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Getting airfield back up and running

Members of the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron EC-130 Compass Call Aircraft Maintenance Unit shovel snow from under their aircraft at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Feb. 4, 2017. The unit ensured their aircraft were cleared of snow to return to the mission after the base got several inches of snowfall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Getting airfield back up and running

Members of the 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron plow the fighter ramp at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Feb. 4, 2017. The 455th ECES is responsible for maintaining the airfield to ensure flight operations can continue. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Original ‘Vulture’ shares story with 21st century warfighters

Thomas Boyd in a portrait taken circa 1945. Boyd served as a B-24 Liberator tail gunner for the 455th Bomb Group during World War II. (Courtesy Photo)
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E-11A flies 10,000th BACN sortie

A 430th Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron E-11A outfitted with a Battlefield Airborne Communications Node is prepared for the payload’s 10,000th mission Feb. 24, 2017 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Kandahar is host to the only E-11A BACN unit in the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Civil engineers team up to repair runway

Senior Airmen Matthew Chapman and Adam Parizo, 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Power Productions specialists, repair a strip of runway Feb. 1, 2017 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Three different career fields worked together for the complex repair job. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Civil engineers team up to repair runway

Members of the 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron repair a strip of runway Feb. 1 2017 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The 455th ECES Pavements and Construction; Power Productions; and Structures Shops teamed up to repair a strip of damaged runway. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Civil engineers team up to repair runway

Airman 1st Class Abram Burkhart, 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron structures specialist, lays a pad on the runway Feb. 1, 2017 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Members of the 455th ECES replaced a strip of the runway with polyethylene pads to mitigate wear and tear from aircraft traffic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Civil engineers team up to repair runway

Tech. Sgt. Miguel Castano, 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron structures shop NCO in-charge, Senior Airman Adam Parizo, 455th ECES power production specialist, and Airman 1st Class Abram Burkhart, 455th ECES Structures Specialist, repair a strip of runway Feb. 1, 2017 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The concrete suffered wear and tear from the constant aircraft traffic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Civil engineers team up to repair runway

Senior Airman Adam Parizo, 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Power Productions specialist, drills into concrete Feb. 1, 2017 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The 455th ECES Pavements and Construction; Power Productions; and Structures Shops teamed up to repair a strip of damaged runway. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Bagram aircraft enable 'defend, support, deliver' mission

F-16 Fighting Falcons belonging to the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron out of Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, sit on the ramp between missions at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 6, 2017. The fighter squadron here flies multiple sorties daily to support the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing’s mission to defend, support and deliver airpower. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Bagram aircraft enable 'defend, support, deliver' mission

An F-16 Fighting Falcon belonging to the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron out of Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, launches on a mission at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 6, 2017. The 79th EFS at Bagram provides counterterrorism to enable a successful train, advise, assist campaign. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Bagram aircraft enable 'defend, support, deliver' mission

An F-16 Fighting Falcon belonging to the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron out of Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, prepares to launch on a mission at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 6, 2017. The F-16 is a compact, multi-role fighter aircraft. It is highly maneuverable and has proven itself in air-to-air combat and air-to-surface attack. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Bagram aircraft enable 'defend, support, deliver' mission

An F-16 Fighting Falcon belonging to the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron out of Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, sits on the ramp after returning from a mission at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 6, 2017. The 79th EFS at Bagram provides counterterrorism to enable a successful train, advise, assist campaign. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Bagram aircraft enable 'defend, support, deliver' mission

An F-16 Fighting Falcon belonging to the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron out of Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, sits on the ramp after returning from a mission at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 6, 2017. The 79th EFS at Bagram provides counterterrorism to enable a successful train, advise, assist campaign. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Airman returns to service after 20 years, deploys

Then-Senior Airman James Dullaghan, 621st Tactical Control Flight wideband equipment specialist, at Alzey Air Station, West Germany, September 1980. Dullaghan first enlisted in the Air Force in November 1978. He reenlisted after a twenty year break in service in February 2009. (Courtesy Photo)
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Airman returns to service after 20 years, deploys

Then-Airman James Dullaghan poses for a group photo with Basic Training Flight 3711, February 1979 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Dullaghan now serves as a dedicated crew chief with the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, nearly 38 years after this photo was taken. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Airman returns to service after 20 years, deploys

Master Sgt. James Dullaghan, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Helicopter Maintenance Unit HH-60 Pave Hawk dedicated crew chief, feeds a borescope into an HH-60 during a 50-hour inspection Jan. 19, 2017 at Bagram Airfield Afghanistan. Dullaghan is fulfilling a life-long dream of working on aircraft during his second career in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Airman returns to service after 20 years, deploys

Master Sgt. James Dullaghan, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Helicopter Maintenance Unit HH-60 Pave Hawk dedicated crew chief, walks past his aircraft during a 50-hour inspection Jan. 19, 2017 at Bagram Airfield Afghanistan. Dullaghan first enlisted in the Air Force in 1978 and returned in 2009 after a twenty-year break in service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Airman returns to service after 20 years, deploys

Master Sgt. James Dullaghan, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Helicopter Maintenance Unit HH-60 Pave Hawk dedicated crew chief, works on the tail rotors of an HH-60 during a 50-hour inspection Jan. 19, 2017 at Bagram Airfield Afghanistan. This is Dullaghan’s first deployment since reenlisting in the Air Force after a twenty-year break in service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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EC-130s maintain constant presence in Afghanistan 15 years later

Senior Airman Domynic Panto and Tech. Sgt. Bob Kaster, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron C-130 Compass Call Aircraft Maintenance Unit communications navigations and mission systems technicians, and Airman 1st Class Mitchell Dillon, 455th EAMXS C-130 AMU electronic warfare combat systems technician, play video games at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Jan. 12, 2017. When they’re not working out on the flightline, members of the AMU play sports or video games and work out together. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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