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  • 62nd ERS keeps mission going

    "To provide world-class, full spectrum Remotely Piloted Aircraft operations for the joint forces in Afghanistan," is the 62nd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron's motto. The unit's Airmen work 24 hours a day to provide 84 percent of Central Commands' RPA combat air patrols."Here at Kandahar, we

  • 361st Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron Deactivates in Afghanistan

    The 361st Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron deactivated in front of 200 attendees inside the squadron's hangar at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan Sept. 1, 2014.The deactivation ceremony began with the arrival of U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. James Mansard, 361 ERS commander, as he piloted an MC-12W to

  • Airman's service helps unite his family

    Being away from family is nothing new to Airman First Class Nana Sefa who is currently deployed to Afghanistan on a six-month tour, after all it's only a quarter of the time he has spent away from his wife.Sefa, a 455th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle management analysis craftsman, deployed

  • Pararescuemen hone skills in Bagram's excess structures

    Pararescuemen from the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, participated in a mission rehearsal where they practiced breaching, clearing, patient care and egress skills. Air Force rescue forces, conduct combat search and rescue and personnel recovery. The 83rd ERQS

  • Check Six coming to Bagram

    Whether deployed or at home station personal safety and force protection are always a top priority. Airmen assigned here will soon participate in the Check Six program. According to Staff Sgt. Noah Piepenbrink, Check Six cadre, 455th Expeditionary Base Defense Squadron, the program helps prepare

  • Kandahar's Liberty reaches end of mission

    After four years of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions the 361st Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron will complete their MC-12W Liberty operations in southern Afghanistan at the beginning of September, 2014.The squadron was activated here in May 2014, and contributed to

  • Bomb satisfaction: Bagram Ammo flight epitomizes teamwork

    Airmen assigned to the 455th Maintenance Squadron aren't just practicing total force integration during an exercise or at home, they are performing it for real in a combat zone and they are doing it as the United States Air Force gets smaller. They're proof that TFI works in the real world doing the

  • EC-130H Compass Call aircraft maintenance

    Airmen with the 41st Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron perform maintenance on an EC-130H Compass Call aircraft. The unit is deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., and flies the EC-130H Compass Call aircraft whose primary mission is disruption of enemy command and control

  • New 455 EOG commander arrives

    U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen Mark D. Kelly, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing commander presided over the 455th Expeditionary Operations Group Assumption of Command as Col. Jon C. Wilkinson succeeded Col. Robert S. Jobe as the new commander here Aug. 26, 2014. The 455 EOG is responsible for all expeditionary

  • Going out with a boom: Air Force EOD mission in Afghanistan concludes

    Since the 2004 inception of the 466th Operating Location Bravo Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight here, there have been twenty rotations of more than 600 EOD technicians who have left their mark in the history of Operation Enduring Freedom. As their last chapter closes in September 2014, the