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  • Iraqi kids, U.S. servicemembers enjoy another day of fun, education

    As part of the ongoing base effort to directly engage the local populace, military volunteers hosted busloads of Iraqi children Dec. 19, 2009, for a day of fun, games and culture sharing. The event marked the fifth of its kind in the last four months, each one focused on educating and entertaining

  • Provincial government, PRT dedicate Kunar's first midwifery program

    The Kunar provincial governor, national and provincial government leaders, and the Kunar Provincial Reconstruction Team recently dedicated the province's first midwifery training center to decrease Afghan maternal and infant mortality rates. Fazlullah Wahidi, Kunar provincial governor, Dr. Najilla,

  • Who's calling?

    Not many people can say they received a phone call from the President of the United States on Christmas Eve. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Donald Pedro, an 821st Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron fuels advisor, was honored to receive a phone call from his Commander in Chief, Barack Obama, to wish him a

  • Provincial government, PRT building Afghanistan's future through schools

    The future of Afghanistan is its children, and the Kunar provincial government and Kunar Provincial Reconstruction Team are working together to build that future by delivering new schools.On a recent trip through the southern part of the province, PRT engineers did construction quality checks on

  • Chairman of Joint Chiefs visits Ali Base

    Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visited Ali Base Dec. 18 during his tour of bases throughout Southwest Asia.While here, Adm. Mullen visited with troops, attended a meeting with Iraqi officials and conducted a news conference.At the news conference, Admiral Mullen

  • Airmen create partnerships in multinational exercise

    More than 300 Airmen partnered with colleagues from five other countries for an exercise held in Southwest Asia that concluded last week.The event began in November and simulated a "large force employment," not unlike Red Flag in the United States or similar exercises sponsored by NATO. The exercise