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  • USO provides Airmen home away from home experience

    When deployed military members need to call home or just have a nice comfortable place to relax, the United Service Organization here provides all of the necessary luxuries to make Airmen feel more at home.Bagram currently has two USOs, one on both sides of the airfield. The main USO, the Pat

  • Engineering and Installations team keeps the BAF missions running

    Airmen with the Texas Air National Guard’s 272nd Engineering and Installation Squadron from Houston, Texas, are deployed here with the 455th Expeditionary Communications Squadron to ensure all network systems impacting missions from intelligence to NATO force communications remain active. The

  • Gillespie Loop: 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.Master Sgt. Randy Gillespie was a career fuels specialist who died July 9, 2007, from wounds sustained during small

  • ‘1000s of Hands’ Project: 455 EAMXS Staff Sgt. Danielle Garcia

    Staff Sgt. Danielle Garcia, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron instruments and flight controls systems technician, helps manage the control systems for the C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, allowing pilots to complete their mission here.Garcia performs repairs for the navigational

  • F-16 Maintainers conducts phase inspection; keep jets ready for flight

    The 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron phase inspection team inspects all F-16 Fighting Falcons here to ensure the aircraft are kept in a high level of readiness.The phase inspection team is responsible for conducting in-depth inspections of F-16s after they reach 400 flying hours.

  • Commanders combat sortie

    U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Dave Julazadeh, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, goes over preflight checks in an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft before flying a combat sortie July 7, 2015, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Julazadeh was flying his first combat sortie as Commander of the 455th AEW.

  • Armament Airmen keep the Falcon fighting

    Airmen assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron’s Armament Flight ensure that the F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft’s weapons systems are always ready to support the combat airpower mission over the skies of Afghanistan.The Airmen are deployed from Aviano Air Base, Italy, and their job

  • Command Post: The eyes and ears of the 455th

    From initiating wing recalls to relaying weather notifications and inbound attacks, the 455th Command Post Airmen are the eyes and ears of the wing commander here. Command Post Airmen work together and man their shop 24 hours a day, seven days a week to ensure wing leadership and first responders

  • Takeoffs from the tower

    A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon “Triple Nickel” aircraft assigned to the 555th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron from Aviano Air Base, Italy, takes off from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 4, 2015. The F-16 is a multi-role fighter aircraft that is highly maneuverable and has proven itself in

  • ‘1000s of Hands’ Project: 455th ECES Staff Sgt. Russell Dutcher

    Staff Sgt. Russell Dutcher, 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning technician, is responsible for keeping people and equipment cool so Bagram Airmen are able to perform and support the mission. As an HVAC technician, Dutcher responds to calls from