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  • CE pays tribute to Old Glory

    Members of the 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron raise a new flag during a flag retirement ceremony at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 28, 2016. Members of the 455th ECES decided to conduct the ceremony after noticing the flag was worn and soiled. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior

  • Building the boom

    Airmen from the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, munitions flight attach the fin portion of a GBU-54 munition at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 26, 2016. The ammo shop plays a key role in ensuring munitions are built and inspected before they are loaded on trailers and delivered to the

  • Fuels systems safety

    Senior Airman Craig Martin, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron fuels system specialist, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 24, 2016. Martin ensures maintenance crews have the proper tools to repair and maintain aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)

  • Craig Joint-Theater Hospital conducts mass-casualty exercise

    The sounds of controlled chaos echo throughout the halls and rooms of the Craig Joint-Theater Hospital. Doctors, nurses, medical technicians, and hospital staff all rushing to take care of those critically injured.Medical professionals at the Craig-Joint Theater Hospital were put to the test during

  • Phase: The doctors are in

    Technical Sgt. Christopher Melrose, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron phase technician, inspects the interior of an F-16C Fighting Falcon during routine phase maintenance at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 18, 2016. This aircraft is going through phase maintenance where members of

  • Weather keeps an eye on the sky

    1st Lt. Justin D'olimpio, 455th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron weather flight commander, connects wires back into a Tactical Meteorological Observation System or TMQ-53 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 16, 2016. Members of the 455th EOSS/OSW provide timely and accurate weather

  • AFE crews ensure pilots are ready to fly

    Senior Airman Addison Schumacher, 457th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, grinds away excess material for a face mask at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 15, 2016. AFE technicians manage, performs, and schedule inspections, maintenance, and adjustments of assigned

  • Inspecting Bagram's cargo

    Senior Airman Michael Montalyo, 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Traffic Management Office, checks shipment tags in the cargo yard at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 13, 2016. The TMO inbound section processes about 600 pieces of cargo a day, on average, to be sent out to bases in

  • Wartime healers

    Capt. Donna Defreitas, 455th Expeditionary Medical Operations Squadron operating room nurse, works in an operating room at the Craig Joint-Theater Hospital, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 10, 2016. Defreitas says her favorite part of being an operating room nurse is being in the operating room

  • Kandahar flightline's personal armor

    Technical Sgt. Cochran, 451st Expeditionary Support Squadron flightline security, takes rollcall as a changing of the guard takes place at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 06, 2016. Guard mount is an official military function conducted at the start of a Defender's shift and may be used to