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  • Zabul PRT introduces water sanitation to Shajoy District

    Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team medical personnel introduced a water sanitation process to village elders in Shajoy District, July 31. The process is called hypochlorite generation. A machine uses electricity to convert salt water into a chlorine solution; this solution is added to water drawn

  • RAF TORDET plays crucial role in GWOT effort

    Capable of long-range, high speed precision strikes, the Royal Air Force Tornado detachment remains a key asset in supporting Coalition ground troops in Operation Iraqi Freedom. An RAF unit here provides that support around the clock. Deployed here since June, the 12th Bomber Squadron maintains a

  • 379 AEW hones skills with MARE

    Members from nearly every unit on base participated in a major accident response exercise here July 28. The goals of the exercise were to hone the skills of first responders and to practice incident command and control. About 500 people from organizations across the base were involved in the

  • No cargo too large for Sather aerial port Airmen

    Sometimes good things come in big packages, and occasionally they come in very big packages. For the Aerial Port Airman assigned to the 447th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, there is no package that's too big or cargo that they can't handle. With only one-day notice, these Airmen

  • Vehicle Maintenance keeps 376th AEW fleet in motion

    With 28 vehicle mechanics deployed from far flung places such as Charleston S.C. and Misawa Air Base, Japan, the 376th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Vehicle Maintenance flight relies on its global expertise to maintain more than 300 government and 70 leased vehicles. The flight is