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  • ‘Bronx girl’ drives 120 convoys

    Airman First. Regardless of what Air Force job individuals may have, being an Airman comes first - and as a member of the most elite Air Force in history, today's Airman often get the news that Senior Airman Vanessa Velez received when she was first notified of her 365-day deployment. "I was told,

  • 210 ERQS helps save Afghan boy

    Members from the 210th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron were credited with helping save a 5-year-old local national boy's life after being struck by a vehicle near Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan Feb. 2. The squadron received the request from Combined Joint Task Force-82 Personnel Recovery Coordination

  • Air Force team aids ANP with UXO disposal

    Team members from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal, 755th Air Expeditionary Group, assisted Kohistan II district Afghanistan National Police with unexploded ordnance disposal Feb. 2. "The police chief requested our assistance with removing the UXOs during our last visit," said Tech. Sgt. Francis

  • SECAF visits with deployed Airmen

    The Honorable Michael W. Wynne, Secretary of the Air Force, visited with deployed Airmen here Feb. 4. Secretary Wynne visited Bagram Air Base, toured many of the facilities and spoke with the Airmen working throughout the base. Among the areas visited was the recreation tent at Camp Cunningham where

  • Wing recognizes Airmen, civilian

    The standing-room only crowd cheered and yelled for more than 40 455th Air Expeditionary Wing Airmen and civilian who were promoted and recognized as the Wing's top performers and outstanding contributor here Feb. 1. The February promotees were: To Airman 1st Class: Roth Brodrick, Darko Desancic,

  • ANA reaches milestone

    The Afghanistan National Army completed its first-ever medevac here Jan. 31. Preparation for this milestone event began weeks ago with coordination between ANA liaison officers in Kabul and Bagram Air Base. With the logistics worked out and patient safety in mind, a successful practice run was

  • Airmen mentor ANP

    Close interaction with the Afghans residing in Parwan and Kapisa Provinces is part of a normal day for the Airmen assigned to the Bagram Provincial Reconstruction Team. Part of that interaction includes the assistance the Kohistan II district Afghanistan National Police received Jan. 25. "Working

  • Airmen train with HEAT

    Rollover, rollover, rollover!!! Egress, egress, egress!!! These words were constantly echoed to a group of 455th Air Expeditionary Wing Airmen during the Humvee Egress Assistance Trainer training here Jan. 25. The training, conducted by 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, consisted of 45

  • Local province women address needs

    The needs and issues of the Afghan women of the Kapisa Province were addressed for the first time Jan. 22 in an unprecedented meeting with the Bagram Provincial Reconstruction Team. More than 20 women representing six districts in the province traveled various distances to not only bring their

  • Airman earns award

    For one Airman, notification he earned an annual award came while deployed to Southwest Asia. Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Meuser was recently notified he earned the title as the 2007 Kentucky Air National Guard Airman of the Year. "I just go out and do my job," was the modest response from Meuser when