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  • GIRoA reaches out to citizens in Zormat District

    The Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, with support from the Paktya Provincial Reconstruction Team, enhanced communication between provincial and village leaders in Zormat district during a government outreach mission Sept. 26.GIRoA government leaders partnered with members from

  • CSAR executes high risk, dynamic ANA rescue

    Rescuing injured coalition forces in Afghanistan is something the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron here is accustomed to doing, but flying over 12,000-foot mountains and refueling in air presented dynamic challenges during a mission Sept. 11, 2011. Airmen from the 83 ERQS were pre-positioned at

  • PRT Visits Ahmad Abad District Center and Market

    Air Force members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Paktya visited Ahmad Abad, Afghanistan, to gauge the local economy and security in the area. The team met with local leaders and interacted with locals. PRT Paktya is a multi-disciplinary joint team with members of the U.S. Air Force, Army, Army

  • Paktya PRT Airmen serve in dual roles while deployed

    Deployments are a way of life for many members of the U.S. military, some more than others. Senior Airmen Robert Finstad, of Roosevelt, Ariz., and Robert Lane, of San Antonio, use their unique skills to ensure others are able to use theirs.Finstand and Lane, members of the 355th Logistics Readiness

  • Fighters take to the skies

    BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 555th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron takes off as two F-15E Strike Eagles from the 389 EFS taxi out to the runway here Sep. 20 2011.

  • Air Force Marathon a success at Bagram

    Contestants take off from the starting line of the Air Force Marathon held here Sept. 17, 2011. The official Air Force marathon is held each year at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base; however, organizers at Bagram Airfield ensure deployed members have the opportunity to participate in the popular

  • Bagram remembers 9/11

    Bagram community members took time out of their day to reflect on 9/11. Additionally, the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group held a flag dedication ceremony at the Craig Joint Theatre Hospital here.

  • New “gateway to Afghanistan” opens at Bagram

    A new 45,000-square foot passenger terminal opened here during a ribbon cutting ceremony Aug. 31, 2011, marking the launch of the new "Gateway to Afghanistan." "Today we open a joint operations passenger terminal that integrates fixed wing and rotary wing operations," said Brig. Gen. Darryl

  • JTAC shot, keeps calling in critical close air support

    The war in Afghanistan has produced no shortage of American heroes, but most recently a Joint Terminal Attack Controller from the 817th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron proved it yet again.Senior Airman Jorge Henry, 817th EASOS JTAC, was credited with helping save the lives of a 34-man