3 deployed Airmen, 200-plus weapons: 1 secure wing

Three members of the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron here swapped out the last of 235 hand guards on the unit's cache of M-4 carbines Wednesday. The modification will provide critical upgrades to the current capabilities of the weapon. "This upgrade benefits the mission by providing our

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Air Force band Yuma and Kyrgyz share culture through music

The United States Air Force Band Yuma, also known in the U.S. as Max Impact, played ten concerts in the Kyrgyz Republic during an eight-day tour Sept. 4-11. Yuma is a 5-person band that fuses elements of contemporary music from today's hip-hop, pop and urban sounds - and everything in between.

Secretary of Defense visits 455th AEW

Bees get economy 'buzzing' in Bazarak District

One Hundred fifty bee boxes were delivered to Bazarak District Sept. 17 as part of an overall $180,000 province-wide project to help both the local economy and boost agricultural production. Seventy-five needy families in each of the six lower districts throughout Panjshir will each receive two of

PRT, local gov't and NGO work together to bring jobs to Panjshiri women

More than 30 families are benefiting from a women's poultry training program that has just started in Tawakh village, Anaba District. A team made up of members of MARWA, an Afghan non-governmental organization, the Department of Women's Affairs, and the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team

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Willow Grove unit completes last A-10 deployment

The Pennsylvania Air National Guard unit stationed at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove will be transitioning to a Joint Interagency Installation as a result of the Department of Defense's 2005 Base Realignment and Closure recommendations. With the new mission coming onboard, the