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New waste disposal yard, era opens on KAF
With a flick of his wrist, the commanding general of Kandahar Airfield ignited a new era of environmentally-conscious waste disposal on the airfield on Oct. 5. Brig. Gen. Scott Dennis had the honor of opening the new...
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Erick Studenicka | 117MPAD-HI | 10.14.12
With a flick of his wrist, the commanding general of Kandahar Airfield ignited a new era of environmentally-conscious waste disposal on the airfield on Oct. 5. Brig. Gen. Scott Dennis had the honor of opening the new...
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Erick Studenicka | 117MPAD-HI | 10.14.12
Underground reservoir quenches Kandahar Airfield’s thirst
More than a quarter mile below the stark, barren surface of the Lower Helmand Basin where Kandahar Airfield is located is an unexpected oasis. Exactly 470 meters below the runway, dining facilities and Boardwalk is a...
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Erick Studenicka | 117MPAD-HI | 10.10.12
More than a quarter mile below the stark, barren surface of the Lower Helmand Basin where Kandahar Airfield is located is an unexpected oasis. Exactly 470 meters below the runway, dining facilities and Boardwalk is a...
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Erick Studenicka | 117MPAD-HI | 10.10.12
Poo Pond black water circling drain for final time
The black water level in Kandahar Airfield’s infamous Poo Pond is decreasing as the final drainage of the iconic, brackish lake continues. By early winter, most of the pond area near the intersection of...
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Erick Studenicka | 117MPAD-HI | 09.22.12
The black water level in Kandahar Airfield’s infamous Poo Pond is decreasing as the final drainage of the iconic, brackish lake continues. By early winter, most of the pond area near the intersection of...
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Erick Studenicka | 117MPAD-HI | 09.22.12
Tiny team’s innovation leads to big savings
One of the smallest units at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, has devised a huge cost-cutting improvement that will save U.S. taxpayers nearly $15 million over the next three years.
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Erick Studenicka | 117MPAD-HI | 08.10.12
One of the smallest units at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, has devised a huge cost-cutting improvement that will save U.S. taxpayers nearly $15 million over the next three years.
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Erick Studenicka | 117MPAD-HI | 08.10.12
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New era for trash processing at KAF
A load of trash is moved to an incinerator at the new Deep South Waste Yard on Kandahar Airfield on Oct. 6. About 100 tons of rubbish can be processed at the waste yard each day.
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Erick Studenicka | 117MPAD-HI | 10.06.12
A load of trash is moved to an incinerator at the new Deep South Waste Yard on Kandahar Airfield on Oct. 6. About 100 tons of rubbish can be processed at the waste yard each day.
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Erick Studenicka | 117MPAD-HI | 10.06.12
Bottling plant quenches KAF's thirst
Muthukrishnan Yuvaraj inspects a plastic bottle to ensure quality control at the Quench 2o water bottling plant on Kandahar Airfield Oct. 3. Nearly 50 million bottles of drinking...
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Erick Studenicka | 117MPAD-HI | 10.03.12
Muthukrishnan Yuvaraj inspects a plastic bottle to ensure quality control at the Quench 2o water bottling plant on Kandahar Airfield Oct. 3. Nearly 50 million bottles of drinking...
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Erick Studenicka | 117MPAD-HI | 10.03.12