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CMRE enables retrograde, consolidation of equipment

Senior Airman Cam Manson, Central Command Material Recovery Element air transportation specialist, inspects equipment being shipped to the U.S. Feb. 14, 2017 at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul. CMRE members travel around Afghanistan recovering U.S. military equipment for shipment back to the U.S. or enduring bases in country. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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CMRE enables retrograde, consolidation of equipment

Senior Airman Cam Manson, Central Command Material Recovery Element air transportation specialist, inspects a magazine being shipped to the U.S. Feb. 14, 2017 at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul. CMRE is comprised of 6 different Air Force specialty codes and fulfill a variety of roles throughout the Afghan theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Viper AFE specialists keeps pilots safe

Airman 1st Class Louis Mendoza, 455th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeyman, inspects a pilot’s G-Suit Feb. 2, 2017 at the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron operations building at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Part of preparing a plane for flight is making sure it's equipped with supplies for any situation. Responsible for ensuring that all flight and safety equipment is in perfect working order, AFE specialists make sure Airmen have the supplies necessary. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Viper AFE specialists keeps pilots safe

A pilot’s helmet awaits inspection by 455th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technicians Feb. 2, 2017 at the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron operations building at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Part of preparing a plane for flight is making sure they’re equipped with supplies for any situation. Responsible for ensuring that all flight and safety equipment is in perfect working order, AFE specialists make sure Airmen have the supplies necessary. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Viper AFE specialists keeps pilots safe

Airman 1st Class Louis Mendoza, 455th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeyman, inspects a pilot’s helmet Feb. 2, 2017 at the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron operations building at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. AFE technicians assigned to the fighter squadron are responsible for all of a pilot's flight equipment such as helmet, oxygen mask, harness and all life-saving equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Viper AFE specialists keeps pilots safe

Airman 1st Class Louis Mendoza, 455th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeyman, inspects a pilot’s helmet face shield Feb. 2, 2017 at the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron operations building at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Part of preparing a plane for flight is making sure it's equipped with supplies for any situation. Responsible for ensuring that all flight and safety equipment is in perfect working order, AFE specialists make sure Airmen have the supplies necessary. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Viper AFE specialists keeps pilots safe

Airman 1st Class Louis Mendoza, 455th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeyman, inspects protective eyewear Feb. 2, 2017 at the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron operations building at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. AFE technicians assigned to the fighter squadron are responsible for all of a pilot's flight equipment such as helmet, oxygen mask, harness and all life-saving equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Getting airfield back up and running

Members of the 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron plow the fighter ramp at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Feb. 4, 2017. The 455th ECES quickly cleared the ramp so the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron could continue to provide counterterrorism to enable a successful train, advise, assist campaign. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Getting airfield back up and running

The 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron plow the fighter ramp at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Feb. 4, 2017. The 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadrons and ECES de-iced aircraft and cleared snow from the runway so the F-16 Fighting Falcons of the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron could continue their missions - flying multiple sorties daily to support the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing’s mission to defend, support and deliver airpower. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Getting airfield back up and running

Members of the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron EC-130 Compass Call Aircraft Maintenance Unit have a snowball fight after shoveling snow from under their aircraft at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Feb. 4, 2017. The unit ensured their aircraft were cleared of snow to return to the mission after the base got several inches of snowfall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Getting airfield back up and running

Members of the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron EC-130 Compass Call Aircraft Maintenance Unit shovel snow from under their aircraft at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Feb. 4, 2017. The unit ensured their aircraft were cleared of snow to return to the mission after the base got several inches of snowfall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Getting airfield back up and running

Members of the 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron plow the fighter ramp at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Feb. 4, 2017. The 455th ECES is responsible for maintaining the airfield to ensure flight operations can continue. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Original ‘Vulture’ shares story with 21st century warfighters

Thomas Boyd in a portrait taken circa 1945. Boyd served as a B-24 Liberator tail gunner for the 455th Bomb Group during World War II. (Courtesy Photo)
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E-11A flies 10,000th BACN sortie

A 430th Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron E-11A outfitted with a Battlefield Airborne Communications Node is prepared for the payload’s 10,000th mission Feb. 24, 2017 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Kandahar is host to the only E-11A BACN unit in the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Civil engineers team up to repair runway

Senior Airmen Matthew Chapman and Adam Parizo, 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Power Productions specialists, repair a strip of runway Feb. 1, 2017 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Three different career fields worked together for the complex repair job. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Civil engineers team up to repair runway

Members of the 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron repair a strip of runway Feb. 1 2017 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The 455th ECES Pavements and Construction; Power Productions; and Structures Shops teamed up to repair a strip of damaged runway. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Civil engineers team up to repair runway

Airman 1st Class Abram Burkhart, 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron structures specialist, lays a pad on the runway Feb. 1, 2017 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Members of the 455th ECES replaced a strip of the runway with polyethylene pads to mitigate wear and tear from aircraft traffic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Civil engineers team up to repair runway

Tech. Sgt. Miguel Castano, 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron structures shop NCO in-charge, Senior Airman Adam Parizo, 455th ECES power production specialist, and Airman 1st Class Abram Burkhart, 455th ECES Structures Specialist, repair a strip of runway Feb. 1, 2017 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The concrete suffered wear and tear from the constant aircraft traffic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Civil engineers team up to repair runway

Senior Airman Adam Parizo, 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Power Productions specialist, drills into concrete Feb. 1, 2017 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The 455th ECES Pavements and Construction; Power Productions; and Structures Shops teamed up to repair a strip of damaged runway. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Bagram aircraft enable 'defend, support, deliver' mission

F-16 Fighting Falcons belonging to the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron out of Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, sit on the ramp between missions at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 6, 2017. The fighter squadron here flies multiple sorties daily to support the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing’s mission to defend, support and deliver airpower. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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