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  • Commander emphasizes physical fitness in combat zone

    You better make sure you're physically fit -that is the bottom line from Brig. Gen. Steven Kwast, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing commander.At a location where an enemy attack might happen, and the climate and terrain are demanding, physical fitness is a prerequisite. At a weekly combat orientation

  • First M-ATVs arrive in Afghanistan

    Two mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicles arrived at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, on Oct. 1, after being offloaded from a C-17 Globemaster III. The M-ATVs arrived less than a day after leaving Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., Sept. 30. The M-ATV's are the first of their kind in

  • Airmen aid local schools with new furniture

    Recently, more than 300 pieces of furniture left storage at the Transit Center at Manas for a new home at five different Kyrgyz schools and villages as part of ongoing humanitarian efforts between Airmen here and Kyrgyz schools. The desks, which cost about $26,000, were loaded into trucks by the

  • Air mobility continues record setting pace

    Continuing to feed, fuel and arm the fight, September marked the fourth consecutive month in an escalation of supplies airdropped by the U.S. Air Force to U.S. Servicemembers, coalition partners and local citizens across Afghanistan. In total, 4.1 million pounds of goods were dropped to forward

  • Iraqi air force to receive new AOC

    More than 75 American and Iraqi Airmen attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the Iraqi air force's Air Operations Center here Sept. 30, 2009. Maj. Gen. Robert Kane, 321st Air Expeditionary Wing commander, and Iraqi Staff Lt. Gen. Anwar Hamad Amen Ahmed, Iraqi air force commander, were both in

  • Falcon Band makes friends, inspires blind children in Kyrgyzstan

    A team of Airmen deployed with the Air Force Central Command Band made a difference in a local village here through their talents when they made a stop at the Transit Center at Manas Sept. 25 - 28. The AFCENT Band Falcon inspired and performed for an audience of mostly children during a show at the

  • Servicemember compete in "Pros vs G.I. Joes"

    This USO-sponsored event, Pros vs. G.I. Joes, allows deployed servicemen and women a chance to unwind by playing video games online with professional athletes from their hometown.Click here to view the slide show.

  • Photo essay: 386th AEW exercises flu outbreak

    Airmen from the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing participated in exercise here Sept. 30 to ensure the wing is ready to handle different scenarios that may arise during the upcoming flu season.View the slideshow.