • New A-10 unit provides close air support

    More than 200 Air Force pilots, maintainers and crew chiefs of the 81st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and the 81st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron arrived on Kandahar Airfield May 11 to provide close air support throughout Afghanistan. They are taking over from the Airmen of the 184th Expeditionary

  • Sportsmanship equals partnership

    View slide showA football or soccer tournament was held here at the air base consisting of three teams from the Iraqi and U.S. Air Force starting May 12. The tournament promoted camaraderie amongst the coalition forces raising morale and friendships."We take it for granted that we play soccer on

  • World War II, Korean War ace passes away May 11

    The Air Force's first double ace in World War II, who later flew in the Pacific Theater and the Korean War, died May 11 at his home in Newport Beach, Calif.Ret. Col. Walker Mahurin, was credited with 24.25 victories while flying in three theaters of war. He became the first double ace in November

  • Air Force officer first American to fly Mi-35 HIND in combat

    U.S. Air Force Maj. Caleb Nimmo is the first American Mi-35 HIND attack helicopter pilot to fly in combat. He is deployed to Afghanistan advising the Afghan National Army Air Corps' rotary wing squadron as part of the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Combined Air Power Transition Force.The 377th Rotary