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  • 455 ESFS member selected for OTS

    Surrounded by fellow defenders, an Airman assigned to the455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron here learned that his days as amember of the Air Force’s enlisted corps were numbered when leadership revealedhis selection for Officer Training School, May 1.Tech. Sgt. Shawn Avery, 455th ESFS NCO

  • Air Force facilitates Army RIP/TOA

    The Army’s 82nd and 101st Combat Aviation Brigades completeda successful aerial asset swap out following a month-long collaboration withthe 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron and loadmasters from boththe 9th Airlift Squadron from Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, and the 22ndAirlift

  • “Triple Nickel” arrives at BAF

    Airmen assigned to the 555th Fighter Squadron, knownas the “Triple Nickel,” from Aviano Air Base, Italy, arrived here April 27 insupport of operations Freedom’s Sentinel and Resolute Support.During their six month tenure at BAF, members of theTriple Nickel will assume the responsibility ofproviding

  • Aeromedical Evacuation team provides in-air care

    A team of Airmen assigned to the 455th ExpeditionaryAeromedical Evacuation Squadron here traveled to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan,April 19 to provide in-flight medical care to three servicemembers.The U.S. Army Soldiers sustained multiple injuries whentheir Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle

  • 455 ELRS honors fallen vehicle operator

    Nearly six years havepassed since news of vehicle operator Senior Airman Ashton Goodman’s deathtraveled from the fields of Afghanistan to the doorstep of those she loved. Goodman,21, was killed when a roadside improvised explosive device detonated underneaththe Humvee she was driving while deployed

  • Second runway increases Bagram capability

    After months of planning and construction, the wing expandedits ability to support flying missions throughout the region with the additionof a second operational runway.  Theancillary runway provides an alternate site for aircraft taking off and landingshould the primary runway be damaged or closed.

  • 451 ELRS: Ready, set, retrograde

    As the United States seeks to lessen itsfootprint at locations across Southwest Asia, the word retrograde has been onthe lips of Department of Defense decision-makers for months. When applied tomilitary operations in Afghanistan, retrograde, which is defined as having abackward motion or direction,

  • Reaper maintainers ensure ISR mission accomplishment

    In an era where combat extends from the battlefield to cyberspace,technological advancement can mean the difference between victory and defeat,between lives lost and lives saved. One of the most advanced airframes in theAir Force’s arsenal, The MQ-9 Reaper is the manifestation of technicalingenuity

  • Loadmasters push limits, secure solutions

    Loadmasters assigned to the 774th Expeditionary AirliftSquadron from Littlerock Air Force Base, Arkansas, completed three back-to-backredeployments of R-11 fuel trucks from an undisclosed location in the Air ForceCentral Command area of responsibility, March 15.As the Air Force reduces its footprint

  • Armament shop keeps BAF locked, loaded

    Putting the POW in Airpower, Airmen assigned to the 455thExpeditionary Maintenance Squadron’s Armament shop are charged with theresponsibility of ensuring weapons systems here are locked, loaded and standingby to support counterterrorism operations.Acting as Freedom’sSentinel is no small task and