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  • PRT strives to build relationships in remote village

    A 40-person team of Airmen, Sailors and Soldiers from the Kapisa and Parwan Provincial Reconstruction Team recently traveled to a remote village to provide medical services. After traversing a rugged, hand-hewn mountain roads barely wide enough for a Humvee, the team of security and medical experts

  • MH-53s fly final combat missions

    Aircrews flew the remaining six MH-53 Pave Low helicopters on their last combat missions in support of special operations forces Sept. 27 in Southwest Asia. The last mission, a SOF logistical resupply and passenger movement throughout central and southern Iraq, marks their last combat mission before

  • Security Forces ‘defenders’ keep Manas Airmen safe

    The 376th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron is one of Manas Air Base's integral lines of defense against any and all threats it may face from both inside and outside the perimeter. It is their job to maintain the rule of law at the premier air mobility hub supporting operations in Afghanistan -

  • Citizen Airmen dominate 506th ESFS mission

    Airmen with the 506th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron here are putting to rest the possible misconception that pilots are the only Air Force members engaged in the fight in Iraq. Kirkuk Regional Air Base is currently the only installation in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility

  • Balad PJs, CSAR train so 'that others may live'

    Air Force Combat Search and Rescue assets spend countless hours training for a mission that they hope to never execute. U.S. and coalition assets fly throughout the theater. The six pararescue jumpers, or PJs, deployed here from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., are on alert 24/7 to respond to those in