SECAF, CSAF visit Bagram Airmen

Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein speaks with Gen. John Nicholson, commander of Resolute Support Mission and U.S. Forces Afghanistan, during a visit to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 17, 2017. Wilson and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein met with military leaders in Afghanistan and spoke with Airmen to learn more about their part in the war effort. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)

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SECAF, CSAF visit Bagram Airmen

Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein pay their respects to a fallen service member during a dignified transfer ceremony at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 17, 2017. Wilson and Goldfein visited 455th Air Expeditionary Wing Airmen from various units and had an opportunity to visit wounded troops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)

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SECAF, CSAF visit Bagram Airmen

Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein speak with an Afghan recovering from injuries at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 17, 2017. Wilson and Goldfein visited 455th Air Expeditionary Wing Airmen from various units and had an opportunity to visit wounded troops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)

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SECAF, CSAF visit Bagram Airmen

Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson speaks with Tech. Sgt. Kyle Watters, 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 17, 2017. During her visit to the 455th EAES, the Airmen spoke about the medevac mission and how they move injured and sick patients out of country to higher levels of medical care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)

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SECAF, CSAF visit Bagram Airmen

Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson speaks with Airman 1st Class Zachary Cochran, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 17, 2017. This was Wilson’s first visit to Afghanistan as the Secretary of the Air Force, which gave her the opportunity to feel what it was like for Airmen in a combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)

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SECAF, CSAF visit Bagram Airmen

Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson speaks with Senior Airman Christopher Caruso, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 17, 2017. Caruso, an F-16 Fighting Falcon maintainer, spoke to Wilson about the innovations he has brought to the fight and how the 555th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron is supporting coalition forces on the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)

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SECAF, CSAF visit Bagram Airmen

Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson speaks with Capt. Alexander Prevendar, 555th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 17, 2017. During the visit, Wilson interacted with F-16 pilots and maintainers and learned how they are supporting coalition forces on the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)

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SECAF, CSAF visit Bagram Airmen

Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson looks inside the cockpit of an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 17, 2017. During the visit, Wilson interacted with F-16 pilots and maintainers and learned how they are supporting coalition forces on the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)

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SECAF, CSAF visit Bagram Airmen

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein signs a bomb attached to an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 17, 2017. During the visit, Goldfein interacted with Airmen from the 555th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, based out of Aviano Air Base, Italy, which he commanded from June 1998 to July 2000. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)

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SECAF, CSAF visit Bagram Airmen

Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson interacts with Airmen from the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 17, 2017. During her visit with the 83rd ERQS, Wilson learned more about their capabilities and the equipment they use to save wounded troops on the battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)

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SECAF, CSAF visit Bagram Airmen

Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson looks at the equipment pararescuemen bring with them on missions at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 17, 2017. This was Wilson’s first visit to Afghanistan as the Secretary of the Air Force, which gave her the opportunity to feel what it was like for Airmen in a combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)

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SECAF, CSAF visit Bagram Airmen

Published Aug. 21, 2017
By Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier
455th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs