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F-15E Strike Eagle #89-0487 reaches 10,000 logged flying hours

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan-- F-15E Strike Eagle #89-0487 sits in its spot at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 13, 2012. #89-0487 is a highly credited aircraft, being the only F-15E to successfully complete an air-to-air kill; an achievement that the aircraft reached in 1991 while serving in Operation Desert Storm, and now the only F-15E to log 10,000 hours of flying time. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Ericka Engblom)
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F-15E Strike Eagle #89-0487 reaches 10,000 logged flying hours

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan-- F-15E Strike Eagle #89-0487, lands after completing the mission that brought it’s flying hours up to 10,000 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 13, 2012. #89-0487 is the only aircraft of its type to complete an air-to-air kill and is now the only F-15 to reach 10,000 flying hours. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Ericka Engblom)
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379th AEW Warrior Challenge

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Maj. Jennifer Kraus, Warrior Challenge event organizer and native of Buffalo, N.Y., explains the event route to participants here Jan. 11, 2012. The event consisted of games, riddles, and obstacles that reflected the four components of Comprehensive Airman Fitness---physical, social, spiritual and mental. The purpose of the event was to increase awareness of CAF and to help promote a wingman culture. Kraus is deployed from Niagara Falls Air Guard Station, N.Y. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nathanael Callon)
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Emergency response training

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Airmen deployed to the 380th Expeditionary Medical Group partner with fellow healthcare professionals from the host nation air force for patient transport training Jan. 11, 2012. In addition to instruction on moving patients, both groups trained each other on loading people into their respective emergency vehicles. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)
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Kandahar Air Wing rings in new year with annual open house

Afghan students try on aviation equipment and explore aircraft during an open house Jan. 1 that was hosted by the Afghan air force's Kandahar Air Wing. This is the third year the unit has opened its doors to the local children and elders.
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Testing their 'metal'

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Senior Airman Andrew Rahke welds steel beams for F-15C Eagle external fuel tank stands at the fabrication flight Jan. 6, 2012. Metals technology Airmen like Rahke are vital to keeping aircraft serviceable. Rahke is assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, deployed from Kadena Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Arian Nead)
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Sentry at sunset

SOUTHWEST ASIA -Maintenance Airmen prepare an E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control systems aircraft for takeoff while an F-15C Eagle flies by Jan. 5, 2012. The E-3 is deployed to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing from Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. An E-3 crew from Kadena Air Base, Japan, coordinated the rescue of a crashed AH-64 Apache helicopter crew in Afghanistan Dec. 30, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Arian Nead)
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We move you

Airmen wait patiently in a line outside of the passenger terminal Jan. 3, 2012 at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. The Passenger terminal processes approximately 800 passengers a day and is responsible for all inbound and outbound passengers of International efforts in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Angela Ruiz)
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First of nine MI17s arrive at Kabul

Tech. Sgt. Charles Heathman, an adviser with the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing , stands near an Afghan air force MI17 prior to receiving a phone call from Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta New Year's Day, Jan. 1, 2012, at Kabul International Airport. Heathman was hand-picked as the Air Force representative to receive a call from Panetta. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nadine Y. Barclay)
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2012's first flight

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Col. Michael Zick, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, assists Senior Airman Mathew Schmidt (right) and Staff Sgt. Julian Pacheco (center), 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs, disconnect a generator from a C-130 Hercules before its first flight of the new year, Jan. 1, 2012. Zick volunteered to be an honorary crew chief for 2012’s initial sortie, pulling parking chalks and marshalling the aircraft out of its parking spot and onto the flightline prior to takeoff. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Stacy Fowler)
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Bad to the Bone: Maintainers preps Lancers for flight

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Airmen from the 34th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit stand as the B-1B Lancer they just prepared for a night mission takes off in the background here Dec. 29, 2011. The B-1B is a long-range, multi-role bomber that can be used for a variety of operational missions. The Airmen are deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nathanael Callon)
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Candles ignite rededication at the Transit Center at Manas

