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  • PRT teaches CPR to Afghan medical providers

    Six Afghan medical providers learned basic lifesaving skills at a Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team CPR course held at the Rokha Clinic in Rokha, June 18. Staff Sgt. Janine Duschka, a PRT medical technician deployed from Andrews Air Force Base, Md., taught the course. "It is important to teach

  • Small idea making a difference

    Provincial Reconstruction Teams are engaged daily in large-scale projects building roads, bridges, schools and medical facilities to help the Afghan government develop its infrastructure. They also contribute small ideas that have the potential for large-scale impact. One such idea was to design and

  • A little bit of everything

    He can be found each morning hustling from one Humvee to the next ensuring the communication equipment is operational before fellow Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team members convoy into the mountainous terrain here. "Basically we are in charge of all the communication equipment in the

  • Predator crashes in Afghanistan

    An Air Force MQ-1 Predator crashed following takeoff at approximately 2 a.m. local time, June 12. The aircraft was approximately six miles south of Kandahar Airfield. The aircraft is a medium-altitude, long-endurance, remotely piloted aircraft. The MQ-1's primary mission is conducting armed

  • Improvements target morale

    A genuine caring attitude drives the Morale, Welfare and Recreation Airmen who continuously work to improve the MWR facilities and events for Airmen and Soldiers here. Assigned to the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team, two of the three MWR Airmen arrived in March to discover a facility

  • Wing recognizes promotees, monthly award winners

    Members of the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing honored the Wing's newest promotees, top performers and outstanding contributor during the monthly recognition ceremony here June 2. The newly-appointed NCOs and one senior NCO in attendance were administered their respective charges by members of the

  • Security Forces protects combat resources

    They're on the flightline, at entry control points, and along the perimeter. Sometimes, they're not seen at all. They are Security Forces. While the exact numbers are classified, members of the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron are located throughout Afghanistan helping fight the Global

  • New road brings prosperity to Afghan province

    More than 1,000 people attended the groundbreaking ceremony for a new $6 million road in Barak, Bazarak District, Panjshir, May 28. During the ceremony, Afghan officials from the highest levels of government discussed the critical importance of the road, which will extend from Barak to Khenj, to

  • Progress stems from key Afghan meeting

    Parliament Leaders, Village Elders and other government officials attend a meeting at the Governor's Compound in the district of Mahmood Raqi, located in the Kapisa province, Afghanistan, to discuss recent issues that have arisen with construction contractors, May 29. The meeting was held in the