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  • Progress continues in Parwan, Afghanistan

    War-torn for more than 30 years, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan continues to take the necessary steps to strengthen and rebuild its government. Working hand-in-hand with groups such as the United States Agency for International Development and Coalition forces-led provincial reconstruction

  • C-130s put troops, supplies on target in Afghanistan

    The mission of the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, is to provide accurate and immediate airdrops of critical supplies to troops on the ground throughout Afghanistan. These airdrops have significant impact on the success of ground missions. Ground missions in

  • Air Force surgeons pioneer surgery procedure at Bagram hospital

    In Afghanistan, a country plagued by a long history of violence and untold numbers of hidden land mines, limb-threatening injuries occur on a daily basis. For decades, the answer to this tragedy has been the preservation of life over limb by amputation. The presence of open fractures with large soft

  • Small meds make big impact in Afghan village

    Provincial Reconstruction Team Qalat members left many Afghan villagers with a healthier outlook on life after an Aug. 22 village medical outreach in this remote region of Zabul Province in Afghanistan. Nearly 200 people were seen by medics assigned to PRT Qalat and other military units stationed in

  • Airman’s council holds ‘pie-in-the-face’ fundraiser

    Want to give your boss a pie in the face? That's exactly what Airmen in Camp Cunningham had to opportunity to do here August 27. Camp Cunningham's Airmen Committed to Excellence (ACE) council held a fundraiser over the past several days that gave Airmen here the opportunity to nominate a person of

  • Deployment is all in the family

    Members of the 123rd Airlift Wing, from Louisville, Kentucky, decided to deploy as a team to Afghanistan, and two individuals of the maintenance team knew that one was not going without the other. Production superintendent Senior Master Sergeant Michael Shephard, deployed with his son, Senior Airman