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  • CE hosts demolition derby

    Capt. Ainslie Vizcarra (left), 455th Expeditionary Mission Support Group command executive, operates an excavator with the help of 1st Lt. Mark Bohme (right), 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron project engineer, to demolish an old building, June 22, 2016, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.

  • When the blood runs dry

    Attention on the FOB, Attention on the FOB…This is how it all began.A call to attention from the giant voice alert system heard across the base.All heads are up, silence fills the Dining Facility and at the end of the announcement, the pattern of marching feet exiting the building and heading to the

  • Airman 1st Class Gregory Myers: Force Protection with a smile

    Airman 1st Class Gregory Myers is a long way from the rainy days at Royal Air Force Mildenhall in the United Kingdom. A pavement and construction journeyman by trade, Myers has spent the first two years of his Air Force career operating heavy machinery and earning the title of “Dirt Boy”, a nickname

  • Expeditionary engineers: a glimpse into structures

    Senior Airman Jonathan Brooks, 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron structural journeyman, drills a hole into concrete to help construct a wall in the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing Headquarters building, June 20, 2016, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Members of the 455th ECES structures flight

  • Bagram competes pound for pound

    Staff Sgt. Rebecca Devoy, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing judge advocate, competes in the squat portion of Bagram’s Strongest Woman and Man competition, June 18, 2016, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Competitors competed in three rounds to lift as much as possible to try and outdo their rivals. (U.S. Air

  • 455th EAMXS: Keeping safety in mind

    Senior Airman Ashley Frey, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, grabs a loose bolt from a safety valve on a C-130J Super Hercules, June 15, 2016, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The safety valve was faulty and needed to be replaced in order to maintain the cabin pressure

  • Making the difference on the battlefield

    Living by the motto “That others may live” Air Force pararescue specialists ensure that they are trained to the highest standards to conduct personnel recovery operations. It is these highly skilled individuals that provide the only dedicated U.S. personnel recovery assets in Afghanistan.Recently

  • Tech. Sgt. Ginger Bell: Resiliency plus morale equals mission ready

    Warrior ethos has long been a part of the Air Force culture. It exhibits a hardiness of spirit, and moral and physical courage.Airmen deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, not only invoke these attributes but build them in each other daily.This series will introduce you to the Bagram Warriors

  • Got metal? Bagram's metal craftsmen

    Staff Sgt. Brandon Wilson, 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician, fabricates cylindrical aircraft parts on a tool room lathe, June 09, 2016, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The aircraft metals technology section consist of machinists and welders that are trained to use

  • Block party raises morale

    Servicemembers dance the night away during a carnival block party hosted by the 455th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 11, 2016. The goal for these events hosted by the 455th EFSS is to provide a boost of morale to the Bagram Airfield community. (U.S. Air