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  • PRT assists with economic development of Panjshir Province

    For more than eight years, the government of Afghanistan has been building from the ground up, using millions of dollars in aid from foreign governments and private organizations. These funds impact both the central government in Kabul and the country's 34 provinces. Due to the unique relationships

  • NEWS RELEASE: Indirect fire hits Sather Air Base

    Indirect fire impacted Sather Air Base at approximately 10:17 a.m. March 31. Emergency responders arrived on scene and determined that the indirect fire did not injure anyone or cause any property damage to the base. The incident is under investigation. More information will be released as it

  • 816th EAS Airmen guide KC-135 to safe landing

    Thanks to aircrew actions onboard a C-17 Globemaster III, a KC-135R Stratotanker assigned to Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, was able to safely land after its navigation systems failed March 16. Shortly after taking off from Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, the crew from the 816th Expeditionary Airlift

  • AFCENT Band performs for students in Abu Dhabi

    Members of the Air Forces Central deployed band "Falcon" performed for nearly two hundred students in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, last month as part of the an outreach opportunity within that country. The nine-member band, which is based at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia,

  • Airmen provide show of force

    The use of show of force is intended to warn or intimidate an opponent and to demonstrate capability or the will to act if provoked. For two female Airmen here the showing of force is more than just a term, it's a way of life.For Senior Airman Elizabeth Gonzalez and Staff Sgt. Vida Reveles, 447th

  • AFCENT band a big hit at Manas

    The Air Forces Central Forces band, Sirocco, rounded out their weeklong stay at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, putting on a show every day and never letting up until the last note of their final performance, March 21, at Pete's Place. Sirocco started off the week playing a variety of outreach venues

  • 9 AF, USAFCENT Airmen’s Memorial Foundation approved

    The 9th Air Force and U.S. Air Forces Central headquarters here is one step closer to memorializing Airmen who have been killed in action since the inception of 9 AF on June 28, 1942. The 9 AF and USAFCENT Airmen's Memorial Foundation has been approved, allowing the entity to operate as a private

  • Airmen demonstrate unmanned aircraft systems not merely ‘drones’

    The door to the 62nd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron features a drawing of an MQ-1 Predator armed with Hellfire missiles underscored with the words "We're not drones - we fire back." Often referred to by reporters as "drones," unmanned aircraft systems like the MQ-1 Predator and RQ-4 Global

  • WIT provides battlefield forensics

    When an improvised explosive device is detected most people run and take cover but the Weapons Intelligence Team heads to the site to start the crime scene investigation. The WIT provides counter IED intelligence through collection, analysis and tactical exploitation in support of Multi-National

  • ISR operations: 'Eye in the sky'

    "Complete adaptation to environment means death. The essential point in all response is the desire to control environment." These words from the American philosopher and reformer John Dewey make the point that as conditions change, we must not simply adapt to them, but instead endeavor to control