Bastion “Port Dawgs” have small paw print, large mission

The team works out of several wooden huts and tents, surrounded by pallets, rocks and mud, laboring tirelessly handling the thousands of passengers, pallets and vehicles flying into the Southern Afghanistan base.They proudly proclaim they move as much cargo here as their unit does back home.What is

Bikes to Bagram

More than 20 disadvantaged children in Afghanistan will get new bikes this month thanks to a group of Anchorage volunteers and an assist from the Alaska Air National Guard.The bicycles, together with parts and tools, were donated by the Anchorage Community YMCA, The Bicycle Shop, Paramount Cycles,

Long distance support; donations to orphanage in Kyrgyzstan come from afar

Several Airmen stationed at the Transit Center at Manas in Kyrgyzstan recently delivered over 60 boxes to a local orphanage that were sent by a dental college in Texas and others throughout America.Kyrgyz children and teachers at the Nizhanchuisk Orphanage and School had no idea what was in store

Warning: Look away from the laser

Reports of eye injuries requiring treatment have increased throughout this war in Afghanistan as some servicemembers have been affected by weapons systems with light amplification stimulated emission of radiation, or lasers, from both friendly and enemy forces.Almost all aircraft, fighter jets,

Airmen perform operations with Kyrgyz surgeons

Airmen at the Transit Center at Manas gave their host nation a taste of the "precision of the American surgeons" during surgical operations between the Airmen and Kyrgyz doctors in a local hospital here Dec. 11.The team of medical Airmen led by Col. Jerrold Flyer, 376the Expeditionary Medical Group

73rd EACS installs randomes

New Air Force legal assistance Web site now online at Kandahar

Trying to deal with legal issues back home while deployed can be incredibly stressful. Last week, the Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps unveiled a new public Web site that gives service members, retirees, and dependents additional tools to manage legal assistance issues, and Kandahar was

Program empowers Afghan citizens to protect against threat of IED attacks

A new program backed by Afghan National Security Forces and Combined Joint Task Force-82 empowers Afghan citizens to take a stand against improvised explosive device attacks. "Operation Jaeza," or "reward," gives Afghans a protection from enemy actions targeting innocent people, said Maj. Gen. Abdul

Team moves Alaskan shelter

Squadron highlights capabilities during Afghan rescue mission

A soldier is wounded during a joint British and Afghanistan National Army patrol in Helmand Province. Shot through both legs, his condition worsens while being cared for by the medics. It is time to call in the professionals to get him off the battlefield and to the hospital. The radios erupt with