Panjshir PRT Welcomes AEW commander

Air Force guests from Bagram Air Field visited with the members of Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team, April 25.During his visit, U.S. Air Force Col. Jack Briggs II, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing commander said Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team members represent the best of America.Briggs,

"Welcome to the Fight"

455th Air Expeditionary Wing Airmen welcomed their new commander during a formal change of command ceremony here, April 23, 2010.Col. Jack L. Briggs II, previously assigned as the Director of Inspections for the Office of United States Air Force Inspector General, Pentagon, Washington, D.C., assumed

AFCENT Band Reserve Generation rocks Bagram Airfield

The sounds of music filled the air as members of the U.S. Air Forces Central Command Band, 'Reserve Generation,' stopped in as part of a two-month tour of the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility April 15-20, 2010. Bagram Airfield was one of the last stops for the band, deployed from Robins

455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron @ PAX Terminal

455th Airmen contribute to Operation Care humanitarian aid

Members of the 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron recently adjusted office space to accommodate more than 1,100 pounds of humanitarian aid sent here. The donation, 38 boxes of shoes, was facilitated by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ronald Knight, 455th EAPS, an air transportation operations center

Water flies during 455th EMDG/TF MED-E combat dining-in

More than 200 Airmen and Soldiers participated in an Air Force tradition during the first ever 455th Expeditionary Medical Group/Task Force Medical East Combat dining-in here, March 31, 2010.The combat dining in was designed to bring a sense of camaraderie and give members something to do outside of

Flightline Operations at Bagram Afghanistan

Prime BEEF improving quality of life for fellow servicemembers

Recent surge operations in the Afghanistan theater have made living conditions here tight. Airmen assigned to the 577th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Base Engineer Emergency Force, known as Prime BEEF, are focused on improving quality of life issues, not only here but in forward operating

Medical staff removes UXO from patient at Bagram Airfield

March 18, 2010, became an anything but normal day for the trauma team at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital here when they were called upon to remove unexploded ordnance from a patient's scalp.The patient, an Afghan National Army soldier, was involved in an improvised explosive device attack and had a

Bagram's "Amazing Race Afghanistan" presents mental, physical obstacles

From a military working dogs attack scenario to a test at the education center, servicemembers were physically and mentally challenged during Bagram's Amazing Race Afghanistan sponsored by the 455th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron morale, welfare and recreation office, March 28,