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  • An airman from the 175th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, South Dakota Air National Guard, wears the unit patch on his uniform while deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, August 5, 2018. The 175th EFS are deployed from the 114th Fighter Wing, Joe Foss Field, Sioux Falls, in support of combat operations in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Eugene Crist)

    175th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron Brings U.S. Airpower to Bagram

    U.S. Airmen and F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 175th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS) deployed to Bagram Airfield in support of combat operations, July 27.
  • A crew chief from the 75th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron conducts pre-flight checks on an A-10C Thunderbolt II before take-off on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 2, 2018. The Airmen, from Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, are deployed in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel by providing close-air support to Afghan forces and other coalition partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristin High)

    Tiger Sharks keep watch over Afghan skies

    Airmen and A-10C Thunderbolt II’s hailing from the 75th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron deployed to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, July 15, 2018, in support of combat operations.
  • Blood Moon lunar Eclipse 2018

    Longest Blood Moon eclipse soars over Bagram

    A sequence of the Blood Moon lunar eclipse photos were taken over Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 27, 2018. While lunar eclipses occur sporadically throughout the year, this particular one was the longest occurring eclipse in the 21st century. This was only feasible because the moon was near its farthest point from Earth and orbiting slowly,
  • U-2 Dragon Lady

    Dragon Lady visits the Vulture's Nest

    A U-2 Dragon Lady pilot, 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, prepares to board his aircraft at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 22, 2018. The U-2 provides high-altitude, all-weather surveillance and reconnaissance, day or night, in direct support of U.S. and allied forces. U-2 pilots must wear a full pressure
  • Gen Baker bids farewell to Vultures

    Gen Baker bids farewell to Vultures

    Brig. Gen. Craig Baker relinquished command of the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing during a ceremony here June 6.
  • Senior Airman Elliot Briggs (left), a maintenance analyst technician with the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Group, and Spc. Leon Briggs, a vehicle mechanic with the 1-87th Infantry Battalion, 10th Mountain Infantry Division, pose for a photo at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 12. The deployment to Afghanistan is the first time the two brothers have been deployed to the same location since enlisting. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Eugene Crist)

    Brothers in Arms

    Deploying abroad is typical for service members in the U.S. military. It means an extended period away, little contact with family or friends and relying on other service members during those hard times while so far from home. This is the reality for most Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines in Afghanistan, except for the Briggs brothers.
  • A C-130J Super Hercules and its aircrew assigned to the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, loads cargo destined for an undisclosed location in Afghansitan, May 5, 2018. The 774th EAS is an active duty unit based out of the 41st Airlift Squadron, Little Rock, Ark, that worked together with the 746th EAS, a reserve unit based out of the 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The mission represents the first dual-formation airdrop consisting of aircraft from two separate units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Xavier Navarro)

    A U.S. Air Force First: Two Sister Units From Two Different Countries Supply Afghan Advisors

    BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- In the mountainous terrain of Afghanistan two U.S. C-130J Hercules aircraft airdropped over 30 Container Delivery System (CDS) bundles to a Resolute Support Expeditionary Advisory Package (EAP), May 4. Unlike previous combat airdrop missions, this dual-formation airdrop was executed by two geographically separated units, the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (EAS) an active-duty squadron, located at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, and the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, a reserve squadron located at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.
  • Mr. Shon Manasco, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, visits members at the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan April 10, 2018.

    Air Force senior leader visits BAF

  • A C-130J Super Hercules takes off from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 1, 2018.

    C-130s rapidly support Advisory Package, Afghan Army in Maimanah

    The C-130J Super Hercules of the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron transported NATO Resolute Support Expeditionary Advisory Package personnel and supplies in mid-March to Mainanah, Faryab Province, Afghanistan.The EAP, made up of international military advisors assigned to RS Train, Advise, Assist Command-North, forward deployed to join the
  • An Airman assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron marshals an MQ-9 Reaper to its parking spot, March 23, 2018, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.

    451 EAMXS at work

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