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  • Panjshir PRT Welcomes AEW commander

    Air Force guests from Bagram Air Field visited with the members of Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team, April 25.During his visit, U.S. Air Force Col. Jack Briggs II, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing commander said Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team members represent the best of America.Briggs,

  • US Ambassador visits Balad's leadership and PRT

    One year after being appointed to the position of United States Ambassador to Iraq, Ambassador Christopher Hill visited Joint Base Balad April 23, 2010.The ambassador made the trip to visit with base leadership to better understand the work that Balad's provincial reconstruction team is doing to

  • 407 AEG transition of Authority

    A transfer of authority ceremony was held here April 24, 2010realigning the 407th Air Expeditionary Group from the 332nd AirExpeditionary Wing to the 321st Air Expeditionary Wing.Maj. Gen. Joseph Reynes Jr., director, Air Component Coordination ElementU.S. Forces-Iraq, was the presiding officer of

  • 506 AEG members welcome new base commander

    Col. Steven Slick took command of the 506th Air Expeditionary Group from Col. Leonard Dick during a change of command ceremony at Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq, April 22, 2010. Brig. Gen. Craig Franklin, commander of the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, Joint Base Balad, Iraq, was the presiding

  • RED HORSE Airmen build facilities for warfighters

    As 30,000 servicemembers continue to pour into the region as part of the troop surge in Afghanistan, a 15-man team of Airmen with the 1st Expeditionary RED HORSE Group are paving the way to ensure war-fighters here have facilities they need to win the fight."Our mission here is to construct the

  • Air Force-run chapel transitions to Army-run chapel

    As the drawdown approaches at Kirkuk Regional Air Base, the Air Force is shifting much of its responsibility to the Army. In order to make the transition as seamless as possible, changes are being made one step at a time, beginning with the Air Force chaplaincy. "This turnover is an important first