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210821-F-AL900-1153

A U.S. service member high-fives a child who was evacuated from Afghanistan Aug. 21, 2021, in an undisclosed location somewhere in Southwest Asia. As part of the Afghanistan evacuaton, service members are supporting evacuees that departed Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Noah D. Coger)
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210821-F-AL900-1021

A child who evacuated Afghanistan sets clothes out to dry Aug. 21, 2021, in an undisclosed location somewhere in Southwest Asia. As part of the Afghanistan evacuation, evacuees departed Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan on multiple military aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Noah Coger)
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210819-F-AL900-1163

Airmen carry supplies into a building in Southwest Asia where Afghan citizens are added to flight manifests Aug. 19, 2021. The Department of Defense is committed to supporting the U.S. State Department in the departure of U.S. and allied civilian personnel from Afghanistan, and to evacuate Afghan allies to safety. (U.S. Air Force photo by Noah D. Coger)
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210818-F-AL900-1210

Service members wait outside of the Personnel Support for Contingency Operations area to inprocess immigrations Aug. 18, 2021, in Southwest Asia. The members arrived in support of Operation Allies Refuge. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Noah Coger)
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Chaplains go into harm’s way, provide spiritual support for all

Chaplain (Capt.) John Appiah, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, leads a prayer during a religious service at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, July 23, 2017. Religious support teams from the 455th AEW provide spiritual support in seven locations in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Chaplains go into harm’s way, provide spiritual support for all

Chaplain (Capt.) John Appiah and Staff Sgt. Christopher Rodriguez, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, prepare to leave Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, July 23, 2017. Since chaplains are noncombatants, their assistants, though not trained bodyguards, take on the extra responsibility of defending their chaplain if in a hostile situation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Chaplains go into harm’s way, provide spiritual support for all

Chaplain (Capt.) John Appiah, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, blesses a U.S. Army Soldier during a religious service at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, July 23, 2017. Religious support teams from Bagram Airfield visit six different locations in Afghanistan where a chaplain is not deployed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Chaplains go into harm’s way, provide spiritual support for all

Chaplain (Capt.) John Appiah, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, preaches during a religious service at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, July 23, 2017. Religious support teams provide spiritual support to all members and find ways to meet the needs of individuals who do not have the resources to practice their faith in a deployed location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Chaplains go into harm’s way, provide spiritual support for all

Chaplain (Capt.) John Appiah, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, recites a passage during a religious service at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, July 23, 2017. Religious support teams from Bagram Airfield visit six different locations in Afghanistan where a chaplain is not deployed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Chaplains go into harm’s way, provide spiritual support for all

Staff Sgt. Christopher Rodriguez, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing chaplain assistant, and Chaplain (Capt.) John Appiah, 455th AEW, discuss a religious service at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, July 23, 2017. Religious support teams provide spiritual support to all members and find ways to meet the needs of individuals who do not have the resources to practice their faith in a deployed location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Chaplains go into harm’s way, provide spiritual support for all

Chaplain (Capt.) John Appiah, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, interacts with churchgoers at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, July 23, 2017. Religious support teams from the 455th AEW provide spiritual support in seven locations in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Chaplains go into harm’s way, provide spiritual support for all

Chaplain (Maj.) Travis Sears, 451st Air Expeditionary Group, delivers an invocation during a ceremony at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, June 23, 2017. Religious support teams from the 455th AEW provide spiritual support in seven locations in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Chaplains go into harm’s way, provide spiritual support for all

Chaplain (Capt.) Joshua Flynn, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, delivers an invocation during a ceremony at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 14, 2017. Religious support teams from the 455th AEW travel throughout Afghanistan to accommodate the spiritual needs of service members and coalition forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Leaving on a jet plane

Afghan Mi-17 helicopters are loaded onto an AN-124 at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, July 18, 2016. The helicopters are being shipped to the Czech Republic for maintenance and repairs. Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) personnel worked with the Afghan air force and the Non-Standard Rotary Wing program office to schedule the helicopters for heavy repair while still maintaining the AAF’s war fighting capabilities with the other aircraft in the fleet. Mi-17s are capable of direct attack, close air support, search and rescue, and cargo and medevac transport. (U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Holmes)
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Playing for the Audience

Airman 1st Class Sam Bachelder, a keyboard player with the U.S. Air Forces Central Command Band, Galaxy, plays during a performance at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, April 16, 2016. The band put on the performance for troops from more than 10 NATO member nations. (U.S. Army photo/Spc. Travis Terreo)
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Establishing a Bond: The AFCENT band’s return to Afghanistan

Master Sgt. Jeremy Laukhuf, a bass guitarist for the Air Forces Central Command Galaxy band, plays during a performance at Hamid Karzai International Airport April 16. The AFCENT band uses the power of music to build and strengthen relationships between United States forces and our allies across the southwest Asia. (Army photo by Army Spc. Travis Terreo)
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