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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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Researcher, Defenders bring new counter-UAS program to BAF

An unmanned aircraft system hovers in the air during a live-demonstration at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 30, 2017. The 455th ESFS teamed up with a researcher from the Air Force Research Lab to teach Airmen how to pilot drones and use them to train coalition partners on how to react to them on the battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Researcher, Defenders bring new counter-UAS program to BAF

First Lieutenant Ryan Wilkerson is an Air Force Research Lab researcher attached to the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. Wilkerson deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, to launch a program teaching defenders how to pilot and use unmanned aircraft systems to train coalition forces to respond to the challenges UAS can present. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Researcher, Defenders bring new counter-UAS program to BAF

Airman 1st Class Brandon Cooper is defender with the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. To counter the challenges that unmanned aircraft systems pose on the battlefield, the team is training to pilot and use the drones, so enemy tactics can be replicated and used to train coalition forces on how to react to them. Cooper is deployed out of Joint Base San Antonio, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, and is a native of North Carolina. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Researcher, Defenders bring new counter-UAS program to BAF

Airman 1st Class Elijah Allen is a defender with the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. To counter the challenges that unmanned aircraft systems pose on the battlefield, the team is training to pilot and use the drones, so enemy tactics can be replicated and used to train coalition forces on how to react to them. Allen is deployed out of Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, and is a native of Hortonville, Wisconsin. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Researcher, Defenders bring new counter-UAS program to BAF

Senior Airman Christopher Gallman is a defender with the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. To counter the challenges that unmanned aircraft systems pose on the battlefield, the team is training to pilot and use the drones, so enemy tactics can be replicated and used to train coalition forces on how to react to them. Gallman is deployed out of Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, and is a native of Elgin, Illinois. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Researcher, Defenders bring new counter-UAS program to BAF

Airman 1st Class Brandon Cooper, 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, explains the unmanned aircraft systems program to then-Capt. Tyler Hughes, the 455th ESFS commander, during a live-demonstration at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 30, 2017. The 455th ESFS teamed up with a researcher from the Air Force Research Lab to teach Airmen how to pilot drones and use them to train coalition partners on how to react to them on the battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Researcher, Defenders bring new counter-UAS program to BAF

Airman 1st Class Elijah Allen, 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, pilots an unmanned aircraft system during a live-demonstration at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 30, 2017. UAS pose new challenges on the battlefield, so to counter this, defenders are learning how to pilot drones and employ the same strategies, in training environments, our enemies may use. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Researcher, Defenders bring new counter-UAS program to BAF

Senior Airman Justin Steward, 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, pilots an unmanned aircraft system during a live-demonstration at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 30, 2017. The 455th ESFS teamed up with a researcher from the Air Force Research Lab to teach Airmen how to pilot drones and use them to train coalition partners on how to react to them on the battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Researcher, Defenders bring new counter-UAS program to BAF

Senior Airman Christopher Gallman, 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron joint defense operations center, speaks to Col. Bradford Coley, the 455th Expeditionary Mission Support Group commander, about the unmanned aircraft systems program during a live-demonstration at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 30, 2017. The 455th ESFS teamed up with a researcher from the Air Force Research Lab to teach Airmen how to pilot drones and use them to train coalition partners on how to react to them on the battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Researcher, Defenders bring new counter-UAS program to BAF

Senior Airman Justin Steward, 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, pilots an unmanned aircraft system during a live-demonstration at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 30, 2017. UAS present new challenges to the battlefield, so to counter this, defenders are learning how to pilot drones and employ the same strategies, in training environments, our enemies may use. (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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CE in the trenches

Airmen from the 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron discuss trench and excavation work during a visit to a contractor's work site. The Airmen visited the waterline trench site, alongside the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing Occupational Safety manager, to learn about the hazards of such work, as part of the Trench Safety Stand-down week. Preventable incidents in trench work often lead to fatalities--at a rate much higher than in similar construction projects. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Keenan Kunst)
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