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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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83rd ERQS stands ready during Indenpendence Day

An Airman from the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron conducts routine maintenance on the HH-60G Pave Hawk on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 4, 2017. The 83rd ERQS is on-call at all times, never knowing when they might receive the call to rescue ground troops in need of urgent medical care. The maintainers and aircrew ensure the HH-60 is ready at all times for when that call does come in. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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83rd ERQS stands ready during Indenpendence Day

Tech. Sgt. Wayne Cowen, an 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron special missions aviator, loads ammunition into a .50 caliber machine gun on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 4, 2017. As a special missions aviator, Cowen is a jack-of-all-trades; he conducts pre-flight inspections, maintains the aircraft systems while airborne and employs the aircraft weapons systems in the event of an attack. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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83rd ERQS stands ready during Indenpendence Day

Maj. Paul Brighton, an 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk pilot, poses for with a photo of his family on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 4, 2017. Brighton, who is deployed out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, flies the helicopter into hostile territory, ensuring pararescuemen reach their destination and provide life-saving medical care to wounded ground troops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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83rd ERQS stands ready during Indenpendence Day

Maj. Paul Brighton checks the inside of an HH-60G Pave Hawk during crew changeover on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 4, 2017. Brighton is a pilot with the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron; he is deployed out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Maintainers keep Strike Eagles mission ready

Senior Airman Babatunde Olatinwo, 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance journeyman, repairs a worn panel on an F-15E Strike Eagle, June 16, 2017, in Southwest Asia. F-15Es undergo detailed inspections and maintenance every 400 hours of flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Damon Kasberg)
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Maintainers keep Strike Eagles mission ready

Airmen assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron work on an F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, June 16, 2017, in Southwest Asia. The maintainers separate the aircraft into five sections, allowing them to complete their inspection and maintenance in less time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Damon Kasberg)
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Maintainers keep Strike Eagles mission ready

Staff Sgt. Maxwell Spates, 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron inspection section craftsman, inspects a jet fuel starter accumulator bay for damage and serviceability on an F-15E Strike Eagle, June 16, 2017, in Southwest Asia. Maintainers work throughout the day and night to ensure the pilots and F-15Es assigned to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing can continue their mission in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Damon Kasberg)
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Maintainers keep Strike Eagles mission ready

Debris found inside an F-15E Strike Eagle is placed in a bag June 16, 2017, in Southwest Asia. The bags are numbered to match the five sections of the aircraft, allowing Airmen to see where debris accumulates over time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Damon Kasberg)
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Maintainers keep Strike Eagles mission ready

Airman 1st Class Samuel Kuo, 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron inspection section journeyman, replaces a worn horizontal stabilizer component on an F-15E Strike Eagle, June 16, 2017, in Southwest Asia. Maintainers work throughout the day and night to complete their job and ensure the F-15Es are operational. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Damon Kasberg)
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Maintainers keep Strike Eagles mission ready

Airman 1st Class Joshua Anthony332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron inspection section journeyman, works on an F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, June 16, 2017, in Southwest Asia. F-15Es undergo detailed inspections and maintenance every 400 hours of flight, ensuring the 332nd AEW’s continued support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Damon Kasberg)
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Foreign-born Airmen deploy, live their American Dream

Airman 1st Class Yongqin Li is a foreign-born Airman who spent most of his early life in China. When Li graduated high school, he immigrated to America. He was a full-time college student and worked various jobs to make ends meet. He eventually joined the U.S. Air Force; on the day of his basic military training graduation, became a U.S. citizen during a Naturalization ceremony. Li is deployed out of Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, where is a member of the 55th Force Support Squadron force management section. At Kandahar Airfield, he serves on the 451st Expeditionary Support Squadron Personnel Support for Contingency Operations team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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