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  • Airmen learn host nation's tradition during Kyrgyz Cultural Day at Manas

    Airmen of the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing got a close up look at some of their host nation's customs and traditions during Kyrgyz Cultural Day held at the Transit Center at Manas Oct. 24. The day focused on familiarizing Airmen with the uniqueness of Kyrgyz heritage. Through practical hands-on

  • Recommended holiday mailing dates released for Afghanistan

    The U.S. Postal Service announced its recommended mailing dates for delivery by Christmas to U.S. military servicemembers serving overseas at APO/FPO addresses in Afghanistan.Holiday mail send via First-Class Mail and Priority Mail for servicemembers stationed in Afghanistan should be sent by Dec.

  • Airmen support Army's airlift needs

    American Airmen on C-17 Globemaster III and C-130 Hercules aircraft are contributing directly to support joint and coalition forces on the front lines of both operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. "The Air Force airdrops are providing needed support to Soldiers in the field; getting people

  • The weapons of warfare adapt with the age of Airmen

    Airmen are using off-the-shelf commercial gaming equipment on the battlefield, and according to one Airman operating at a base still littered with Soviet-era landmines, they're a great fit. When Senior Airman James Dobrynski, a St. Louis native, straps on his individual body armor, fire-resistant

  • Zabul PRT breaks ground on girl's high school in Shajoy

    Members of the Air Force-led Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team, along with senior Afghan government officials and community leaders, celebrated the ground-breaking of a new girl's high school during a ceremony here Oct. 22. The school will be the first of its kind in the town of Shajoy, which has

  • SARC forms first Victim's Advocate Program on KAF

    The Sexual Assault Response Coordinator from the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing on Bagram Airfield established the first Victim's Advocate Program here on Kandahar Airfield and in Regional Command-South for the U.S. Air Force. Captain Tabitha Stump, the only Air Force SARC in Afghanistan is on a

  • Safety officers visit KAF to understand challenges faced

    The Directors of Safety from U.S. Air Force Central Command and Air Combat Command visited Kandahar Airfield recently in order to better understand the mission of the units here and the challenges faced in regards to safety. Their visit was to prepare for an Oct. 27 board in which Lt. Gen. Mike

  • CAOC director to KAF Airmen: Great job, hang in there

    The director of the Combined Air and Space Operations Center arrived on Kandahar Airfield to meet with key leaders and thank Airmen for their dedication here Oct. 21.   Brigadier General Mark Graper visited to show his appreciation for the scope and scale of the mission and the large, strategic