MISSION
The 455th Air Expeditionary Wing is comprised of approximately 2,000 Airmen at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The wing consists of five groups - the 455th Expeditionary Operations Group, 455th Expeditionary Mission Support Group, 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Group, 455th Expeditionary Medical Group, and the 451st Air Expeditionary Group. The wing's priorities are "Defend the Base, Support the Fight, and Win."
LOCATION
Bagram Airfield is located in Afghanistan's Parwan Province, approximately 11 kilometers (7 miles) southeast of the city of Charikar and 47 kilometers (27 miles) north of Kabul. The airfield has an 11,800-foot runway capable of serving bomber and large cargo aircraft.
The Wing is co-located with Combined Joint Task Force-10 (CJTF-10) at Bagram Airfield. CJTF-10 conducts operations that develop Afghan capability to secure its people, exercise independent governance and develop a sustainable economy while defeating terrorists and insurgents.
ORGANIZATION
The 455th AEW is one of two Air Force wings in Afghanistan and supports members deployed throughout the country as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.
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455th Expeditionary Operations Group: The operations group is
responsible for all expeditionary flying and aeromedical evacuation operations
for the 455th AEW. The group oversees operations of one A-10 Thunderbolt II
close air support squadron, one C-130 Hercules airlift squadron, one HH-60 Pave
Hawk rescue squadron, one aeromedical evacuation squadron, one MC-12W Liberty
airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance squadron, and
administrative control over an EC-130 Compass Call electronic combat squadron.
The group also oversees support functions such as air traffic control,
intelligence, weather and airfield management and operations for both Bagram and
Kabul.
455th Expeditionary Maintenance Group: The group
provides combat-ready aircraft and munitions to the air component commander in
support of coalition forces throughout Afghanistan. The group is comprised of
two squadrons responsible for on-and-off-aircraft maintenance and sortie
generation, as well as launch, recovery, and servicing support for military and
commercial transient aircraft.
455th Expeditionary Mission
Support Group: The group provides a wide range of services for the air
component commander in support of coalition forces throughout Afghanistan. The
455th EMSG is comprised of six squadrons responsible for personnel
accountability, manpower resources, airfield management, billeting, morale and
welfare, communications, local national force protection escorts, fuels, vehicle
maintenance, logistics planning and passenger and air terminal operations.
455th Expeditionary Medical Group: The group is the Air
Force component for Task Force Medical East, which provides combat medical and
combat medical support services to U.S. and coalition forces throughout
Afghanistan. The group supports a 24/7 Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility
(CASF) and serves as the aeromedical evacuation hub for all of Afghanistan.
Along with the U.S. Army, the 455th EMDG staffs the Craig Joint Theater Hospital
at Bagram.
451st Air Expeditionary Group: The 451st AEG
provides an airpower presence in the Afghanistan area of operations and are
located at Kandahar Airfield. 451st AEW Airmen provide Intelligence,
Surveillance and Reconnaissance, Command and Control, RPA operations and
Airborne Datalink capabilities. Aircraft include MQ-1, MQ-9, MC-12W Liberty and
the E-11A.
HONORS
The men and women of the 455th Air
Expeditionary Wing have been recognized for their excellence since World War II.
Decorations:
Distinguished Unit Citations:
Steyr, Austria, 2 Apr 1944
Austria, 26 Jun,
1944
Meritorious Unit Award:
1 Oct 2004 - 30 Sep
2005
1 Oct 2005 - 30 Sep 2006
1 Oct 2006 - 30 Sep 2007
1 Oct 2007 - 30
Sep 2008
1 Oct 2008 - 30 Sep 2009
1 Oct 2009 - 30 Sep 2010
1 Oct 2010 -
30 Sep 2011
1 Oct 2011 - 30 Sep 2012
1 Jul 2013 - 30
Jun 2014
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor:
1 Nov 2001 - 15 Sep 2002
16 Sep 2002 - 15 Sep 2003
16 Sep 2003 - 30
Sep 2004
Campaign Streamers:
World War II: Air
Offensive, Europe; Naples-Foggia; Anzio; Rome-Arno;
Normandy; Northern
France; Southern France; North Apennines; Rhineland; Central Europe; Po Valley;
Air Combat, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign.
455th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs
DSN: (318)
447-6687
Current as of August 2014
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