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  • Photo essay: Enduring refuelers -- KC-10s continue refueling support

    KC-10 Extender aircraft and Airmen assigned to the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron and 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at a non-disclosed base here continue full support for refueling operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.To see one of those days with KC-10 operations

  • Photo essay: C-17s deliver, pick-up cargo at Southwest Asia base

    Airmen unloaded and loaded cargo on C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from Joint Base Charleston, S.C., and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., during operations for the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia on March 27, 2010. The C-17s stopped to deliver R-11 fuels trucks

  • Iraqi Mechanics reveal perspective of Americans during training

    The Allison transmission with a broken bell housing came from a parts dump. It lay on the concrete floor of the open vehicle repair bay. Half a dozen tools, wrenches, a couple screwdrivers and a makeshift pulling bar were thrown on a bench ready to begin the dissection.Three Airmen from the 407th

  • Leave en route policy change benefits Airmen

    Some Airmen will now have the opportunity to take leave en route within the Continental United States when they return home, or redeploy, from the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. This change can save Airmen significant time and travel-associated costs, as well as provide them an

  • Medical staff removes UXO from patient at Bagram Airfield

    March 18, 2010, became an anything but normal day for the trauma team at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital here when they were called upon to remove unexploded ordnance from a patient's scalp.The patient, an Afghan National Army soldier, was involved in an improvised explosive device attack and had a

  • Celebrities visit with troops in Southwest Asia

    Airmen of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing and other servicemembers met U.S. Navy Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, along with celebrities Rose McGowan from the WB Television Network series "Charmed", James Gandolfini and Tony Sirico from the HBO series "The Sopranos", and

  • KAF members, four in EOD bomb suits, make 'explosive' run for charity

    The first day of spring, March 21, was the date of one of the biggest road races of the year. The event was held to raise money for the Wounded Explosive Ordinance Disposal Warrior Foundation, started as a idea of U.S. Navy Master Chief Joe Yockey when EOD Mobile Unit-11 first came to southern

  • AE, CASF ready forces, make history

    When thousands of coalition forces were headed to Helmand Province for Operation Moshtarak, the Air Force postured medical support, ultimately writing history.It was clear to military leaders that additional medical facilities were required to support area hospitals.To do that, facilities needed to

  • First aeromedevac squadron in Afghanistan stands up

    Members of the 451st Aeromedical Evacuation flight collectively gave birth to a new squadron March 27 in a ceremony at the Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility, Kandahar Airfield."This is an historic and symbolic event," said ceremony host, Col. Peter Hunt, vice commander, 451st Air