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  • Bagram Airman selected as 2010 Mackay Trophy recipient

    A weapons system officer from the 389th Fighter Squadron here was recently named one of four Airmen to receive the 2010 Mackay Trophy for her part in a combat mission near Turkmenistan April 6, 2010.Capt. Leigh "Breaker" Larkin along with F-15E Strike Eagle pilots Lt. Col. Donald D. Cornwell, 333rd

  • Formation airdrop provides needed supplies, saves lives

    Soldiers in an austere province in Afghanistan received much needed provisions thanks to the joint efforts of the Alaska and New York Air National Guard units during their first formation airdrop. Members of the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron dropped approximately 20,000 pounds of cargo to

  • Maintenance Group changes hands

    The 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Group welcomed a new commander during a formal change of command ceremony here June 10.Col. Geoffrey S. Bacon, previously assigned as the Deputy Weapons of Mass Destruction Division Chief, Directorate of Policy, Strategy, Partnering and Capabilities located at

  • Photo essay: pararescue Airmen rescue wounded ANP

    The quick-response actions of pararescue Airmen from the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron here saved the lives of two wounded Afghan National Police in Kapisa Province, Afghanistan June 11. It takes the 83rd ERQS an average of just 10 minutes from the time they receive an alert call until a

  • DODs busiest EOG changes command

    455th Expeditionary Operations Group Airmen welcomed their new commander during a formal change of command ceremony here, June 4, 2011.Col. Clay W. Hall, previously assigned as the, Deputy Director of Pacific Outreach, Headquarters United States Pacific Command Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, assumed

  • Airmen unveil Camp Cunningham sign

    The 455th Air Expeditionary Wing paid tribute to an Airman who lost his life nearly nine years ago by unveiling a new sign that marks the entrance to Camp Cunningham here June 7.The sign was refurbished by Airmen in the 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron structures shop who donated their

  • Prime BEEF improves living conditions in Afghanistan

    Recently, a small team from the 577th Expeditionary Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force Squadron, known as Prime BEEF, traveled to forward operating bases to improve the quality of life for servicemembers at combat outposts in Southeast Afghanistan. These teams of light troop laborers, made up of

  • Deployed Airmen fuel combat outpost security

    Airmen from the 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Management flight are assisting in the safety and security of thousands of U.S., Afghan and Coalition troops at various forward operating bases and combat outpost throughout Afghanistan.Above these remote locations aerostats

  • AFPC officials deploy team to improve deployed personnel support

    Air Force Personnel Center officials here are deploying a team to Southwest Asia at the end of April to examine personnel services and support for deployed Air Force members.The six-person Total Force Service Center-Forward team will continue to conduct customer need assessments and provide direct

  • Afghanistan's largest AEW changes command

    Command of Afghanistan's largest air expeditionary wing changed hands in a flightline ceremony here, April 22, 2011, when Brig. Gen. Darryl Roberson accepted the reins of the 455th AEW from Brig. Gen. Jack L. Briggs II.Maj. Gen. Charles W. Lyon, 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force-Afghanistan