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  • Healing the wounds of freedom

    Lt. Col Chance Henderson, 455th Expeditionary Medical Group orthopedic surgeon, wraps gauze around the patients legs after surgery, June 10, 2016, at Craig-Joint Theater Hospital, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Lt. Col. Henderson has performed multiple surgeries on the patient in an effort to save

  • 955th AES activates under 455th AEW

    On June 1, 2016 the 966th Air Expeditionary Squadron was deactivated and redesignated as the 955th AES. Under the redesignation the 955th AES will now fall under the 455th Expeditionary Mission Support Group.Previously the 966th AES fell under the 466th Air Expeditionary Group located at Al Udeid

  • Weapons flight loads the boom

    Senior Airman Clarence Williams, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons maintainer, speaks with another Airman while uploading a GBU (Guided Bomb Unit)-54 on an F-16C Fighting Falcon at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 07, 2016. The weapons team performs a critical role for the

  • 455th AEW remembers fallen brothers and sisters

    2015 was the deadliest year in Afghanistan for the United States Air Force. Sixteen Airmen paid the ultimate sacrifice in service to the nation protecting the freedoms our nation cherishes.Airmen from across the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing gathered together for a remembrance ceremony on Memorial

  • Craig Joint-Theater Hospital conducts mass-casualty exercise

    The sounds of controlled chaos echo throughout the halls and rooms of the Craig Joint-Theater Hospital. Doctors, nurses, medical technicians, and hospital staff all rushing to take care of those critically injured.Medical professionals at the Craig-Joint Theater Hospital were put to the test during

  • Weather keeps an eye on the sky

    1st Lt. Justin D'olimpio, 455th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron weather flight commander, connects wires back into a Tactical Meteorological Observation System or TMQ-53 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 16, 2016. Members of the 455th EOSS/OSW provide timely and accurate weather

  • Pave Hawks get check-ups

    A HH-60G Pave Hawk, after the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron conducted a pre-flight inspection, ready for takeoff at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 25, 2016. The HH-60G is a derivative of the UH-60 Black Hawk and incorporates the US Air Force PAVE electronics systems program

  • Care in the air: 455th EAES get injured to higher-level treatment

    Capt. Steven Woods, 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, deployed from the 43rd AES at Pope Army Airfield, N.C., gathers his gear before loading on to a C-130 Hercules for a medevac mission at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 6, 2015. The 455th EAES is tasked with