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  • Building new bridges

    Members of the 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron installed safe and secure bridges for local Afghans coming in and out of Bagram Airfield, May 2, 2013.The 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron entry point controllers requested the bridges to provide safe passage to and from BAF for

  • Airmen weather Bagram

    No one can control the weather, but the 455th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron weather flight makes a great effort to control its effect on operations here.The weather flight is responsible for providing mission execution forecasts to the various flying squadrons on base and resource

  • Providing pilots' protection

    The A-10 Thunderbolt II is a formidable aircraft that plays an invaluable role providing close air support to troops on the ground here.Ensuring the pilots who fly those A-10s are always combat effective are the Airmen of the 74th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron aircrew flight equipment section."We

  • Meet at Joe's

    It was nothing special, just a coffee pot and sink in a nondescript break room tucked away in the Craig Joint Theater Hospital just down the hall from the hospital chaplain's office.In little more than two months however, it has been transformed into "Holy Joe's" café, an inviting, cozy spot where

  • Loadmasters bring it on (and off)

    When you are a pilot flying a C-130 Hercules over potentially hostile territory, the last thing you need to worry about is whether your cargo is secure.That's why each sortie the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron flies includes two loadmasters.Loadmasters are responsible for checking all the

  • The other side of the COIN

    Walking side by side outside Bagram Airfield, U.S. and Afghan guards move through crowds of local Afghans as they check for possible threats. Both have a common goal, to bring local patients inside the base for treatment while providing vigilant security against those who may choose to disrupt the

  • 455th EAPS keeps passengers moving

    With a few simple moves, the 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron bolstered security and efficiency at the Department of Defense's busiest air terminal.Airmen rearranged the check-in and screening area to better separate the secure and unsecure waiting areas and added customer service desks to