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  • Airmen host Kyrgyz citizens during Family Day at Manas

    Friends and families of Kyrgyz workers at the Transit Center at Manas were able to get an up-close look at the Air Force working environment here and enjoy a day of fun during the Friends and Family Day event conducted here Oct. 9. The event, a tribute to thank the local community for their

  • U.S. Air Force supports Afghan National Army Air Corps

     Airmen from the United States Air Force assigned to the 438th Air Expeditionary Training Group, located at Kandahar Airfield Afghanistan, work with airmen in the Afghanistan National Army Air Corps as they strengthen their own air force. "We're helping build up the Afghan air corps through pilot

  • Air Force, Navy unite to counter terrorism in AOR

    Nine servicemembers here work seven days a week tracking the largest threat to U.S. personnel deployed in Iraq - improvised explosive devices. The functional IED analysis cell is made up of Airmen and Sailors who track how anti-armor, suicide vehicle borne, vehicle borne, personnel borne and

  • Counter improvised explosive team donate supplies to Afghan children

    Tech. Sgt. Michelle Stokes, administrative sergeant for the counter improvised explosive device team out of Forward Operating Base Shank, helped the local children of Logar province start a new school year with new school supplies, recently. To American children, buying new school supplies is a

  • AMC Commander visits deployed troops

    The commander of Air Force's Air Mobility Command met with deployed service members, Oct. 7, during a brief stay here on his final visit around the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Gen. Arthur J. Lichte toured several base facilities, met with key leadership, and spoke with deployed

  • ANAAC stands up new wing at Kandahar

    Afghan government officials and religious leaders, along with senior officers from both Afghan and coalition forces stood up the Afghanistan National Army Air Corps second wing here in a dedication ceremony Oct. 5. The wing, based at Kandahar, hosts rotary wing aircraft and supports multiple

  • Future Iraqi pilots learn to speak English

    Before an Iraqi air force lieutenant can begin pilot training at Kirkuk Air Base, they must first prove they have achieved one of their air force's core values - learning to comprehend and speak English. American Airmen have helped Iraqi officers achieve this goal by serving as English class

  • Mi-35 helicopters train at Kandahar

    The Afghanistan National Army Air Corp broadened the scope of its training here Oct. 2 when three Mi-35 Hind helicopters arrived to participate in training alongside coalition pilots and crews. The Afghan crews and helicopters, assigned to Kabul province, took advantage of ranges in the south to