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  • Airmen from the 455th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron ensure the testing center is up and running at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2019.

    Behind the Curtains: Airmen taking care of Airmen

    The indoor stadium was erupting with energy as bystanders cheered for their fellow service members with loud applause and hopeful smiles. It was a friendly game of flag football, Air Force vs. Army, and the competition was fierce. According to some fans, it had been a while since the Air Force beat the Army during the annual Turkey Bowl game at Bagram Airfield. Spectators were eager to see the outcome in hopes their team would be victorious.
  • Airmen and soldiers built bombs together during a combat shadow event Jan. 23, 2019 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.

    Airmen and Soldiers build bombs together at combat shadow event

    Nine Soldiers got hands-on experience building bombs alongside Airmen as part of the combat shadow program at Bagram Airfield Jan. 23.
  • Shown is a cake baked for attendees following the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. observance ceremony Jan.21 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. (Photo by Jon Micheal Connor, Army Public Affairs)

    Legacy, life of MLK remembered at Bagram Airfield

    The life and legacy of one of America's greatest slain heroes was remembered here Jan. 21 at the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation center's theater by a leader within the Area Support Group-Afghanistan.
  • Airmen assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron work to keep the airfield maintained at Bagram, Airfield Afghanistan Nov. 24, 2018. These Airmen are responsible for maintain the airfield and construction projects. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rito Smith)

    Force protection Airmen vital to base security

    U.S. military bases throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility rely on local and other non-U.S. contractors to support base construction and maintenance needs. To ensure the safety and security of base personnel and assets at Bagram Airfield, Airmen assigned to the force protection team escort these contract employees in areas containing essential personnel, equipment or information that must be protected from disclosure to enemy forces.
  • The McCoys are one of only a handful of married dual-military couples who are deployed to Bagram together.

    Sharing the fight: married couple deploys together

    The military lifestyle can be stressful for families, and a family member deploying can add to that stress. But in rare cases, deployments don’t necessarily mean being apart.

  • Bagram Heritage: Honoring Airman who made the ultimate sacrifice

    The men and women of the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing came together for a road dedication ceremony to honor Master Sgt. Randy Gillespie, a fallen Airman who paid the ultimate sacrifice.
  • Air Force Maj. Gen. Daryl L. Bohac, the adjutant general of the Nebraska National Guard, and Chief Master Sgt. Tryone Bingham, command chief master sergeant of the Nebraska Air National Guard, visited Guardsmen from their state at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Jan. 9, 2019.

    Nebraska adjutant general visits deployed Guardsmen

    Nebraska Air National Guardsmen deployed at Bagram and Kandahar airfields, Afghanistan, met senior military leadership from their home state during base visits Jan. 8-11.

  • Communications squadron keeps Airmen connected

    The 455th Expeditionary Communications Squadron reaches out and touches every part of the overall wing mission from maintaining communications switches and infrastructure to the network operations center and planning teams.
  • If the U.S. Army, NATO or another service need a specific capability from Air Force personnel, Airmen and Air Force civilians attach to that service as joint expeditionary taskings or individual augmentees—bringing along their expertise.

    JET/IA Airmen bring expertise to the battlefield

    With Airmen and civilians scattered across 20 different locations in Afghanistan doing jobs such as training Afghans to fly helicopters, keeping their outposts secured with inspections or installing upgraded water pumps for local villages, the 955th Air Expeditionary Squadron plays a role in each of their endeavors.
  • Bagram Airfield’s Afghanistan Captured Material Exploitation laboratory is the only forensic operating lab in theater providing critical analysis to identify force protection threats and enable host nation criminal prosecutions.

    Fingerprints to convicts: ACME tracks down the enemy

    Although he may not be disarming the improvised explosive devices outside the wire, Tech. Sgt. Timothy Ostberg, 955th Air Expeditionary Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, plays a unique role in disarming the enemy.
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