Photo essay: 380th ECES keep Southwest Asia cool

Members of the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron remove an air conditioning unit from the dining facility at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia on Feb. 10, 2010. A new unit was installed to increase the cooling efficiency for the building before summer temperatures rose. (U.S. Air

Local Afghan doctors, coalition medical teams render assistance in Afghanistan avalanche

Afghan doctors, coalition members of Task Force Medical East, 82nd Airborne, 30th Medical Command and the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group along with volunteers from across Bagram Airfield sprang into action rendering medical care and assistance to 276 individuals involved in an avalanche that

K9 without a canine keeps working

He eats, he sleeps, he plays, and sometimes he works, but it's not really work. It's a dog's life.Arek is a military working dog who's seen it all and still lives to tear apart squeaky toys. And just like some military servicemembers, one of the only things he's really scared of is ... mice. "He

Photo essay: Basketball championship action in Southwest Asia

Members of the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron and 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron via for the championship title during the intramural basketball championship game at undisclosed location in Southwest Asia on Feb. 5, 2010. ECES won the game 30 to 24.(U.S. Air Force

U.S. General officers visit Kyrgyz school

What's the one thing that will inevitably make a grown woman burst into tears? Airmen from the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, including Gen. Donald Hoffman, Commander of Air Force Materiel Command, found out the answer Feb. 9, 2010.They handed out clothing - including warm coats, gloves and

A General tour

Local lumber critical for buildup in Afghanistan

K-9 at Bagram

Afghan National Army Air Corps completes historic flight to Bagram Airfield

Members of the Afghan National Army Air Corps accompanied by 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group/Combined Air Power Task Force mentors completed a historic mission when they flew their Mi-17 helicopter during the first joint rotary wing medical evacuation from Bagram Airfield to Forward Operating

NDI visit results in better communication between TC, community

Several members of the National Democratic Institute in Kyrgyzstan toured the Transit Center at Manas Feb. 6 to get a better idea of the operations that occur here. The young adults, although not touring as part of official NDI business, said they came away with a more accurate view of the military