Manas medical team helps save Peace Corps sister

Jan. 18, 2010, was a snowy day in Central Asia. Ms. Jamie Morris, a female Peace Corps volunteer assigned to a village in Kazakhstan, was traveling in a taxi with two other passengers when their vehicle was hit by a truck, killing the others and leaving her with severe head injuries.Leadership at

SecAF: Importance of joint mission can’t be stressed enough in Afghanistan

Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley spent time at Bagram Airfield, Feb. 1-2, 2010, as part of a week-long tour through the United States Central Command area of responsibility."One of the primary reasons for the trip was to monitor our efforts in training the Afghanistan National Army Air

Bagram Airman reaches 3000 flight hours

A Bagram weapons systems officer assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing reached a major flying milestone Jan. 24, 2010, when he logged his 3,000th flying hour. Lt. Col. John Bunnell, 494th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron commander, a weapons system officer deployed from Royal Air Force

455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron

Keeping F-15s flying

Making room for Airmen

Shelter is one amenity that everyone needs. After working long hours, in sometimes inhospitable conditions, servicemembers want to return to an area where they can relax, take off their boots and enjoy some down time before they do it all again on the next shift.For Bagram residents, living space

Ready on Day One, always ready

Leveraging months of preparation, hard work and top-quality training, Airmen of the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, some with less than 24 hours in theater, suppressed a large enemy ambush recently thanks to the readiness of the entire unit. Christopher Henderson, a pilot deployed from the 48th

Casino Night comes to Bagram

The roulette wheel was spinning and servicemembers were winning during the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing's Casino Night held Jan. 18, 2009. More than 70 people were in attendance to try their hand at Texas hold 'em, blackjack and roulette and enjoy free pizza during the event, which was hosted by the

Moving the goods

The organization and shipment of cargo and personnel is essential to maximizing the airlift capability that is vital to supporting the warfighter on the ground and ensuring the support needed to assist the people of Afghanistan. No one here takes this more seriously than the Airmen of the 455th

Commander’s “Real Talk” assists with information flow at Bagram

455th Air Expeditionary Wing leadership has created a new avenue to answer questions from Airmen at Bagram Airfield, the Commander's Real Talk Line. What is this line, and why was it created? The answer is simple: to ensure information for Airmen flows from the top to the bottom, said Chief Master