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  • 887th ESFS thanks Iraqi family for life-saving assist

    Several members of the 887th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron delivered a new generator, a care package filled with baked goods, and a heart-felt thank you to a young Iraqi girl and her family near Camp Bucca, Iraq, Sept. 18. The girl was playing with a group of friends when she noticed

  • Strategy... "in all we do"

    One of the newest initiatives at the 451st Air Expeditionary Wing is the development of a wing strategic plan.  The 451st AEW's strategic plan, on track to be on the street mid- to late October, will be the vision and foundation for the wing's future planning and action.  The strategic plan will

  • Redeployers: "When do I get to go home?"

    Some active duty Airmen just may get to go home early next year... 30 days early to be exact, which may be even just in time for Christmas.In an effort to move all 179-day tours and rotations back to the pivot months of June and December, most Airmen will be scheduled to leave one month earlier

  • Walk this way

    All of us have probably had a chance to take a short walk or a morning run to enjoy the fresh air and scenery here on Kandahar Airfield.  While traversing the base roadways as a pedestrian, you probably noticed several hazards you are exposed to while walking or running.  Some of these hazards

  • 'Tis the season for influenza

    Influenza vaccine shots are available now.   Although members of the 451st Air Expeditionary Wing can and should visit the Camp Samek medical clinic to receive their flu shots (not mist), everyone is encouraged to practice proper hygiene methods to prevent the spread of germs which could lead to

  • Why wear seatbelts?

    We are all here for the purpose of supporting Operation Enduring Freedom and accomplishing the mission.  That means we cannot afford for any member to lose their lives or get seriously injured in an auto accident. We have all been briefed a thousand times by commanders and supervisors to wear

  • Who or what is an SES?

    Most government-hired civilians have pay grades equivalent to that of U.S. military ranks. Most common are General Schedule, or GS, grades one through 15, which are equivalent to the ranks of enlisted, non-commissioned officers, company and field grade officers. So what's equivalent to the ranks of

  • General takes to the skies in Afghanistan

    The commander of the Air Force's newest air expeditionary wing in Afghanistan is taking a hands-on approach to his duties.     Air Force Brig. Gen. Guy Walsh, a Maryland Air National Guardsman from the 175th Airlift Wing in Baltimore, is flying at least two missions a week in the A-10 Thunderbolt II

  • Major assumes command of 451st ESFS

    Maj. Phillip Born assumed command of the 451st Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Sept. 3.   Major Born is from Tucson, Ariz., and was commissioned in the U.S. Air Force in 1997 following graduation from the United States Air Force Academy.    He is currently stationed at the USAF Academy where