A 'FAST' night in Afghanistan

JTACs help end gunfight with airstrike in Korengal Valley

Security in canine form

Dog handler team 'lose an Airman'

The 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron security forces dog handler team have lost an Airman. Or at least the 134-pound equivalent of one. "That's the funny thing - that's about what one of our guys weighs," said the NCO-in-charge of the team, Tech. Sgt. Drew Odell. Collectively the

Deployed defenders' dog days

This deployment is for the dogs. German shepherds, to be exact. A handful of Airmen and their canine companions are deployed here as part of the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, the largest squadron of defenders in Southwest Asia. This past spring security forces Airmen inherited the

Total Force team airdrops 10-ton artillery load

A team of Airmen airdropped an M198 artillery piece to an Army unit in a remote Eastern-part of the country Aug. 8.The 155mm howitzer weighed just over ten tons rigged and loaded onto a C-130 Hercules aircraft from the Missouri Air National Guard. New York, Ohio and Missouri Air Guardsmen joined

455th EAPS stands up to the challenge

If the plus up of U.S. forces were felt anywhere here, the 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron is ground zero. With record traffic of cargo, air traffic and passengers the squadron is running full throttle.Bagram Air Field's aerial port moves approximately 500 tons of cargo and 1,000 passengers

Commander reenlists Airman on his fourth deployment

Fueling the fight over Afghanistan

Keeping the airlift mission moving

As of June 30, Air Mobility airlift aircraft have flown nearly 74,000 sorties, delivering about 251,000 tons of cargo in the CENTCOM Area of Responsibility in 2008 and 2009.With the statistics soaring, airlift is making a strong case as a primary source of war-fighting and life-sustaining supplies