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  • Officials celebrate new airpower capability for Bagram

    Yesterday's ribbon cutting for two new flightline ramps here brings new capability to Coalition air operations, said NATO and Air Force officials. "These ramps represent a vision of continuous improvements in our warfighting capability" said Maj. Gen. Freek Meulman, the International Security

  • Bagram ‘first’ means new capability for region

    The recent speedy landing and launch of one of the world's largest aircraft promises to bring "tremendous" capability for the movement of critical cargo across the region, according to 455th Air Expeditionary Wing officials here. The Air Force's C-5 Galaxy landed here Sept. 22 without interrupting

  • Bagram Airman reaches combat milestone

    An Airman deployed here from the 41st Electronic Combat Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., recently reached a major milestone in her career. Senior Airman Sarah McRae, of Robbinsville, N.C., and a 41st Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron airborne maintenance technician, achieved

  • Air Force leader thanks PRT members

    Airmen and Soldiers assigned to the Qalat Provincial Reconstruction Team here received a visit from the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing commander Sept. 22. Air Force Brig. Gen. James Hyatt, who is stationed at Bagram Airfield, flew via helicopter to Forward Operating Base Laghman to meet with the men

  • With security comes development, with development comes security

    Afghan and Coalition officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the official start of a new road here Sept. 22. The governor of Kapisa Province, Khoja Ghulam Ghous Abobaker, along with local leaders, met with representatives from the Bagram Provincial Reconstruction Team to ceremoniously

  • Bagram warriors pay honor to Air Force heritage

    Airmen of the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing here greeted the morning Tuesday with a reveille ceremony marking the 60th birthday of the Air Force. "I think it is important that we take the time - even in a deployed location - to recognize the Air Force's birthday for many reasons: our history and

  • Job well done eases farewell for Bagram maintainers

    For the men and women of the 492nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit, farewell to Afghanistan means satisfaction at a job well done. With thousands of maintenance actions logged since their arrival here last May, members of the RAF Lakenheath-based unit are proud of their record, despite what

  • PRTs help rebuild Afghanistan, one road at a time

    A joint effort between the Bagram Provincial Reconstruction Team based here and local Afghan villagers led to the opening of a new road in Bagram District Thursday. Brigadier General Bill Hyatt, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing Commander, was on hand to mark the ribbon cutting for a new three-kilometer

  • Pre-deployment surprise changes Air Force family's lives

    An early morning phone call on the day before his deployment here last August changed the life of Air Force Lt. Col. Marc Piccolo and his wife Rhonda forever. The deputy commander of the 90th Mission Support Group at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., currently deployed as the 775th Air Expeditionary

  • Bagram Airmen celebrate Air Force's 60th birthday

    Airmen at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan celebrated the Air Force's 60th birthday at a dinner and celebration held here September 8. Festivities included a POW/MIA/Fallen Comrade Ceremony, several slide shows and videos focusing on the advancement of airpower since its inception, and a guest speaker,