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  • K.C. Hawgs return to Bagram

    Air Force Reserve Command's 303rd Fighter Squadron, from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., will once again make their mark in history as the newly arrived A-10 Thunderbolt II flying squadron here.The K.C. Hawgs are serving their first six-month rotation at Bagram and their fifth Afghanistan tour."This

  • Bagram hosts Boston Marathon Shadow Run-Afghanistan 2014

    More than 600 runners lined up in the pre-dawn darkness at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, to race for 26.2 miles in the Boston Marathon Shadow Run-Afghanistan 2014 on April 18, 2014.With a blast of a fire truck's siren, the runners took off on a course that wound them around the base, twice. While

  • Sexual Assault Awareness Month events in Afghanistan

    Sexual Assault Awareness Month is a focused awareness campaign to educate Service members on the definition of sexual assault and resources to both prevent and respond to sexual assault.At Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, a 5K run on April 4, 2014 marked the official start of outreach activities to

  • Helping Airmen sleep and relax at Bagram

    Soldiers from the U.S. Army's 98th Medical Detachment Combat Stress Control unit at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, conducted a Combat Stress seminar for Airmen here.They talked about relaxation techniques that are useful in a deployed environment as well as the importance of adequate sleep. They

  • Air Evac mission critical for patients in Afghanistan

    When Service members and Coalition forces around Afghanistan get injured or fall ill, they sometimes require air transport to a higher level of medical care than is available at their location.That's when they rely on the men and women of the 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron out

  • Bagram Airmen earn Army medal

    Four Airmen at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, recently earned the Army Achievement medal for their outstanding work in fabricating parts for Army helicopters. The helicopters were damaged, and required depot level maintenance to return to action. The Airmen were able to manufacture parts in the 455th

  • AFCENT Band Hyper Sonic plays Bagram

    The U.S. Air Force Central Command Band, Hyper Sonic, recently played at Bagram Airfield as one stop on their Afghanistan tour. The band spent two days strolling the base and playing acoustical sets for many Service members who are usually unable to attend the larger shows on base due to work

  • Shindand Airmen play vital air mobility role

    When cargo aircraft touch down at Shindand Airfield, Afghanistan, it's the Airmen of the Air Terminal Operations Center that are responsible for unloading and then reloading them with cargo and passengers, a job they tackle 400 times every month.Over a recent three month period, the Shindand crew

  • Sacrifice and commitment leads Major to success

    As a young 14-year-old boy sat on the roof of the house he had just been kicked out of; he knew in that night of reflection that he had to get away and make a change. Now more than 30 years later, and an officer in the U.S. Air Force, Maj. Felix Islas explains how he went from being homeless at