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  • Airmen aid Kyrgyz students' new school year in 'class'

    The long-awaited moment for the Kyrgyz-Americans educational development partnership finally came when the citizens of both countries gathered in Birdik Village of the Alamudun District to reopen a local school during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Sept. 1. The colorful opening ceremony of Birdik Village

  • 354th pilots surpass 1,000 A-10 flight hours Sept. 11

     September 11, 2001 will be remembered forever in American history and in the hearts of the American public.      This September 11 is even more memorable for Air Force Captains Andrew Wood and Douglas Witmer. Both captains are A-10 pilots with the 354th Fighter Squadron "Bulldogs" stationed at

  • Civil Engineers build foundation for KAF missions

         Starting off with only one Airman in January 2009, the size of the 451st Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron has since then slowly increased. However, their presence has produced tremendous results within a matter of months here on Kandahar Airfield. With less than 30 craftsmen on the camp,

  • Nangarhar Provincial Reconstruction Team Inspects Ongoing Projects

    Nangarhar provincial reconstruction team service members, based at Forward Operating Base Finley-Shields, conducted an inspection of ongoing construction projects in the city of Jalalabad, in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, recently. "Our mission is to make sure they're using good materials, check

  • Afghan medical technicians learn lab techniques

    Air Force mentors are developing Afghan hematology knowledge and practices every day at the Kabul national military hospital. "The (medical embed training team) mission strengthens the (Afghan national army's) healthcare system's ability to improve medical care with trained and experienced medical

  • Airmen advise Afghan medical mission

    Between 100 and 400 Afghans are screened here daily for entrance into the Afghan national army. The first day of screening is the medical portion - an essential process for all would-be recruits to pass before becoming an Afghan soldier. Over a six-month timeframe, 2,500 to 3,000 Afghan recruits

  • Photo essay: 386th AEW remembers Sept. 11, 2001

    Airmen from the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing held a special ceremony Sept. 11, 2009, at an air base in Southwest Asia to honor the memory of all those killed during the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. View the slideshow

  • Tuskegee Airman of the Week: Aug. 30 to Sept. 5

    Staff Sgt. Brandon Martin, a firefighter with the 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, is the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing's Tuskegee Airman of the Week for Aug. 30 to Sept. 5. "We all know that being a firefighter is a tough job, but it's made even tougher in the heat of the in-theater

  • Airman recalls events of Sept. 11, 2001

    "I really don't like talking about it," said Tech. Sgt. Pamela Bell, 451st Air Expeditionary Wing Command Staff Knowledge Operations Manager, when asked what she recalled of Sept. 11, 2001. Sergeant Bell, who had been preparing to attend a meeting eight years ago today, was walking through the