More Afghan women attending Shuras shows progress

More than 100 local women attended the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team Woman's Shura in Anaba District, Aug. 4, participated in the welfare of their villages and addressed ongoing issues. Air Force Capt. Jillian Torango, Panjshir PRT, and Miriam Panjshiri, director of women's affairs,

From wounded to well: Med techs at the CASF

Editor's note: This is the first of a three-part series titled "From wounded to well." The series takes a look at how the Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility operates day to day, and how it contributes to the operations scheme of U.S. Central Command. Two aircraft parked tail-to-tail is

VMR-1 DET embodies ‘more with less’ ethos

They don't measure their worth by how challenging their job is or how big their unit is. They simply ask themselves, "Have I done all I can for the Marine Corps?" They answer that question every day here in Southwest Asia. The VRM-1 Detachment deployed here from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry

Joint exercise ensures responders' readiness

Armament Repair

Deputy SECDEF visits Combined Air and Space Operations Center

Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England received a first hand look at air operations in U.S. Central Command's Area of Responsibility during a visit to the Combined Air and Space Operations Center in Southwest Asia, recently. Mr. England met with Maj. Gen. Douglas L. Raaberg, deputy combined

Workin' for a livin'

Ali Night Watch

Sergeants establish deployed professional development course

The concept to grow and develop professional Airmen is not new to the Air Force, but two senior NCOs here have brought that concept here for the first time. Senior Master Sgt. Howard Teesdale and Master Sgt. Matthew Smith, both with the 407th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron here, knew that

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