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Constant vigilance

Security forces team members from the 451st Expeditionary Support Squadron look out through the window of a mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicle at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan Nov. 5, 2016. While on their twelve-hour shifts, response force members maintain their positions in the M-ATV to keep watch over their sector of security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Constant vigilance

An M-4 Carbine rifle and grenade launcher sits beside the seat of the truck commander in a mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicle at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan Nov. 5, 2016. Security forces members of the 451st ESS provide airfield security at Kandahar and work with joint and coalition partners to maintain perimeter security at the forward operating base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Constant vigilance

Senior Airman James Curry, 451st Expeditionary Support Squadron response force member, uses binoculars to monitor his team’s security sector at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan Nov. 5, 2016. Response force teams are posted around the airfield at Kandahar to ensure 365-degree security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Constant vigilance

Senior Airman Tyler Phillips, 451st Expeditionary Support Squadron response force member, monitors a Common Remotely Operated Weapon System II in mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicle at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan Nov. 5, 2016. The CROWS system is required to be monitored at all times during each 12-hour shift. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Constant vigilance

Senior Airmen James Curry and Tyler Phillips, 451st Expeditionary Support Squadron response force members, man their positions while standing guard at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan Nov. 5, 2016. Security forces members of the 451st ESS provide airfield security at Kandahar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Barrier engagement testing ensures pilot safety

An F-16 Fighting Falcon belonging to the 93rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron engages a barrier during a certification test of the Mobile Aircraft Arresting System Oct. 30, 2016 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Testing of the MAAS is required annually when a real-world barrier engagement has not taken place. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Barrier engagement testing ensures pilot safety

Senior Airmen Mathew Chapman and Devin Tillman, 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron power production specialists, place a Mobile Aircraft Arresting System cable across the runway at Bagram Airfield Afghanistan, during a certification test Oct. 30, 2016. The MAAS is a barrier used to catch the arresting hook on fighter aircraft in case of malfunction upon landing or take off. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Calm amidst chaos

U.S. Army Sgt. Seth Pilkington, 233rd Military Police Company, acts as a patient during a mass casualty exercise Oct. 30, 2016 in the emergency room of the Craig Joint Theater Hospital, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Patients were medically evacuated from the embassy in Kabul for the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Calm amidst chaos

Medics treat patients in the emergency room of the Craig Joint Theater Hospital, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, during a mass casualty exercise Oct. 30, 2016. The exercise comes at the beginning of a new rotation of deployed medics. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Calm amidst chaos

A medical response team transports a patient from a helicopter to the Craig Joint Theater Hospital during a mass casualty exercise Oct. 30, 2016 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. There were more than a dozen patients and an all-hands-on-deck response from the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group and their Army partners at the 710th Area Support Medical Company. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Calm amidst chaos

A medical response team triages a patient in “Warrior’s Way” at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, during a mass casualty exercise Oct. 30, 2016. More than a dozen patients were treated at the hospital after a simulated improvised explosive device attack. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Calm amidst chaos

A medical response team moves a patient to a litter during a mass casualty exercise Oct. 30, 2016 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The exercise was used to streamline medical response beginning with a patient’s medical evacuation through their treatment at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Calm amidst chaos

A medical response team carries a patient by litter while another team waits to accept the next patient during a mass casualty exercise at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 30, 2016. More than a dozen patients were treated at the hospital after a simulated improvised explosive device attack. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Calm amidst chaos

Dato Sherazio, a NATO civilian at the embassy in Kabul, lies in the intensive care ward after being treated during a mass casualty exercise at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 30, 2016. Volunteer patients applied moulage, makeup made to look like realistic injuries, at the embassy in Kabul and were then evacuated via helicopter to CJTH at Bagram. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Calm amidst chaos

A whiteboard in the emergency room of the Craig Joint Theater Hospital, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, details patients’ injuries and locations during a mass casualty exercise Oct. 30, 2016. The training enables personnel to develop the “muscle memory” of treating a patient, so that when a real-world situation occurs, their training takes over regardless of adrenaline or emotional factors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Calm amidst chaos

Tech. Sgt. Mandy Mueller, 455th Expeditionary Medical Group paramedic, comforts a patient during a mass casualty exercise Oct. 30, 2016 at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The purpose of the drill was to create a realistic scenario of an incident that may happen on their tour and run through how each team would handle their roles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Calm amidst chaos

U.S. Army Sgt. Seth Pilkington, 233rd Military Police Company, is taken to the operating room during a mass casualty exercise Oct. 30, 2016 at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Thirteen patients were medically evacuated by helicopter from the embassy in Kabul for the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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AFCENT commander gets first-hand look at 455th mission

Leadership from the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing discuss many of the on-going projects at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan in order to improve the quality of life for deployed Airmen with Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Harrigian, U.S. Air Forces Central Command commander, Oct. 5, 2016. Harrigian visited Bagram Airfield for an opportunity to see the mission and Airmen of the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Korey Fratini)
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AFCENT commander gets first-hand look at 455th mission

Brig. Gen. James Sears, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, welcomes Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Harrigian, U.S. Air Forces Central Command commander, to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 4, 2016. Harrigian spent time with Airmen and observing the mission of the 455th AEW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tyrona Lawson)
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AFCENT commander gets first-hand look at 455th mission

Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Harrigian, U.S. Air Forces Central Command commander, presents a coin to Tech. Sgt. Mark Williamson, 455th Expeditionary Medical Group, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 5, 2016. Harrigian visited the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing to recognize Airmen and see the mission first hand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Korey Fratini)
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