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  • Swapping Wrenches for Rifles

    The alarm sounds, wrenches are instantly swapped for rifles, and dozens of aircraft maintainers run for their defensive fighting positions.This scenario happens several times per month at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan.Fortunately, everybody gathers peacefully 30 minutes later to debrief and to hear

  • Kandahar Airfield operations

    Kandahar Airfield hosts multiple units including the 451st Air Expeditionary Group which is part of the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing based at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The 451st AEG is the premier combat remotely piloted aircraft unit in Afghanistan. The group also includes MC-12W Liberty and

  • SecAF visits multiple bases in Afghanistan

    Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James visited multiple Air Force units at five bases in Afghanistan, March 19-22, 2014. This is her first official visit outside the United States since being appointed in December 2013.Her stops included Shindand Airfield, Kandahar, two locations in Kabul and

  • Air Advisors train Afghan pilots and maintainers at Shindand Airfield

    Afghan pilots and aircraft maintainers are a vital part of the Afghan National Air Force, which is increasing its operational capabilities.And with the aid of a group of U.S. advisors, they are making huge strides in that direction."This is the Lackland or Sheppard Air Force base of Afghanistan. It

  • Operation Proper Exit in Afghanistan

    When a warrior is wounded in combat, they're not always able to leave the battlefield under their own power at the time. However, courtesy of Operation Proper Exit, some of them get to return to the area, come to terms with what happened, find closure, and leave again, this time on their own

  • Antarctica to Afghanistan

    Afghanistan is a world away from Antarctica.But for a team of Airmen from the 109th Airlift Wing at Stratton Air National Guard Base in Scotia, N.Y., they are both familiar places.The group of Airmen from the New York Air National Guard usually is responsible for supporting scientists from the

  • USAFE-AFAFRICA commander visit Bagram Airfield

    U.S. Air Force Gen. Frank Gorenc, NATO Allied Air Command and U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa commander, and French Lt. Gen. Dominique de Longvilliers, NATO Allied Air Command deputy commander, visited Bagram Airfield, March 10, 2014. During the visit, they had lunch with company grade

  • 455 AEW Commander visits Jalalabad

    U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Malackowski recently visited with Airmen at Jalalabad, Afghanistan.Malackowski toured the Jalalabad facilities while there, talking to Airmen about their mission and what it was like to be assigned there. Morale was high, with numerous references to Jalalabad being

  • Bagram hosts Jiu-Jitsu Tournament

    The sound of cheering and clapping could be heard echoing outside of the Clamshell at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, as the Jiu-Jitsu club hosted their 2nd annual tournament, March 1, 2014. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu was formed in the early 20th century and focuses on grappling and ground fighting.

  • AGE: ground power enables air power

    Aircraft fly in and out of Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan day and night at a constant pace. When on the ground, crew chiefs maintain the aircraft with specific equipment.One group of Airmen at Bagram performs the maintenance on the equipment needed to get the aircraft in the air. The Aerospace Ground