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AFCENT band rocks Bagram

Senior Airman Michelle Hooper (left), Tech. Sgt. Frances Kness (middle), and Staff Sgt. Joshua Byrd (right), members of the U.S. Air Forces Central Command’s band, perform for flightline personnel at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 7, 2012. The USAFCENT band rotates several ensembles through the area of responsibility that perform a wide variety of musical styles to appeal to audiences of all ages and backgrounds. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Chris Willis)
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Extreme burpees

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Airmen from the 609th Air Communications Squadron Detachment 1 start the extreme burpee challenge Dec. 1. The challenge was to complete a mile of burpees around the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing track. One burpee consists of doing a complete pushup, then jump up while leaping forward and repeat the process. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joel Mease)
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Desert Comm...Always On

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Bradley Keszler and Senior Airman Garrett Rhodes, 380th Expeditionary Communications Squadron radio frequency transmissions system technicians, participate in a weekly operations check of the Communications Fly-Away Kit (CFK) Nov. 3, 2012. Communications personnel demonstrate their ability to set-up the Non-Secure Internet Protocol Router, Secure Internet Protocol Router, and Voice Over Secure Internet Protocol within 30 minutes during emergencies and contingencies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Christina M. Styer) (RELEASED)
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A day on the job with the 421st Quartermaster Company riggers

SOUTHWEST ASIA - (Left to right)Army Spc. Vacito Gumbs, Spc. Chimdi Ogbeka and Spc. Frank Bebbs, 421st Quartermaster Company Detachment 4 airdrop specialists, lift the 200-pound parachute to place on top of a bundle Dec. 4. The 24-man team rigs, drops and constructs approximately 670 bundles a month, which primarily containing food, water, fuel, building materials and wood. Gumbs, a native of the U.S. Virgin Islands, Ogbeka, a native of Powder Springs, Ga., and Bebbs, a native of Fayetteville, N.C., are deployed from Fort Valley, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Bryan Swink)
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Defenders and good will ambassadors

Staff Sgt. John Silvia, 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Group entry control point NCOIC, scans an Afghan woman's iris in the waiting area of the Korean Hospital at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 2, 2012. Medical teams use biometrics to identify and track the records for all incoming patients by scanning their iris and fingerprints and then inputting the information into a database. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Chris Willis)
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Military working dogs and handlers work side by side

Staff Sgt. Mark Sidle, 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Group dog handler, and his dog, Arco, stand guard at an entry control point at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 1, 2012. The 455 SFG military working dog handlers work side by side with their dogs, searching vehicles for illegal drugs and explosives. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Chris Willis)
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The Warthogs at BAF

Two aircraft maintainers assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron perform a post-mission inspection on an A-10 Thunderbolt II at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 27, 2012. The A-10 is part of a squadron of “Warthogs” that recently arrived from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Az., to fly missions in support of American and coalition forces here in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Chris Willis)
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Transit Center Airmen assist the community

Airmen form the 376 EAMXS shovel out the Leninskoe School in Leninskoe Village, Kyrgyzstan, Nov. 29, 2012. The Airmen pay weekly visits to the school to work on various improvemnet projects. (U.S.Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Matt Benedetti)
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438th AEAS

Afghan Air Force Sgt. Razeg, a door gunner, scans the ground for threats from an AAF Mil Mi-17 helicopter during a mission from Kabul, Afghanistan, International Airport, Nov. 29, 2012. The flight was a “check ride” mission, during which an AAF copilot and door gunner further train and qualify in their respective jobs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.)
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Vehicle management moves wing mission

SOUTHWEST ASIA - U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Cody Farris, 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicular and vehicle equipment maintenance journeyman, holds a flashlight for Senior Airman Anthony Sackreiter, 380th ELRS vehicular and vehicle equipment maintenance journeyman, as he works on removing a Dodge Dakota truck's heating, ventilation and air conditioning unit Nov. 28, 2012. Farris, a Manchester, Tenn., native is deployed from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, and Sackreither is a Rapid City, S.D., native deployed from McChord AFB, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Amanda Savannah)
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379 130 CC 2012

