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  • Coalition, Afghan C-130 crews train over snow-capped mountains

    U.S. Air Force aircrew assigned to the Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) and their Afghan counterparts conduct training on an Afghan Air Force C-130H Hercules at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 6-7, 2015. TAAC-Air advisors have grown the Afghan Air Force since

  • POL fuels Operation INHERENT RESOLVE

    Senior Airman Nickolauss Guier, a 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels systems journeyman, looks through a refractometer while conducting a Fuel System Icing Inhibitor test at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Dec. 1, 2015. The POL flight is responsible for providing fuel

  • TAAC-Air Soldiers, Airmen set-up school supply donations for Kabul orphanage

    U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Amon’s perspective about his deployment to Kabul quickly changed after meeting Jameela, a vendor at the bazaar at Hamid Karzai International Airport, while shopping for family and friends. He walked into a store that had bright, decorative scarves hanging all around.

  • USCENTCOM Commander brings holiday greetings to members of the 386 AEW

    The United States Central Command Commander, General Lloyd J. Austin III, made a special trip to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Tuesday, Nov. 24, to visit with troops stationed here. General Austin personally delivered words of admiration and gratitude to the Airmen of the 386th and their

  • 386th EOD flight conducts safety down day

    The 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight conducted their annual safety down day here Nov. 23, 2015 with a four-mile ruck march to start the day.The EOD safety down day is held annually across the Air Force in November.  During these down days safety as well

  • Flight, maintenance crews work together to ensure mission success

    Senior Airman Aaron Hayes, 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, conducts pre-flight checks at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Oct. 29, 2015. The 737th EAS mission is to provide airlift support throughout the area of responsibility for Operation INHERENT RESOLVE. (U.S. Air

  • Remembering 9/11: Airmen and Coalition partners stand together

    On Sept. 11, 2001 a series of devastating terrorist attacks on U.S. soil claimed 2,977 lives. It was a tragic day, which ultimately brought American’s closer together and its anniversary has served as a symbolic reminder of the world’s fight to prevail over terrorism.Here, in the wake of 9/11,

  • Airmen learn all the right moves in 'Check Six'

    Random acts of violence have unfortunately become a scary reality in today’s world.These acts can unfold sporadically, and many times they occur inside work environments.According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics website, from 2006 to 2010, work-related homicides killed an average of 551 workers

  • HVAC Airmen withstand the heat to deliver the cool

    Desert environments contain harsh elements, which can beextremely difficult to become acclimated to. One element in particular, tendsto grab people’s attention immediately making its presence known in anunforgiving way.As soon as new members get here and step off the plane theyexperience the

  • Competition unites coalition off the frontlines

    The U.S. Air Force along with four other coalitionorganizations, which included the host nation, came together to compete in theFriendship Games, a one-day tri-sport event, at an undisclosed location inSouthwest Asia May 27, 2015.   The competition started at 7:20 a.m. with a 5K run andwas followed