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  • Arming the RPAs

    Munitions Airmen assigned to the 62nd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron build the weapons needed to arm Remotely Piloted Aircraft at Kandahar Airfield.Every munition loaded onto an MQ-1 Predator or MQ-9 Reaper aircraft at KAF is provided by these Airmen. Without them, the RPAs wouldn’t be able

  • NC Air Guardsman brings diverse background to Bagram’s AE mission

    It isn’t every day you come across someone who has been a Soldier, Sailor and Airman, but then Tech. Sgt. Russell “Rusty” McLamb isn’t your everyday Service member.McLamb uniqueness isn’t just that he has served in the Army, Navy and Air Force, it’s also that he has served in all three service’s

  • “1000s of Hands” Project: KAF CMRE

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cody Madison, 451st Expeditionary Support Squadron Central Command Material Recovery Element joint inspector, is responsible for identifying, storing and redeploying assets to the U.S. or disposing of items located throughout Afghanistan.“Here as a joint inspector, I

  • CCATT delivers critical care in the air

    When U.S. military members are critically injured or severely ill on the combat frontier, it becomes the mission of the 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron to get them moved thousands of miles onboard U.S. cargo aircraft to receive full-time care elsewhere.“Aeromedical evacuation has

  • Reapers & Predators on the prowl in Afghanistan

    (Editor’s Note: the last name of certain Airmen are withheld in accordance with operational security requirements)U.S. Airmen assigned to the 62nd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron provide world-class close air support and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance in the Afghanistan area of

  • Bagram Chaplains provide spiritual support to Airmen throughout AOR

    During a deployment, it’s important for Airmen to maintain a sense of spirituality in order to balance what may be a hectic life in a deployed environment. The Chaplain Corps’ primary focus here is supporting Airmen to ensure they’re spiritually and mentally fit to perform their mission.Bagram

  • Aeromedical Evacuation teams keep patients moving

    Located among the myriad of buildings on the Bagram Airfield flightline, it’s easy to miss the simple looking building with the letters “AE” hanging on the outside of it.Chances are, though, if Service members must be moved from the battlefield to a medical facility outside of Afghanistan, the Total

  • 451st AEG CoC

    U.S. Air Force Col. James Curry, 451st Air Expeditionary Group commander, speaks during the 451st AEG change of command ceremony at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 16, 2015. During the ceremony Curry took over command of the 451st AEG from Col. Rhude Cherry III. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech.

  • 455th EAES provides critical bridge between battlefields, higher-level care

    After an Aug. 7 attack on a U.S. military installation in Kabul left Service members injured, getting them from the battlefield to higher-level care in Germany was a task assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron.While the injured Service members were stabilized and prepped

  • CATM Airman deployed as BAF’s only weapons repairman

    When a M4 rifle or a M2 .50 caliber rifle goes does, there is one Airman responsible for getting the weapons system back into the fight.As Bagram’s only small arms weapons repairman, Tech. Sgt. Kevin Beers is responsible for inspecting and repairing weapons for the security forces squadron,