Staff Sgt. Javier Lindsay, 746th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, connects an aircraft generator to a C-130 Hercules to provide ground power to the aircraft Nov. 27. The unit crew chiefs are deployed from Yakota Air Base, Japan, to support ongoing operations in Southwest Asia. The 746th EAMU is a maintenance unit assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing. Since the team’s arrival in September, these dedicated crew chiefs have helped conduct more than 100 C-130 sorties throughout the area of responsibility. Lindsay is a native of Hartford, Conn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Bryan Swink)
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Harlem Globetrotters visit BAF

“Hi-Lite” Bruton takes an unscheduled personal timeout to engage U.S. servicemembers in conversation at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 28, 2012. The visit was the first for the Globetrotters to Afghanistan, making it the 121st country and territory the team visited. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Jun Kim)
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Harlem Globetrotters visit BAF

“Hi-Lite” Bruton lives up to his nickname with his high-flying slam dunk at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 28, 2012. The visit was the first for the Globetrotters to Afghanistan, making it the 121st country and territory the team visited. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Jun Kim)
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Network Infrastructure keeps 379th AEW totally wired

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Staff Sgt. Jason Townsend, 379th Expeditionary Communications Squadron Network Management supervisor, works on a solution for an issue with the non-secure internet protocol network at a hub Nov. 28. The communications squadron uses multiple hubs to create redundancies on their network, so if there is a problem with one it does not affect the entire network. Townsend is deployed from the 31st Communications Squadron at Aviano Air Base, Italy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joel Mease)
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Abdraev Music School performs at the Transit Center

Audience members used cameras and cellular phones to capture the performance from the Mukash Abdraev National School of Music at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Nov. 27, 2012. More than 200 servicemembers attended the free concert held at the Community Activities Center.
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Abdraev Music School performs at the Transit Center

Students from the Mukash Abdraev National School of Music perform at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Nov. 27, 2012. Students played performed contempory, classical, and trational Kyrgyz songs. After the concert, they toured the Transit Center, including stops at a KC-135 Stratotanker and 376th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordinance disposal team to learn about the installations mission.
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patient loading

Afghan Air Force aircrew members watch as Coalition members from the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron demonstrate proper litter carries onto a Mi-17 helicopter on Nov. 20, 2012 the Kabul, Afghanistan, International Airport. Three days were spent teaching basic medical training, medical and causality evacuation procedures to AAF flight engineers, pilots and aerial gunners.(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Melissa K. Mekpongsatorn)
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practice

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Hanlon, 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron aerial gunner, allows Afghan aircrew members in a basic medical skills class practice applying a tourniquet to his leg Nov. 20, 2012 at the Kabul, Afghanistan, International Airport during a simulated medical emergency. The students had a chance to practice this and other medical skills during a three-day class taught by a combination of Afghan, U.S., French, Czech, Croatian and Hungarian service members.(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Melissa K. Mekpongsatorn)
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Structures Airmen 380th AEW's 'handymen'

SOUTHWEST ASIA - U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Richard Klein, 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron structural apprentice,cuts a piece of wood for a project Nov. 21, 2012.The 380th ECES structures shop is responsible for maintaining the operability and security of 380th AEW facilities, as well as performing renovations and construction projects within some of the facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Amanda Savannah)
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379 SFS 2012

Staff Sgt. Lawrence Standifer, 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron tactical automated security system noncommissioned officer in charge, repairs a microwave antenna at the top of a 140-foot equipment tower Nov. 21, 2012. TASS is an intrusion detection and surveillance system used for security monitoring around fixed site airbases. The system consists of thermal imagers, sensors, communications, power and annunciation components, which provides intrusion detection, assessment and surveillance. Sandifer is responsible for day-to-day system maintenance, inventory and training on the system. He is a native of Fayetteville, N.C. and is deployed from Hollmon Air Force Base, N.M. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Bryan Swink)
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