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  • Just a few weeks before leaving for his deployment, Tim was under the impression he would be serving in another country in the Central Command area of responsibility, but then learned he was redirected to Kandahar--just 400 miles away from his son.

    Like father, like son: family serendipitously deployed together

    Senior Master Sgt. Tim Shumaker grew up listening to stories of his father’s time serving as a U.S. Army paratrooper and knew at an early age he wanted to follow in his footsteps.
  • Weapons standardization crew members Staff Sgt. Kyle Palmer (left) and Airman 1st Class Devonta Edmonds (center) teach Maj. Michael Lasher, 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commander, the details about loading AGR-20 rockets at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. (courtesy photo)

    Large, diverse maintenance squadron prioritizes mission, discipline and safety

    A deployed maintenance squadron re-established less than nine months ago is already making a positive impact and being recognized for its efforts.
  • From executing deliberate strikes to performing close air support and complete aerial reconnaissance, the Air Force is taking a new approach to the multirole capacity of the MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft.

    MQ-9 Reaper keeps eyes on targets

    From executing deliberate strikes to performing close air support and complete aerial reconnaissance, the Air Force is taking a new approach to the multirole capacity of the MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft.
  • As the “backbone” of the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, the 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron keeps the mission moving at Bagram Airfield.

    Fuel, parts, vehicles, oh my!

    As the “backbone” of the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, the 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron keeps the mission moving at Bagram Airfield.

  • Kandahar Heritage

    During a dedication ceremony Nov. 30, 2004 at Fort Polk, Louisiana, family members and tactical air control party Airmen honored Airman 1st Class Raymond Losano, who gave his life while serving in Afghanistan fighting in the war on terrorism.
  • All of the U.S. Air Force’s E-11A aircraft with the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node payload are assigned to the 430th Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron and operate solely out of Kandahar Airfield.

    Everything’s better with BACN

    There is an aircraft that is so unique, you can only find it in one place – not even the pilots who fly the aircraft can touch it until they are deployed to this specific location.
  • The Chaplain corps at the 455th Air Expedititonary Wing opened up a new Airman Ministry Center Nov. 21, 2018.

    New Airman Ministry Center opens at Bagram Airfield

    The 455th Air Expeditionary Wing’s Chaplain Corps officially opened the Airman Ministry Center East at Bagram Airfield during a ribbon cutting ceremony Nov. 21.

  • Remembering our heritage

    The terrorist attacks on the U.S. on Sept. 11, 2001, resulted in thousands of innocent lives lost and propelled our nation into a war—a war we are still fighting today in Afghanistan.
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Molly Winters works in the medical logistics section at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital at Bagram Aifield, Afghanistan.

    Airman serves to honor those who came before and care for others

    “I, Molly Winters, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.”
  • An A-10 Thunderbolt II, assigned to the 75th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, flies a mission over Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, Nov. 18, 2018.

    KC-135 Stratotanker team keeps warfighters fueled

    After realigning the 340th Air Refueling Squadron from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, to the 451st Air Expeditionary Group at Kandahar Airfield last year, the additional assets have already seen the impact the move has had on the capability to attack Taliban networks and support U.S. and coalition forces.
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