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  • Afghan Air Force activates 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

  • Enduring the Sands of Time

    If seven is considered a lucky number, 7,000 must be very lucky.The 55th Wing from Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., has had their personnel and RC-135V/W aircraft deployed in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility every day for the past 7,000 days."No other [Intelligence, Surveillance and

  • AMC commander visits JBB

    Gen. Arthur J. Lichte, commander of Air Mobility Command, visited the base Oct. 6, 2009, to observe inter- and intra-theater airlift capabilities and learn about air mobility operations and direct-delivery missions throughout Southwest Asia. In an interview during his visit, General Lichte shared

  • ISR Airmen provide ‘half the battle’

    Leaders at every level need battlefield information, and because of Airmen with the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron ... now they know. With their RQ-4 Global Hawk and U-2 Dragonlady aircraft, the Airmen excel at providing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance for everyone from

  • Family uses technology to cope with deployment separation

    Talking every day with the man she married is sometimes a challenge for Amanda Gutierrez, but even though he is deployed they can still discuss family issues face to face. Technology like email, web cams and texting helps bridge the gap between Texas and Afghanistan - nearly 8,000 miles as the crow

  • Air Force C-130 dedicated to Army's 82nd Airborne in Afghanistan

    An Air Force C-130H Hercules was dedicated to the Soldiers of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division stationed in Afghanistan, here Oct. 5, 2009.The transport was originally dedicated at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., Oct. 25, 2008, to Fort Bragg's entire 82nd Airborne Division based in North Carolina.Tail

  • Lights, Power, Air-Conditioning

    The 380th Expeditionary Mission Support Group was almost done building a tent city for transient Soldiers when they ran into a problem. Two generators, essentially 40 feet-long trailers with exhaust pipes, were not the correct voltage to power the tent city assembled using war-ready materials from

  • KAF security is top priority

    The 451st Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron remains vigilant in keeping Kandahar Airfield secured each day.  The squadron is composed of Airmen who focus on three main missions: flightline security, fly away security, and tactical security.  Airmen tasked to perform flightline security were