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  • Photo essay: Dragonlady comes home

    A U-2 Dragonlady aircraft assigned to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing taxis down the runway at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia on Dec. 30, 2009, after completing a mission. The U-2 provides high-altitude, all-weather surveillance and reconnaissance, day or night, in direct support of U.S.

  • 10K flight hours amid landmark OEF tour for 354th EFS

    More than 10,000 flight hours and 2,500 sorties marked the closing stages of a landmark six-month tour for the 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron here New Year's Day.The A-10C Thunderbolt II squadron was the first U.S. Air Force fighter unit based in southern Afghanistan, a move that saved the

  • Firefighters interact with Iraqis during tour

    Air Force firefighters from the 447th Air Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron entered into the abandoned house north of the flight line here. The windows and doors are boarded up so there is no light in the room. One of the firefighters takes a torch and sets a mattress on fire as well as another

  • Air Force activates newest expeditionary unit

    The Air Force's newest expeditionary unit, the 586th Expeditionary Support Squadron, was activated in a special ceremony Jan. 2, 2009 at an air base in Southwest Asia.Col. John Williams, 586th Air Expeditionary Group commander, passed command of the newly formed support unit to Maj. Gregory Marty,

  • Provincial reconstruction team expands provincial hospital for Afghans

    A cornerstone ceremony for a new, modern wing of the Zabul Provincial Hospital took place in Qalat Dec. 26. This building will replace the old provincial hospital which was built three years ago but is now structurally unsound.The International Security Assistance Forces Provincial Reconstruction

  • Photo essay: Sentry on duty in Southwest Asia

    Airman 1st Class Johnny Hinojosa and Staff Sgt. Matthew James, both security forces journeyman assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, watch over the flightline at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia on Dec. 30, 2009. The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing support Operations Iraqi

  • Airmen train Kyrgyz officials on EOD mission

    The 376th Air Expeditionary Wing Airmen hosted a team of Kyrgyz officials during a five-day visit to learn about the Explosive Ordnance Disposal operations at the Transit Center at Manas Dec. 14 to 18.The training, called Theater Security Cooperation, encompassed bringing security forces,

  • Ali firefighters prepare Iraqis for future

    Firefighters from the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron are bringing the goal of independent Iraqi operations to reality.In a display of comradeship and hard work in December, Ali Base firefighters assisted their Iraqi counterparts toward self-sufficiency through numerous training sessions