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  • Airmen receive gratitude, awards for contributions to Task Force Protector

    Servicemembers of Task Force Protector who recently completed their mission received words of gratitude and awards to recognize their accomplishments before departing from Bagram Airfield, Nov. 28.Airmen of the 955th Air Expeditionary Squadron gathered in the Enduring Faith Chapel to recognize their

  • Troops spread holiday cheer in Afghanistan

    Airmen, Soldiers and Sailors gathered at the Enduring Faith Chapel for a Christmas lighting celebration and to hear music played by the 82nd Airborne Division Brass Quartet and the 82nd Airborne Division Rock Band."I don't know about you, but listening to these guys warm up, something very

  • NCAA football brightens nurses, wounded-troops morale

    When the bullets on the battlefield stop flying and the fog of war lifts, wounded servicemembers often find themselves in midst of college football greats at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital.Two Air Force nurses deployed here in August, 2009 and found record-breaking traumas and a hospital lacking

  • Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Visits Provincial Reconstruction Team

    The 16th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force visited the Air Force-led Nangarhar Provincial Reconstruction Team to see how Airmen are contributing to Afghanistan's security, development and governance, Nov. 28. CMSAF James Roy visited Forward Operating Base Finley-Shields in Jalalabad as part of

  • Top enlisted Airman visits Bagram

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Roy spoke with Airmen at several locations here at the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Nov. 28, 2009. Chief Roy wanted to hear what the Airmen had on their minds in a deployed environment and took questions in brief and informal meetings. He also wished the

  • President extends Thanksgiving wishes to PRT Airman

    A U.S. Air Force medic received a personal telephone call from the President of the United States on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26, 2009.Senior Airman Ashley Jackson, a member of Provincial Reconstruction Team Kapisa, was chosen as one of 10 military members who experienced the once-in-a-lifetime

  • JTACs provide ground forces airpower in Afghanistan

    Joint terminal attack controllers conduct their symphony of airpower with radios and field computers. Their orchestra is an assembly of joint and coalition aircraft, including F-15E Strike Eagles, B-1B Lancers, Navy F/A-18 Hornets and F-16 Fighting Falcons from various countries. Together, JTACs and