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Revitalizing the Squadron: Support Squadron enables airpower at KAF

Staff Sgt. Garisson Dollar is a civil engineer from the 451st Expeditionary Support Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The 451st ESPTS is a "mini-mission support group" containing many of the same elements, just on a smaller scale. The civil engineer element contains engineers who work on the mobile aircraft arresting system, a fire department, pest management and many more functions found in a typical CE squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Revitalizing the Squadron: Support Squadron enables airpower at KAF

The traffic management office is a key component of the 451st Expeditionary Support Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Typically a unit within a logistics readiness squadron, TMO serves as one of many unique teams within the 451st ESPTS. TMO receives and processes every shipment that comes through KAF. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Revitalizing the Squadron: Support Squadron enables airpower at KAF

Staff Sgt. Josiah Brodsky, a 451st Expeditionary Support Squadron security forces member, conducts a briefing during guard mount at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The 451st ESPTS is a "mini-mission support group" containing many of the same elements, just on a smaller scale. The security forces element contains flightline security, entry controllers and a tactical security element, which provides overwatch and freedom of movement for coalition personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Revitalizing the Squadron: Support Squadron enables airpower at KAF

Senior Airman Jacob Hofmeyer is a security forces member from the 451st Expeditionary Support Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The 451st ESPTS is a “mini-mission support group” containing many of the same elements, just on a smaller scale. The security forces element contains flightline security, entry controllers and a tactical security element, which provides overwatch and freedom of movement for coalition personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Chaplains go into harm’s way, provide spiritual support for all

Chaplain (Capt.) John Appiah, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, leads a prayer during a religious service at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, July 23, 2017. Religious support teams from the 455th AEW provide spiritual support in seven locations in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Chaplains go into harm’s way, provide spiritual support for all

Chaplain (Capt.) John Appiah and Staff Sgt. Christopher Rodriguez, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, prepare to leave Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, July 23, 2017. Since chaplains are noncombatants, their assistants, though not trained bodyguards, take on the extra responsibility of defending their chaplain if in a hostile situation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Chaplains go into harm’s way, provide spiritual support for all

Chaplain (Capt.) John Appiah, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, blesses a U.S. Army Soldier during a religious service at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, July 23, 2017. Religious support teams from Bagram Airfield visit six different locations in Afghanistan where a chaplain is not deployed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Chaplains go into harm’s way, provide spiritual support for all

Chaplain (Capt.) John Appiah, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, preaches during a religious service at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, July 23, 2017. Religious support teams provide spiritual support to all members and find ways to meet the needs of individuals who do not have the resources to practice their faith in a deployed location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Chaplains go into harm’s way, provide spiritual support for all

Chaplain (Capt.) John Appiah, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, recites a passage during a religious service at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, July 23, 2017. Religious support teams from Bagram Airfield visit six different locations in Afghanistan where a chaplain is not deployed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Chaplains go into harm’s way, provide spiritual support for all

Staff Sgt. Christopher Rodriguez, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing chaplain assistant, and Chaplain (Capt.) John Appiah, 455th AEW, discuss a religious service at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, July 23, 2017. Religious support teams provide spiritual support to all members and find ways to meet the needs of individuals who do not have the resources to practice their faith in a deployed location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Chaplains go into harm’s way, provide spiritual support for all

Chaplain (Capt.) John Appiah, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, interacts with churchgoers at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, July 23, 2017. Religious support teams from the 455th AEW provide spiritual support in seven locations in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Chaplains go into harm’s way, provide spiritual support for all

Chaplain (Maj.) Travis Sears, 451st Air Expeditionary Group, delivers an invocation during a ceremony at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, June 23, 2017. Religious support teams from the 455th AEW provide spiritual support in seven locations in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Chaplains go into harm’s way, provide spiritual support for all

Chaplain (Capt.) Joshua Flynn, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, delivers an invocation during a ceremony at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 14, 2017. Religious support teams from the 455th AEW travel throughout Afghanistan to accommodate the spiritual needs of service members and coalition forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Defenders deescalate situation downrange, prevent potential catastrophe

Airmen 1st Class Giovanni and Drew, 451st Expeditionary Support Squadron flightline security element members, deescalated a potential volatile situation during an incident where unknown convoy approached their post on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Their keen senses, trust in each other, communication with others and training all came together, effectively thwarting a potential catastrophe without having to resort to firing their weapons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Foreign-born Airmen deploy, live their American Dream

Airman 1st Class Yongqin Li is a foreign-born Airman who spent most of his early life in China. When Li graduated high school, he immigrated to America. He was a full-time college student and worked various jobs to make ends meet. He eventually joined the U.S. Air Force; on the day of his basic military training graduation, became a U.S. citizen during a Naturalization ceremony. Li is deployed out of Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, where is a member of the 55th Force Support Squadron force management section. At Kandahar Airfield, he serves on the 451st Expeditionary Support Squadron Personnel Support for Contingency Operations team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Foreign-born Airmen deploy, live their American Dream

Two Airmen, who are deployed to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, as part of the 451st Expeditionary Support Squadron, are emblematic of the diverse force. Staff Sgt. Nana Dankwa and Airman 1st Class Yongqin Li did not grow up in the United States. They emigrated from their respective countries and gained citizenship while serving in the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Foreign-born Airmen deploy, live their American Dream

Staff Sgt. Nana Dankwa is a foreign-born Airman who spent most of his early life in Accra, Ghana. He lived with his grandparent’s and moved to America as an adult. After a couple of years, Dankwa joined the U.S. Air Force, eventually becoming a U.S. citizen. Dankwa is a civil engineer deployed out of Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, and is the NCO in charge of civil engineering for the 451st Expeditionary Support Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Deployed Airman gives back to land of opportunity

Master Sgt. Ben, 62nd Reconnaissance Squadron sensor operator, poses in front of an MQ-9 Reaper at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan Nov. 5, 2016. Ben is a native of the Philippines and became a U.S. citizen while serving in the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Constant vigilance

Staff Sgt. Limuel Beltran, 451st Expeditionary Support Squadron response force assistant flight chief, visits the D-1 post during shift at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 5, 2016. Response force members man both static and mobile posts around the airfield to maintain 360-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 his team’s security sector at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan Nov. 5, 2016. Phillips is a Chicago native based out of McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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