Tag: Afghanistan

C-130 pilots prepare to land at Bagram Airfield following Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visit with trainers assigned to the Train Advise Assist Comand - Air, at Kandahar Airfield March 22, 2018. The mission of TAAC-Air is to train, advise, and assist Afghan partners to develop a professional, capable, and sustainable air force. TAAC-Air leverages train, advise and assist activities in concert with strong personal relationships, to create professional Afghan Airmen capable of planning, leading, employing, and sustaining decisive airpower operations. (DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Dominique A. Pineiro.)

Air Force Colonel Retires at O-6 Despite Multiple Substantiated Adverse Actions

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Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan--An Air Force flight surgeon (and former Navy pilot) saw his stellar career tumble in the last several years of active duty, when subordinates took to exaggerating real events in order to get back at the colonel for perceived slights against them. Unfortunately, due to unit personnel dynamics, this colonel had lost … Continue reading Air Force Colonel Retires at O-6 Despite Multiple Substantiated Adverse Actions →

Soldiers attached to the 101st Resolute Support Sustainment Brigade from the 1034th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, Iowa National Guard and 10th Mountain, 2-14 Infantry Battalion, Ghost Forward Support Company load onto a Chinook helicopter to head out and execute missions across the Combined Joint Operations Area- Afghanistan. (Photo by 1st Lt. Verniccia Ford.)

Officer NJP Withdrawn for Negligent Discharge of Firearm

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Camp Scorpion, Afghanistan--Deployed O-3 offered non-judicial punishment in the CENTCOM AOR for negligently discharging his fiream while cleaning it in his deployed "barracks." Mr. Tolin worked with this client to take responsibility, while obtaining support from other servicemembers to prove this officer's worth to the mission. Ultimately, the NJP was withdrawn, and the officer was … Continue reading Officer NJP Withdrawn for Negligent Discharge of Firearm →