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Fingerprints to convicts: ACME tracks down the enemy

An optical bridge, two-connected microscopes, is used to match the markings on bullets at the Afghanistan Captured Material Exploitation laboratory at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 3, 2019. Just like fingerprints, the markings on firearms and their components are unique to the make, model, caliber, country of origin and serial number of a specific firearm. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaylee Dubois)
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Fingerprints to convicts: ACME tracks down the enemy

Erin Cook, Defense Forensic Science Center DNA analyst, pipettes DNA samples at the Afghanistan Captured Material Exploitation laboratory at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 3, 2019. Cook can provide a DNA profile using a multi-step process which includes separating DNA from the cell and making billions of copies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaylee Dubois)
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MX Airman keeps bombs, career on target

Staff Sgt. Jason Blackmon, left, 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (EAMXS) B-1B Lancer propulsion craftsman, and Airman 1st Class Shelby Ries, 379th EAMXS B-1B Lancer propulsion apprentice, complete routine maintenance for a B-1B Lancer Dec. 22, 2018, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Due to Ries’s exceptional performance she was selected to deploy to Al Udeid as an area of responsibility (AOR) advanced echelon (ADVON) team member. Ries led two engine changes and more than 90 maintenance actions which resulted in 56 B-1B sorties, totaling 672 flying hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)
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MX Airman keeps bombs, career on target

Airman 1st Class Shelby Ries, 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (EAMXS) B-1B Lancer propulsion apprentice, stands in front of a B-1B Lancer Dec. 22, 2018, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Due to Ries’s exceptional performance she was selected to deploy to Al Udeid as an area of responsibility (AOR) advanced echelon (ADVON) team member. Ries led two engine changes and more than 90 maintenance actions which resulted in 56 B-1B sorties, totaling 672 flying hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)
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MX Airman keeps bombs, career on target

Airman 1st Class Shelby Ries, 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (EAMXS) B-1B Lancer propulsion apprentice, conducts routine maintenance for a B-1B Lancer Dec. 22, 2018, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Due to Ries’s exceptional performance she was selected to deploy to Al Udeid as an area of responsibility (AOR) advanced echelon (ADVON) team member. Ries led two engine changes and more than 90 maintenance actions which resulted in 56 B-1B sorties, totaling 672 flying hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)
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MX Airman keeps bombs, career on target

Airman 1st Class Shelby Ries, left, 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (EAMXS) B-1B Lancer propulsion apprentice, and Staff Sgt. Jason Blackmon, 379th EAMXS B-1B Lancer propulsion craftsman, review technical orders while conducting routine maintenance for a B-1B Lancer Dec. 22, 2018, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Due to Ries’s exceptional performance she was selected to deploy to Al Udeid as an area of responsibility (AOR) advanced echelon (ADVON) team member. Ries led two engine changes and more than 90 maintenance actions which resulted in 56 B-1B sorties, totaling 672 flying hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)
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MX Airman keeps bombs, career on target

Staff Sgt. Jason Blackmon, left, 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (EAMXS) B-1B Lancer propulsion craftsman, mentors Airman 1st Class Shelby Ries, 379th EAMXS B-1B Lancer propulsion apprentice, while conducting routine maintenance for a B-1B Lancer Dec. 22, 2018, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Ries was selected to deploy to Al Udeid as an advanced echelon (ADVON) team member. Ries led two engine changes and more than 90 maintenance actions which resulted in 56 B-1B sorties, totaling 672 flying hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)
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ECONS Airmen manage multi-million dollar contracts

Senior Airman Adam Taylor, left, 379th Expeditionary Contracting Squadron contingency contracting officer, asks a question of Tech. Sgt. Federico Arriaga, 379th EMDG BTC logistics NCO in charge of the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group blood transshipment center, Dec. 19, 2018, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. One of Taylor’s contracts supports the BTCs mission to store and deliver blood for warfighters throughout the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility. By utilizing their capability to award contracts and procure funding, contracting officers enable a diverse range of projects at Al Udeid including construction, services, commodities and programs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)
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ECONS Airmen manage multi-million dollar contracts

Senior Airman Stephan Giorgio, center, 379th Expeditionary Contracting Squadron contingency contracting officer, talks with Tech. Sgt. Jesse Gent, left, 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron construction project manager, and Reymundo Balingit Camiling, Q-Pro Trading and Contracting site manager, during a tour of a construction project Dec. 17, 2018, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. One of Giorgio’s four contracts is the $3.5 million North Squadron Complex contract that includes the construction of four buildings designed to house units in the future. By utilizing their capability to award contracts and procure funding, contracting officers enable a diverse range of projects at Al Udeid including construction, services, commodities and programs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)
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ECONS Airmen manage multi-million dollar contracts

Senior Airman Adam Taylor, 379th Expeditionary Contracting Squadron contingency contracting officer, inspects dry ice while touring the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group blood transshipment center with the direction of Tech. Sgt. Federico Arriaga, right, 379th EMDG BTC logistics NCO in charge, Dec. 19, 2018, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. One of Taylor’s contracts supports the BTCs mission in storing and delivering blood for warfighters throughout the U.S. Air Forces Central Command’s area of responsibility. By utilizing their capability to award contracts and procure funding, contracting officers enable a diverse range of projects at Al Udeid including construction, services, commodities and programs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)
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ECONS Airmen manage multi-million dollar contracts

Staff Sgt. Yenshim Watanabe, left, and Staff Sgt. Kristen Rodgers, both 379th Expeditionary Contracting Squadron contingency contracting officers, share contract management best practices Dec. 17, 2018, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. By utilizing their capability to award contracts and procure funding, contracting officers enable a diverse range of projects at Al Udeid including construction, services, commodities and programs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)
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ECONS Airmen manage multi-million dollar contracts

Senior Airman Stephan Giorgio, left, 379th Expeditionary Contracting Squadron contingency contracting officer, and Tech. Sgt. Jesse Gent, right, 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron construction project manager, tour the progress of a construction project Dec. 17, 2018, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. One of Giorgio’s four contracts is the $3.5 million North Squadron Complex contract that includes the construction of four buildings designed to house units in the future. By utilizing their capability to award contracts and procure funding, contracting officers enable a diverse range of projects at Al Udeid including construction, services, commodities and programs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)
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Life of a bomb: from ‘cradle to grave’

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Heyward Francisco, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing chaplain’s assistant, and Staff Sgt. Tomas Velez-Ojeda, 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron munitions flight crew chief, carry the tail kit of a GBU-54, a 500-pound Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition, during a job shadow event at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 19, 2018. In just two months, the munitions flight has successfully built 301 munition systems that have been dropped in combat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaylee Dubois)
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Life of a bomb: from ‘cradle to grave’

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Christopher Groessler, 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron munitions flight production supervisor, checks the alignment of the bomb strake on a GBU-54, a 500-pound Laser Joint Direct Attack Munitions, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 19, 2018. AMMO troops are not only responsible for building bombs, but also for accountability, serviceability, storage, munitions command and control, maintenance, equipment maintenance, line delivery and precision guided munitions maintenance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaylee Dubois)
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Life of a bomb: from ‘cradle to grave’

Airmen assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron munitions flight teach 455th Air Expeditionary Wing Airmen how to build bombs during a job shadow event at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 19, 2018. When bombs are required for a mission, AMMO troops inspect and assemble them in an assembly-line setting, ensuring each step is followed closely for accuracy and safety purposes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaylee Dubois)
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Life of a bomb: from ‘cradle to grave’

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Amy Luer, 8th Headquarters and Headquarter Company Medical Brigade combat stress director, learns how to secure a fuze while U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Heyward Francisco, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing chaplain’s assistant, holds the GBU-54 bomb in place during a job shadow event at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 19, 2018. AMMO Airmen put their lives into each other’s hands on a daily basis while working with explosives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaylee Dubois)
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Life of a bomb: from ‘cradle to grave’

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Sarah Mountain, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing staff judge advocate, is taught how to tighten the nose plug on a GBU-54, a 500-pound Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition, during a job shadow event at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 19, 2018. Each section within AMMO must work in unison to decrease the potential for human error. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaylee Dubois)
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Life of a bomb: from ‘cradle to grave’

Crew members assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron aerial port operations unload explosives from a C-17 Globemaster III, assigned to Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 13, 2018. The aerial port operations team can move thousands of pounds of explosives at one time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaylee Dubois)
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Life of a bomb: from ‘cradle to grave’

A crew member assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron aerial port operations operates a forklift to move explosives at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 13, 2018. A general rule of thumb when dealing with munitions is to have the least amount of people in the vicinity as possible to decrease the potential impact of an explosive incident. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaylee Dubois)
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Life of a bomb: from ‘cradle to grave’

Crew members assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron aerial port operations unload explosives from a C-17 Globemaster III, assigned to Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 13, 2018. The aerial port operations team is mostly contractors, with a vast majority of them being prior military members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaylee Dubois)
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