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  • Coalition helps Afghan women survive

    Service members with Task Force Med, with help from UunHee Lee, a nurse and midwife with the Korean Hospital here, taught the first all-female International Medical Mentorship and Training Program recently. The introduction class is normally a two-week course. However, due to restrictions placed on

  • Bagram Airmen reminded to finish strong

    As Air and Space Expeditionary Force Rotation Three and Four winds down Airmen here were reminded to "finish strong." The Finish Strong briefing is targeted toward Airmen within six weeks of redeploying. During these last few weeks of a deployment disciplinary and mishap rates historically rise. The

  • 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