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  • EC-130s maintain constant presence in Afghanistan 15 years later

    BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- All around the dimly-lit tent are enduring symbols of a constant presence. A name scrawled across a wooden wall, a lengthy list of deployment dates written underneath, updated year after year. A library stacked with books and games to pass the time. A built-in couch

  • Maintainer-turned-fighter-pilot puts new skills to the test

    BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan-- When Capt. David was a child, his father would take him out to the flightline at Canon Air Force Base, New Mexico and sit him in the cockpit of an F-111 Aardvark. Looking up at his dad, David would say, “One day, I’m going to be a pilot.” Fast forward a couple of

  • Deployed wounded warrior completes back-to-back tours

    BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- “Being here, you get treated like a normal person, not like an amputee. Not like an injured guy,” said Tech. Sgt. Jason Caswell, as he added more 45-pound plates to his barbell.  In the crowded 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron “prison gym” at Bagram

  • Chaplains encourage spiritual resilience over new year

    Capt. Stephen, 455th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron, prays during a service held Jan. 1, 2016 at the Warrior Chapel, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The 455th Air Expeditionary Wing chaplains and their sister service partners offer a variety of religious services for all faiths throughout

  • Herk maintainers keeps fleet flying

    Senior Airman Dylan Robinson, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, sits in the flight deck of a C-130J Hercules during an inspection Dec. 9, 2016 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. C-130J major system improvements include an advanced two-pilot flight station with fully

  • AFCENT command chief visits Bagram Airmen

    U.S. Air Forces Central Command Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Montgomery speaks to Airmen with the 455th Expeditionary Medical Operations Squadron’s En-Route Patient Staging Flight during a visit to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 23, 2016. The ERPS team here is comprised of reservists and Montgomery

  • Mission continues through Christmas

     The day began like any other at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The sun rose blindingly bright over the mountains. Security forces members grabbed their coffee and their body armor on the way to their patrol vehicles. F-16 Fighting Falcons thundered down the flightline for their quick climb into the

  • ‘Ruck March to Remember’ honors 1-year anniversary of fallen

    BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan-- The pre-dawn light illuminated the downturned faces of nearly fifty gathered in a circle. Their heads bowed, their breath misting in the cold, each listened intently to the chaplain’s prayer.  The prayer circle is a tradition for Task Force Crimson, one usually

  • Christmas tree lighting brings holiday cheer to Bagram

    BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan-- The Chapel Team with 30 of Santa’s helpers endeavored to bring Christmas cheer to deployed Airmen missing their family and friends back home during a Christmas tree lighting ceremony held Dec. 15, 2016 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. “I needed this,” Master Sgt.

  • Chapel corps gives gift of coffee

    BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan-- More than 14,000 K-cups arrived at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan recently, with 30,000 more expected before the end of this month. The 455th Air Expeditionary Wing chapel corps will deliver the much-needed caffeine to units throughout the installation and have coffee