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  • Project promises economic boost for Afghans

    A recently-approved $300 thousand construction contract promises economic growth for Afghans here, according to the Airman leading engineering efforts for the Mehtar Lam Provincial Reconstruction Team. The contract for the construction of four new agricultural buildings in the Mehtar Lam

  • The ‘wheel’ that saves lives

    Days after deploying here, Tech. Sgt. Stephen Thackery saw first-hand the cost of the Taliban's war on the Afghan people, and responded as he was trained ... by saving lives. On Oct. 13, about a week after his arrival, the 33rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron medic and Hamilton, Va., native was on

  • DoD Identifies Air Force Casualty

    The Department of Defense announced today the death of an Airman who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Senior Airman Nicholas D. Eischen, 24, of Sanger, Calif., died Dec. 24 in Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 60th Medical Operations

  • Deployed Airmen enjoy gift of pride

    Thousands of miles away from home, Airmen in Afghanistan still found ways to celebrate the holiday season, all the while providing continuous airpower and combat support for U.S. and Coalition forces throughout the country. While family and friends back home marked the holiday season with gifts and

  • Airman found dead

    An Airman assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, was found dead early this morning of a non-combat related injury. The name of the deceased is being withheld pending notification of next of kin and the cause of death is under investigation.

  • Building Air Power for Afghanistan

    The Afghan National Army Air Corps is entering a new era. Decades of war have reduced a force of several hundred aircraft to less than two dozen flyable aircraft and a ruined infrastructure. The lack of aircraft, combined with poor maintenance practices, deficient logistics and limited command and

  • A life saved … unexpectedly

    As he sat eating breakfast, Staff Sgt. Eric Eberhard had no idea that he was just hours away from a struggle to save the life of the Airman sitting next to him. It was Dec. 7 and the Salt Lake City, Utah, native and former Marine was enjoying a brief pause before another demanding day as a member of