PRT Airmen escort provincial governor during visit

Airmen from the Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team escorted and provided security for the provincial governor during a visit with local government and religious leaders at a compound here Oct. 25. The visit was part of an on-going effort by the governor to meet more of the key leaders throughout

Air Force engineers help keep Afghan roads safe for travel

"Roads bring people. People bring business and business improves life for everyone." These words, spoken in 2006 by Canadian Brig. Gen. Daniel Pepin, then the deputy general for reconstruction projects in Afghanistan, have proven prophetic, as, three years later, the ability to move vehicles and

Reconstruction team delivers school supplies to Afghan soldiers

Airmen and Soldiers from the Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team delivered school supplies to an Afghanistan National Army compound here Oct. 27. The delivery of supplies is part of an on-going project to help educate the young soldiers, many of whom have nothing more than an elementary school

Inspecting every detail to potentially save a life

Security forces Airmen, Soldiers mentor Afghan prison guards

Air Force Security Forces Defenders, along with U.S. Army Soldiers from the Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team, met with prison officials here Oct. 28 as part of an on-going mentoring project at a nearby prison. The prison, located close to the PRT compound, has become an important project for the

Lone Airman at Combat Outpost Keating recounts enemy attack

Being the only Joint Expeditionary Tasked Airman assigned to an Army Combat Outpost on the outskirts of Afghanistan-Pakistan border can be a little intimidating and scary.Being assigned to COP Keating while under attack by hundreds of insurgents armed with assault rifles and rocket propelled

Riggers Pack Mission-Sustaining Supplies for Air-Drop

The fight can be tough on the ground, especially for servicemembers located at remote forward operating bases where needed supplies are not readily available. When one of these ground teams needs supplies, the Army's 824th Quartermaster Company, Detachment 8, come together to load life-essential

Tuskegee Airman of the Week: Oct. 18-24

Senior Airman Timothy Tanbonliong, of the 332nd Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron, is the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing's Tuskegee Airman of the Week for Oct. 18-24, 2009. "When it comes to getting the bad guys, Airman Tanbonliong plays a direct role in the fight," said Brig. Gen. Craig

Airmen take first steps to boost Kyrgyz economy

Another form of friendship and partnership was achieved between Airmen and Kyrgyz citizens Oct. 27 when Airmen at the Transit Center at Manas took more steps to bettering the Kyrgyz economy by purchasing produce from the citizens of Kyrgyzstan. Airmen of the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing received the

Airmen, Kyrgyz partner on medical mission

A delegate of the Kyrgyz medical team visited the Transit Center at Manas to learn the Air Force mission and to share ideas with their new partners -- Airmen at the 376th Expeditionary Medical Group, Oct. 27. The team consisting of doctors, dentists and pharmacists, was led by Col. Iskender