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  • Father and son celebrate Christmas in Afghanistan

    Holidays away from friends and family are a common thing for military members.Occasionally though, those same family members manage to get together in unusual ways.Such was the case recently in Afghanistan for U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Scott Hoffman and his son, Army First Lieutenant Timothy

  • Snow blankets Bagram Airfield

    A snowstorm brought approximately 3 inches of snow to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 29th, 2013. This was the first measurable snowfall this winter.

  • Airman's Attic undergoes renovation

    Attics are typically places to store extra stuff that you have lying around. Until recently, the Airman's Attic on Bagram Airfield wasn't much more than that.Upon seeing the disarray inside the Airman's Attic and the lack of a user-friendly place for Airmen to locate clothing items they may need,

  • Maj. Gen. Wilsbach visits Service members on Christmas

    U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force- Afghanistan; Deputy Commander -Air, U.S. Forces - Afghanistan; Deputy Chief of Staff - Air, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command, visited with Service members on Christmas at Bagram Airfield,

  • Bagram Airman gets Christmas Day call from the President

    Staff Sergeant Michael Stevenson received a rare phone call today, as he answered the phone and found out President Barack Obama was on the other end. He was selected by the Air Force and the White House to receive one of the annual calls the President makes to deployed Service members on Christmas

  • Air Force Entertainment Group Performs Holiday Show at Bagram

    As part of their annual holiday tour, the Air Force Entertainment Group, comprised of 27 former Tops In Blue members, performed for deployed Service members at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 24, 2013. The mission of the tour, whose theme is "A Gift of Music," is to boost the morale of deployed

  • Bagram runway reopens - first F-16s arrive

    The first of several F-16 Fighting Falcons arrived at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 15, 2013. The F-16s, coming from Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, come into Bagram continuing to provide close-air support and armed over watch for the Service members on the ground. Before the F-16s could land

  • Airmen Conduct Foreign-Object and Debris Walk at Bagram Airfield

    U.S. Air Force Airmen ensured the runway was safe performing a foreign-object and debris walk at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 8, 2013. The FOD walk was performed in preparation for the reopening of the main runway at Bagram. Covering a 2.2 mile radius, approximately 120 volunteers collected 58

  • CJCS leads USO visit to Bagram

    Service members and civilians were visited by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 9-11, 2013. The Chairman led the United Service Organization CJCS holiday troop visit included: Washington Nationals first baseman Adam LaRoche,