Grand Slam Wing guests at local celebration

Maj. Mike Howard laughs with local children as they play on his smart phone during a "Khaymah Ramadaniyyah" or Ramadan tent celebration hosted by local government officials near the 379th Air expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, July 24, 2013. Howard is the 379th AEW Host Nation Coordination Cell diplomatic clearance officer here deployed from Hurlburt Field, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Susan Harrington)

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Grand Slam Wing guests at local celebration

Raji Daboul discusses some traditions with a local during a “Khaymah Ramadaniyyah” or Ramadan tent celebration hosted by local government officials near the 379th Air expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, July 24, 2013. The tent celebration is a late evening gathering with snacks that follows the breaking of the fast dinner during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Daboul is a host nation cultural advisor with the 379th AEW Host Nation Coordination Cell. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Susan Harrington)

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Grand Slam Wing guests at local celebration

A local girl surveys the room during a “Khaymah Ramadaniyyah” or Ramadan tent celebration hosted by local government officials near the 379th Air expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, July 24, 2013. The tent celebration is late evening gathering with snacks that follows the breaking of the fast dinner during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Susan Harrington)

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Grand Slam Wing guests at local celebration

Young boys watch as a local woman makes roqaq bread with eggs and cheese during a Ramadan tent celebration hosted by local government officials near the 379th Air expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, July 24, 2013. The tent celebration is a late evening gathering with light snacks that follows the breaking of the fast dinner during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Susan Harrington)

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Grand Slam Wing guests at local celebration

Col. David Lowe discusses an article with a local government official during a “Khaymah Ramadaniyyah” or Ramadan tent celebration hosted by local government officials near the 379th Air expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, July 24, 2013. The tent celebration is a late evening gathering with snacks that follows the breaking of the fast dinner during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Lowe is the 379th AEW Host Nation Coordination Cell director deployed from the Pentagon in Arlington, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Susan Harrington)

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Grand Slam Wing guests at local celebration

Maj. Anthony Pickett listens as a local explains a host nation tradition during the annual “Khaymah Ramadaniyyah” or Ramadan tent celebration hosted by local government officials near the 379th Air expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, July 24, 2013. The tent celebration is a late evening gathering with snacks that follows the breaking of the fast dinner during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Pickett is the 379th AEW Host Nation Coordination Cell chief of immigrations deployed from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Susan Harrington)

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Grand Slam Wing guests at local celebration

Published Aug. 2, 2013
379th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Grand Slam service members took part in a "Khaymah Ramadaniyyah" or Ramadan tent celebration hosted by local government officials here July 24.

The tent celebration is a late evening gathering with snacks that follows the breaking of the fast dinner during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.