BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan-- More than 14,000 K-cups arrived at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan recently, with 30,000 more expected before the end of this month.
The 455th Air Expeditionary Wing chapel corps will deliver the much-needed caffeine to units throughout the installation and have coffee made available at several locations, including Holy Joe’s Café in the Craig Joint Theater Hospital and the two Airman Ministry Centers at BAF.
“We really run on caffeine,” said Tech. Sgt. Amy Duley, 455th Medical Operations Squadron radiology department NCO in charge and Holy Joe’s patron. “We’re here all hours of the night and 24 hours, ‘round the clock, so caffeine keeps us going.”
For service members at BAF, the free caffeine offers a much-needed boost while serving far from home.
“It’s a tremendous morale builder,” said Capt. Toby Burk, 455th AEW chaplain. “From what I’ve seen and what I’ve heard, it gives people a luxury and a comfort from home that they really wouldn’t have apart from this. It also connects them with people who care and want to reach out and serve them for all the service that they have done.”