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  • Bagram C-130J loadmasters use new system for airdrops

    A C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron completed an airdrop for the Afghan National Army using the new Wireless Gate Release System Aug. 1, 2014 at Bagram Airfield Afghanistan. While still in the testing phase in the U.S., the WGRS, is the primary method crews

  • Joint Theater Trauma System works to save lives

    A loud explosion hits close, shaking the dust from the walls. Sirens start going off and servicemembers run to check on everyone near the impact site. The 9-line report comes across the net. Helicopter rotors start spinning. The wounded receive their first care from a medic who also completes a

  • Roll out, roll on

    Airmen assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron work with C-17 Globemaster III crews as they begin to download six Afghan ambulatory vehicles before uploading two Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan July 20, 2014. The 455 EAPS Airmen are

  • Combat Radiologists: They see right through you

    The eight-person Radiology team at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan provide services such as x-ray, ulstrasound, CT scans and flouroscopy for patients at Joint Craig Theater Hospital. The team is composed of diagnostic imaging technicians and radiologists who work around-the-clock in order to respond to

  • You've got mail: Postal Airmen deliver a little piece of home

    Care packages, online orders and letters are the little things Airmen at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan look forward to while deployed. The 455th Expeditionary Communications Squadron mail clerks work daily to boost morale by delivering little pieces of happiness for Airmen throughout the wing."My

  • Branched out: From Marine, Soldier, Sailor to U.S. Air Force Airman

    Staff Sgt. Jesus Yanez is the only member of his family to pursue a profession of arms and the only one to serve in four different military branches. The security forces member who is currently deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan from the Texas Air National Guard's 204th Security Forces

  • Wingmen for life: Twins serve together in Afghanistan

    Brothers born seven minutes apart, have ventured through life side by side and now their journey has brought them to Afghanistan.Master Sergeants Jeremiah and Joshua Graves are identical twin brothers deployed here with the 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, from the Air National Guard's

  • USTRANSCOM Commander visits Bagram Airfield

    U.S. Air Force General Paul J. Selva, United States Transportation Command met and spoke with Airmen assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan July 10, 2014. Selva is in charge of managing all global air, land and sea transportation.

  • Starlifter band performs for Airmen

    The U.S. Air Force Central Command Band, Starlifter, performed at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan during a visit here. The seven-member band spent three days entertaining service members. They promote troop morale, dimplomacy and outreach to host nations.

  • AFCENT command chief visits 455th AEW

    Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, Air Forces Central Command command chief, visited Airmen from the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing here July 9, 2014. Colon-Lopez's visit allowed him to become familiar with the 455 AEW, see the changes within the last few years, answer Airmen's questions, and meet