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  • 'Warrior of the Week' Staff Sgt. Brian Welling

    Chief Master Sgt. Steve Bohannon, Command Chief Master Sergeant of the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, presents the "Warrior of the Week" award to Staff Sergeant Brian Welling, 455th Expeditionary Welling who is stationed at Joint Base San Antonio - Fort Sam Houston, Texas, did an outstanding job

  • Bagram Russian tower houses history

    A familiar landmark to deployed service members and civilians who have worked here is the old Russian control tower, which was built on Bagram Airfield in 1976 during the Soviet Union's economic collaboration with Afghanistan. The tower was pivotal to invading Soviet forces at the beginning of the

  • 'Warrior of the Week' Senior Airman Niko Valdez

    Chief Master Sgt. Steve Bohannon, Command Chief Master Sergeant of the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, presents the "Warrior of the Week" award to Senior Airman Niko Valdez, 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 17. Valdez, who is stationed at

  • Security Forces Airmen recall IDF attack, bringing members closer

    Air Force 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron members had just finished dinner and were on the way back to their compound on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan June 18. Heading south on a perimeter road, they passed a bus stop located about 50 yards from their compound, where service members were

  • New commander takes lead in air campaign

    U.S. Air Forces Central Command now has a new leader.In a change of command ceremony here July 11, Lt. Gen. John W. Hesterman III took command of USAFCENT from Lt. Gen. David Goldfein.U.S. Army General Lloyd J. Austin III, the Commander of U.S. Central Command presided over the ceremony."The power

  • Doctor and technician team revive Afghan youth's vision

    "Providing children vision gives them a better chance at life in Afghanistan, "said Maj. Marcus Neuffer, ophthalmologist assigned to the Craig Joint Theater Hospital at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Here if children cannot see to perform normal daily tasks, there is a possibility they will be left

  • Bagram pararescueman train with Army, to save military canines

    Look in the air... it's a bird ... it's a plane... it's a German Shepard in a harness hanging out of an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter.More than 15 U.S. Army tactical explosive detection dog handlers and their canines participated in rescue training scenarios with pararescueman assigned to the 83rd

  • 455th AEW hosts change of command

    Brig. Gen. Patrick C. Malackowski became commander of the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, during a change of command ceremony, July 8.General Malackowski assumed command from Brig. Gen. Joseph T. Guastella in a ceremony officiated by Maj. Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach,

  • 'Warrior of the Week' Staff Sgt. Talia Pierce

    Chief Master Sgt. Steve Bohannon, Command Chief Master Sergeant of the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, presents the "Warrior of the Week" award to Staff Sgt. Talia Pierce, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Non-Destructive Inspection craftsman on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 26.

  • National Geographic film crew visit Bagram

    Film crew members from National Geographic television recently spent six weeks on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Several videographers coordinated with agencies here in order to film and document the daily routines of service members from the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, 455th Expeditionary