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  • Airmen, Soldiers complete airdrop mission

    Airmen, from the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, and Soldiers,from the 824th Quarter Master Company Detachment 8, loaded a C-17 Globemaster III with container delivery system bundles at a deployed location in Southwest Asia, Jan. 9, 2010.An 816th EAS aircrew later flew into Afghanistan and air

  • 451st EMXG Ammunition Support Equipment gets LEAN facelift

    Explosive safety standards have always determined what can be located outside of an Ammunition Supply Point, and Kandahar is not one of the exceptions to the rule. These standards required the 451st Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron's Munitions Flight to relocate from one location to another. With

  • 586th ELRS observes anniversary, supports OIF drawdown mission

    An Air Force team, filling Joint Expeditionary Taskings, recently observed their unit's 4-year anniversary at a forward-deployed U.S. Army base here. Airmen from the 586th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, affectionately known as "Combat Truckers", are charged with moving cargo within the

  • Redistribution team facilitates drawdown order

    In less than a year, the United States military is scheduled to execute the responsible drawdown of nearly 150,000 troops from Iraq. The troop exodus requires the consignment of cargo, vehicles, supplies and other war fighting equipment used in deployed locations.Joint Base Balad's redistribution

  • Photo essay: Protecting the force

    Force protection Airmen put their skills to the test during a quarterly training session Jan. 8, 2010 at an air base in Southwest Asia. The course, instructed by Jeff Jones, 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, teaches incoming third country national escort Airmen the basics of force

  • Deployed medics keep eye on wellness, nutrition

    Airmen deployed with the 380th Expeditionary Medical Group at a non-disclosed base here are on a mission -- a mission of wellness every day.To keep deployed members at their best both physically and mentally, the 380th EMDG's medical Airmen are equipped with not only the latest equipment and