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  • Keeping JAF safe and mission ready

    Tech. Sgt. Amy Saunders, 455th Expeditionary Operation Support Squadron, Detachment 1 airfield management liaison officer, poses for a photo during an interview, July 1, 2016, Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan. As the airfield management liaison officer, Saunders inspects the runways, taxiways, and

  • Senior Airman Andrew Longaker: Dollars and sense

    One of the many stressors military members face when deployed is finances. Managing money while away from home can be a tricky feat if you are not well prepared.From allotments, to savings plans, deployment entitlements and travel vouchers, the 455th Expeditionary Comptroller Squadron, takes strides

  • JAF CE: Tech. Sgt. Spotts repairs EALS

    Tech. Sgt. Brent Spotts, 455th Expeditionary Operational Support Squadron dirt boy, checks to see if the emergency airfield lighting system (EALS) is on, July 1, 2016, Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan. As the only civil engineer in Jalalabad, Spotts is responsible for many aspects of civil

  • Air Force-USDA partnership: Providing wildlife mitigation tactics

    Birds and wildlife can always pose a threat to aircraft operations in any location that aircraft are taking off, landing, or flying. In order to prevent a catastrophic event from occurring it takes a dedicated team to mitigate the effects of birds and wildlife on an airfield.In a close partnership

  • CJSOAC dedicate headquarters to fallen Special Tactics Airmen

    The Combined Joint Special Operations Air Component named their headquarters building in honor of two fallen Special Tactics Airmen during a memorial-naming ceremony at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, June 29.The headquarters was dedicated to Capt. Matthew Roland, 23rd Special Tactics Squadron,

  • No management, no mission

    With operations happening night and day on Bagram Airfield, the flightline gets plenty of use as aircraft and vehicles traverse its concrete course. As with everything else that gets constant use, the flightline needs continual care and upkeep. As a significant contributor to air support in

  • Providing airpower to Operation Freedom's Sentinel

    Lt. Col. David Efferson (right), 457th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron commander, and Senior Airman Brandon Hellin (left), 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron crew chief, review an F-16C Fighting Falcon flight checklist, June 28, 2016, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The F-16C is a compact,

  • 455th EAMXS keeps Bagram in flight

    It’s the kind of weather that makes you happy if you are able to complete your mission in doors under the cool air of an air conditioning unit.Its 100 degrees, the sun is blazing and a group of 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Airmen are enduring the heat as they repair a C-130

  • QRF secures the flightline

    Staff Sgt. Gary Allsbrook, 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron quick reaction force, moves the fence to check the tactical automated security system (TASS), June 27, 2016, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Allsbrook and other security forces Airmen conduct daily checks on the TASS systems to

  • CE relocates power pro and hvac

    Senior Airman Eric Woolston, 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron structural journeyman, throws a rope over a tent skeleton, June 25, 2016, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. All flights within the 455th ECES, including structures, dirt boys, and electrical, came together to build a tent that will