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The Other Side of the COIN

Airman 1st Class Michael Vue, 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron entry controller, scans an Afghan woman's iris in the waiting area of the Egyptian Hospital at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 16, 2013. 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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The Other Side of the COIN

Airman 1st Class Riostasia Johns, 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron entry controller, holds a local Afghan baby while her mother processes through the medical entry control point at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 16, 2013. The 455th ESFS entry control point Airmen and Afghan local guards provide security and collect information to identify and track records for all incoming patients. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Chris Willis)
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Yoga

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Maj. Lucy Carillo, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Judge Advocate, leads the Sunday evening yoga class at the Coalition Compound gym, April 14. The classes are free and open to all service members and civilians. The classes are available Sundays at 5 p.m. in the CC gym and at 7 p.m. Thursdays in the CC aerobic room. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joel Mease)
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JET Airman

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jin Lee, an aerospace medical technician assigned to the 125th Transportation Company, prepares to change the dressing of U.S. Army Sgt. Vincent Zeupifatuung, of the 66th Transportation Company, during a follow-up appointment, March 7, 2013, at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. Lee is a Joint Expeditionary Tasked Airmen with the 466th Air Expeditionary Squadron. JET Airmen are embedded with Army units at about 80 locations throughout Afghanistan to provide critical skill sets and dynamic leadership. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marleah Miller)
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10,000 Sorties later: 763rd Airmen keep flying strong

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Airmen from the 763rd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron land at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, April 10, after completing their squadron’s 10,000th expeditionary sortie. Flying the Rivet Joint platform on average around 10 hours per sortie, with an average crew of 25, the squadron has logged more than 2.5 million flight hours collectively over the last 23 years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joel Mease)
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Building bridges with words

Lt. Col. Sheila Tibbs, 455th Expeditionary Medical Operations Squadron operating room officer in charge, speaks with a student at the Korean Vocational Training Center on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 10, 2013. Tibbs and her fellow Airmen are teaching conversational English to Afghan students here in addition to their lessons on skills like carpentry and plumbing at the KVTC. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. David Dobrydney)
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On the job with: Vehicle Maintenance

Senior Airman Alexander Owings, 376th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance journeyman, repairs a hub on a vehicle April 9, 2013, at Transit Center Manas, Kyrgyzstan. Owings is deployed from Mountain Home, Idaho, and is a native of Pennsboro, W.Va. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephanie Rubi)
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RPA

Airman 1st Class Alexander, 62nd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron ground control station communications technician, climbs to the top of a ground data terminal tower, March 13, 2013, on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. As a GCS communication technician, Alexander manages the communications in the cockpit that is used to fly remotely piloted aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marleah Miller)
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Teamwork gets it done

Airmen assigned to the 380th Air Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron arrange a 200,000 gallon fuel bladder inside a containment area at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia April 4, 2013. Sixty Airmen operate the fuels farm, moving anywhere from 300,000 to 600,000 gallons of fuel each day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christina M. Styer/Released)
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Maintainers enable rescue mission

Senior Airman Michael Carrubba, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron 83rd Helicopter Maintenance Unit assistant dedicated crew chief, prepares to work on a HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 9, 2013. The 83rd HMU's primary mission is to ensure that Bagram's fleet of HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters are safe and combat-ready so their aircrew and pararescuemen can perform their rescue missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Chris Willis)
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F-16 Fighting Falcon at Bagram

An Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon deployed Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., takes off from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Apr. 6, 2013. The mission of the F-16 here is to provide tactical air-to-air and air-to-ground support for Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Chris Willis)
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C-17 Manas

Senior Airman Sydney Lyda, 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron Detachment 1 loadmaster, displays a United States flag in a C-17 Globemaster III, March 26, 2013, at the Transit Center, Manas, Kyrgyzstan. Lyda is deployed from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marleah Miller)
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C-17

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Blake Skidmore, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, is ready to perform an airdrop mission over Afghanistan on a C-17 Globemaster III filled with bundles of supplies, March 30, 2013. The loadmaster performs calculations and plans cargo and passenger placement to keep aircraft within permissible center of gravity limits throughout flight. Loadmasters ensure cargo is placed on aircraft in such a way as to prevent overloading sensitive sections of the airframe and cargo floor. Skidmore is deployed from the 15th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.)
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A Day on the Job: Metals Shop

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Staff Sgt. Todd Mathis, a metals technology craftsman from the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Aircraft Metals Technology Shop, uses a tungsten inert gas welder to bond two aluminum pieces together. Known as Metals Shop, their mission is to support aircraft and air ground equipment with skills in metal work; the only shop capable of working and welding exotic metals such as titanium, cobalt and nickel alloy. Metals Shop also fabricates aircraft parts and metal objects that no longer exist in supply inventory, thus keeping aircraft flying. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Brendan Kavanaugh)
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Southwest Asia Refueling

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle deployed from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England receives fuel from a KC-10 Extender, deployed from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., over an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia April 1, 2013. Both aircraft are conducting missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christina M. Styer/Released)
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Security Forces Group

Instructors from the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Group Combat Arms Training and Maintenance train Airmen on an “active shooter” scenario on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, March 5, 2013. The 455th ESFG CATM ensures Airmen are ready to respond to threats inside the wire. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Chris Willis)
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Security Forces Group

Airmen of the 755th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Reaper Team prepare to mount up for an early morning mission at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 1, 2013. This group of security forces Airmen operates missions “outside the wire” providing security for the personnel at Bagram Airfield. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Chris Willis)
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First Moody A-10s arrive on Bagram

A-10 Thunderbolt II fighter aircraft taxi to their parking spots upon arrival on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, March 31, 2013. The aircraft are part of a new deployment from Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. David Dobrydney)
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Sit-Up

Senior Master Sgt. George Thompson, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing performs a set of sit-ups in the fit tent at an undisclosed base in Southwest Asia Apr 1, 2013. Sit-ups are a test of a member’s muscular fitness and Air Force members have 1 minute to complete as many sit-ups as possible under the Air Force fitness program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. George Thompson)
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‘Dirt Boyz’ raise morale with rocks

Members of the 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron spread concrete during a project on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, March 27, 2013. The 455th ECES have poured 83.5 cubic meters of concrete for 11 separate sites in the past three months. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Chris Willis)
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