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  • Photo Essay: Aircrew Flight Equipment ensures safety

    Airmen from the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules aircrew flight equipment section are responsible for helping more than 40 aircrew members get off the ground safely for every flying mission. As aircrew flight equipment specialists, they ensure all safety equipment is

  • Flight line repairs enable fully operational runway

    Airmen from the 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron and the 577th Expeditionary Prime Base Engineer Squadron completed flight line repairs to Bagram Airfield's main runway June 9, 2014.The undertaking tasked Airmen to repair four sets of Ultra High Molecular Weight polyethylene panels. The

  • "Port Dawgs" supply the fight

    Airmen from the 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan sustain cargo and passenger movement in the busiest aerial port in the Department of Defense. The aerial porters also known as "Port Dawgs" work around the clock to ensure timely delivery of people and

  • Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron provides care

    The 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan provides movement of injured and sick patients around Afghanistan to a higher level of care. The unit uses fixed-wing aircraft such as the C-130J Super Hercules that allow a larger patient load, long-distance

  • SAPR Training continues in Afghanistan

    Airman across Bagram Airfield and supporting forward operating bases in Afghanistan participated in Sexual Assault Prevention and Response training during the month of May. The need for training has increased as the military has taken a stand against any type of sexual assault. Air Force leaders are

  • Helicopter maintainers prepare to redeploy

    Helicopter maintainers from the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare HH-60G Pave Hawks for redeployment back to Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The Pave Hawks must be cleaned thoroughly and folded up in order to be shipped back on Air Force C-17 Globemaster aircrafts. The crews spend

  • Paying it forward; Bagram Airman teaches Afghans English

    Seventeen years ago a young Kenyan girl and her family embarked on a seven thousand mile journey to America, where they hoped for a better life, future and the opportunity to succeed.She did not speak English and had no idea what to expect from the country she would later call home. Despite the

  • Prime BEEF builds defense

    The 577th Expeditionary Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force Squadron recently built a new security fence around the airfield at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The squadron is forward deployed from the 1st Expeditionary Civil Engineer Group at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The 577th EPBS brings together

  • U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel visits Bagram

    U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel visited Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Airmen at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan June 1, 2014. Hagel spoke to the troops deployed to Bagram, thanked them for their service and answered their questions.

  • Operation proper exit at Bagram

    Wounded Warriors visited Airmen at Craig Joint Theater Hospital during Operation Proper Exit. The program is intended to gain a sense of commonality and pride for soldiers severely injured in the line of duty.