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  • Senior military leaders make Thanksgiving day visit to Bagram

    Servicemembers, civilians and contractors were visited by several senior military leaders during a Thanksgiving day visit to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Nov. 28, 2013. The leaders who visited included: Mr. Ashton Carter, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense, and his wife Mrs. Stephanie Carter; Admiral

  • RSTs provide spiritual support to Bagram Airmen

    455th Air Expeditionary Wing Religious Support Teams provide support to Airmen stationed at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 22-24, 2013.The support teams are assigned to different groups and are embedded within the unit.

  • Deployed chaplain officiates wedding via Skype

    Deployed Lt. Col. David Mansberger, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing head chaplain, officiated his niece's wedding ceremony via Skype here Nov. 17, 2013.The wedding, held in Athens, Ga., joined Matthew and Kellie Raferty in marriage, and it became the 43rd wedding ceremony the chaplain has presided

  • 455 EMSG moves to hardened facility

    The 455th Expeditionary Mission Support Group staff recently relocated from their current expeditionary tent in Camp Cunningham to a new hardened facility here next to the old Russian control tower Nov. 15-17, 2013. The previous 455 EMSG facilities have been around since 2005. This is a major

  • 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron training mission

    Airmen assigned to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron conducted a night training mission to ensure they maintain proficiency of their mission capabilities. The 83rd ERQS utilizes the HH-60G Pave Hawk's to accomplish their assault, secure and dominate rescue objectives.

  • 'Warrior of the Week' Tech. Sgt. Christopher Jachimiec

    Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth Lindsey, Command Chief Master Sergeant of the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, presents the "Warrior of the Week" award to Tech. Sgt. Christopher Jachimiec, 455th Expeditionary Communications Squadron NCO in charge of radio frequency transmission systems, on Bagram Airfield,

  • COMACC visits Bagram Airfield

    U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Hostage, commander of Air Combat Command, visited Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 9, 2013. Hostage arrived at BAF for a tour that included stops at entry control points, the 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron, and dinner with Airmen.

  • Operation Homecoming on Ice

    Staff Sgt. Dwight Hicks, 479th Flying Training Group aviation resource manager, surprised his family with a homecoming during the Pensacola Ice Flyers military appreciation night half-time show in Pensacola, Fla., Nov. 9.Col. Thomas Shank, 479th Flying Training Group commander, was not only able to

  • ‘Warrior of the Week’ Airman 1st Class Tasha Johnson

    Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth Lindsey, Command Chief Master Sergeant of the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, presents the "Warrior of the Week" award to Airman 1st Class Tasha Johnson, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron combat systems journeyman, on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 6,

  • Weather Airmen support Army's flying mission in Afghanistan

    When people hear the term "weatherman" they typically think of a person dressed in business attire providing the latest hurricane update or winter storm warning on the evening news. The battlefield Airmen of the 19th Expeditionary Weather Squadron couldn't be further from that image. Dressed in