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  • Airmen, Soldiers improve Afghan lives

    Airmen from around the world and Soldiers from Pennsylvania, Texas, North Carolina and Virginia arrived in Afghanistan in early March to improve the lives of the people of Nangarhar Province. After two months on the ground, the team has gotten its bearings and is working to build strong

  • Airmen, Soldiers unite to construct battery site

    Airmen and soldiers worked hand in hand, constructing a new phased array tracking radar to intercept of target, or PATRIOT, Battery site completed here April 24. The 2nd Battalion 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment's mission here is to provide theater air and missile defense from air borne attacks

  • Flight engineer hits mark with 1,000th sortie

    It all started when he was a student flight engineer on the C-141 Starlifter. Now, 14 years later, this Airman has reached a landmark in his flying career. Master Sgt. Anthony Acciani, deployed with the 43rd Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron, recently flew his career 1,000th sortie during a

  • Boarding school students visit Manas AB

    Airmen from Manas Air Base usually visit the local Boarding School for the Deaf in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, as part of the Manas Air Base Outreach Society program. This time, a group of graduating high school students visited the base to perform for Airmen and tour Manas AB. Ms. Kanykei Jamanbaeva,