"Once lit, Menorah candles are traditionally not to be left alone," 1st Lt. Jonathan Goldstein, a pilot with the 817th Air Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (Detachment 1), explains, Dec. 25, 2011, at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. Goldstein, deployed from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., spent each evening during Hanukkah adding a candle and sharing the story of the holiday. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Tracy L. DeMarco)
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RED HORSE Airmen build new home to sustain deployed operations

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Airmen from the 557th Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron clean up piles of excess trim here Dec. 28, 2011. The 557th ERHS is constructing a 9,000-square foot complex which will house the 1st Expeditionary RED HORSE Group. RED HORSE stands for Rapid Engineer Deployable, Heavy Operations Repair Squadrons, Engineer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nathanael Callon)
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MABOS delivers coats to the Children’s Cancer Center

Tech. Sgt. James Berger fits gloves and a winter coat on a girl Dec. 28, 2011, at the Children's Cancer Center in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan during "Operation Warm and Dry." The Manas Area Benefit Outreach Society distributed more than 40 winter coats and blankets to the center on behalf of the Transit Center at Manas, the Kyrgyz Republic and the U.S. Embassy as part of a partnership called "Operation Warm and Dry." Berger is with the 376th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron and is deployed here from 182nd Airlift Wing Peoria, Ill.(U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Angela Ruiz)
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General Adkins visit

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, Major Gen. James A. Adkins, 28th adjutant general of Maryland, greets a canine and his handler at Bagram Airfield Dec 29, 2011. Adkins traveled to Bagram Airfield specifically to visit the troops under his command. (U.S. Air Force photo /Airman 1st Class Ericka Engblom)
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SecAF visits 380th AEW

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley meets with RQ-4 Global Hawk maintainers Dec. 23, 2011. During his two-day tour of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, Airmen, Soldiers and Sailors briefed the SecAF about current and future operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)
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Under Santa's watch: C-17 delivers fuel to remote bases in Afghanistan

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Santa Claus, portrayed by Tech. Sgt. Mike Morris, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron Loadmaster Flight NCO in charge and native of Charleston, S.C., pushes a pallet of fuel onto a C-17 Globemaster III prior to a mission here Dec. 23, 2011. The 816th EAS airdropped 40 pallets of fuel to remote forward operating bases in Afghanistan. The fuel will be used for generators, heaters and vehicles. Morris is deployed from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nathanael Callon)
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Post office delivers holiday cheer to deployed Airmen

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Tech. Sgt. Ivan Abudo, 379th Expeditionary Communications Squadron Mail Control Activity chief and native of Dorado, Puerto Rico, (left) and Senior Airman Landon Wagner, a volunteer from the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron and native of Cleveland, unload mail in a cargo truck here Dec. 21, 2011. The MCA processed more than 48,000 pounds of mail Dec. 19-20, just in time for the holiday season. Abudo is deployed from Royal Air Force Menwith Hill, United Kingdom, and Wagner is deployed from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nathanael Callon)
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Tops in Blue performs for deployed Airmen

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Members of the Air Force entertainment group Tops in Blue perform at the community activity center pavilion Dec. 21, 2001. While here, the troupe performed three shows for 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Airmen, including one in the middle of the night at the aerospace ground equipment hangar near the flightline. After their final performance here, Tops in Blue takes its show on the road to several other installations in Southwest Asia. During the year, Tops in Blue performs about 150 shows, with 25-30 of them at deployed locations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)
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USTRANSCOM commander visits Southwest Asia

SOUTHWEST ASIA – U.S. Air Force Gen. William M. Fraser III, U.S. Transportation Command commander, speaks with Airmen from the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron during a visit to an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Dec. 16. USTRANSCOM is the single manager for global air, land and sea transportation for the Department of Defense. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nathanael Callon)
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