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  • Family ties: Serving together in Kandahar

    Reenlisting while deployed has its benefits, but reenlisting while deployed and having your brother reenlist you? Pretty awesome, according to Staff Sgt. Marc Duncan, a tactical aircraft mechanic for the MQ-1 Predator, assigned to the 62nd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron here.For Sergeant

  • American, Afghan docs begin surgical process for young burn victim

    That day was like many other days before. That day, Abdul Rahman was cooking for himself. That day, like many other days, he was home alone. That was not unusual--his father, Abdul Ghafer, worked long hours as a mechanic nearby and Abdul Rahman often found himself home alone for a little while. That

  • PRT Zabul, Afghans make huge strides

    After many months of hard work, some of the military members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul prepare to travel back to their duty stations with a sense of satisfaction, knowing their efforts have helped their Afghan partners make definite improvements in Zabul province communities.PRTs in

  • Blood platelet donations vital in deployed environment

    When a servicemember is critically injured in Iraq or Afghanistan and in need of a blood transfusion, it is the responsibility of the 932nd Blood Support Detachment here to ensure units of blood platelets are collected and shipped out to the wounded. Platelets are one of the most important parts of

  • El Paso Half-Marathon

    More than 450 Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and civilians ran 13.1 miles around Ali Base to compete in the 2010 El Paso Half-Marathon, Feb. 27, sponsored by the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armor Division, Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq. The El Paso Marathon proudly supports our troops here in

  • NFL players visit Bagram Airfield

    Players from four National Football League teams visited Bagram Airfield March 5, 2010, as part of a USO tour of the U.S. Central Command area of operations.Mario Williams, a defensive end for the Houston Texans; Jason Whitten, a tight end for the Dallas Cowboys; Vernon Davis, a tight end for the

  • PMO's JET Airmen serious about enforcing the law

    Providing law enforcement at Ali Base and Contingency Operating Base Adder for trained and disciplined military personnel might seem like an easy task. After all, one would assume that we follow the rules. However, for the Joint Expeditionary Tasking (JET) Airmen of the 732nd Expeditionary Security