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  • EMEDS teach Iraqis first aid

    Members of the 506th Expeditionary Medical Squadron taught Iraqi air force pilots and aircraft maintainers from Squadrons 1 and 2 basic lifesaving procedures in an Iraq Training and Advisory Mission classroom at Kirkuk Regional Air Base Feb. 27, 2010.The Basic Trauma Life Support class focused on

  • Photo Essay: Band rocks 379th AEW

    Rock band "Saving Abel" performed for servicemembers at a non-disclosed Southwest Asia location Feb. 22 as part of a USO tour of the AOR.Band members Jared Weeks, Jason Null, Scott Bartlett, Eric Taylor and Blake Dixon were allowed the opportunity to tour various units on base the day of the

  • Photo story: Team Pittsburgh conducts combat airlift aboard 'Pirate ship'

    While their friends and family back home battle record snowfall and cold weather, deployed Reserve Airmen from the 911th Airlift Wing, Pittsburgh Air Reserve Station, Pa., support the ground battle in Marjah, Afghanistan and elsewhere by delivering vital assets, ground equipment and personnel -

  • Coalition forces team-up for vehicle training

    In a display of coalition comradeship, four Airmen from the 407th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron (ELRS) Vehicle Management Flight recently spent four days at Camp Ur, Iraq, training Iraqi Army personnel on basic maintenance procedures to keep their wheels rolling.Planning for the

  • Photo essay: E-3 Sentry crew embarks on Southwest Asia air mission

    Crew members with an E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft assigned to the 965th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron flew an air mission from their non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia on Feb. 16, 2010.This photo essay highlights some of the scenes from that mission. The

  • Airmen train Afghan National Army Air Corps' first C-27 pilot

    Lt. Faiz Ramaki is the Afghan National Army Air Corps' newest pilot. He completed his check ride Feb. 23, making him the first Afghan pilot qualified to fly the Air Corps newest aircraft, the C-27. "He's very sharp," said, Lt. Col. Paul Bedesem, 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, Combined

  • Photo essay: 386th AEW challenges host nation in soccer scrimmage

    Members of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing soccer team joined their host nation counterparts in a friendly soccer scrimmage Feb. 24, 2010 at an air base in Southwest Asia. The 386th AEW team hopes to gain the championship title from the undefeated host nation team at a later date.

  • Pumping gas - a worthwhile pastime

    Pumping gas may not be the "glamorous" career most boys or girls dream of having, but 376th Air Expeditionary Wing petroleum, oil and lubricants specialists are heroes behind the scenes - the key difference between success and failure for the troops in Afghanistan.They've had unquestionable success