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  • Pilots, former classmates share unique mission at Bagram

    1st Lt Mike McVay and 1st Lt. Eli Culpepper recently flew a unique mission here; the mission was unique not necessarily because of the objective, but because of the fact that two were flying together, as lieutenants."It is pretty rare to have two lieutenants in the same deployed unit and [to] fly a

  • Deployed medical experts learn skills to identify sexual assault

    From across Afghanistan, 22 United States Air Force, Army and Navy medical professionals gathered here for the Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations (SAFE) training.Collection of forensic evidence from patients reporting sexual assault is essential. It can be used to identify an assailant, recent

  • Guard Airmen repair Bagram ramp

    Members of the 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron discuss the process for repairing a sinkhole on the runway ramp on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan May 22, 2013. The CES was tasked with digging up the ramp to find the root cause of a dip that occurred overnight causing the concrete to come

  • Task Force 455 trains Afghan National Police

    Task Force 455 recently held their third training session on counter-improvised explosive device awareness here with members of the Afghan National Police.Task Force 455 is comprised of two security forces squadrons responsible for a 200-mile Base Security Zone and the protection of more than 42,000

  • Its a weapons issue

    The Airmen assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron armory are in charge of issuing, maintaining and accounting for more than 3,000 firearms on Bagram Airfield. Additionally, the armory works with 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Group Combat Arms and Maintenance to ensure

  • Refugee becomes Air Force nurse

    The first week in May is set aside as National Nurses Week in recognition of the hard work performed by nurses in the pursuit of health and healing.Of the more than 120 nurses and medical technicians at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital here, one nurse brings with her a unique story.Deployed from